“Black & Blue:” A League (and a Statement) of Their Own

Let’s get this out of the way: I am a huge sports fan. So when I had the opportunity to review a book about a group of women determined to play tackle football at the...

Love vs. Lies: Discover What Wins Out in “Wrapped Up In You”

Sometimes the people who can hurt us the most are the ones we love the most. In her contemporary romance, Wrapped Up In You (Avon), author Jill Shalvis teaches us about vulnerability, facing your fears...

New York Times Children’s Books Editors Know “How to Raise a Reader”

Maria Russo says she wasn’t allowed to watch much TV as a child. Perhaps parental decisions like that led to a career like this: children’s books editor of The New York Times Book Review. Now...

Watch the First Episode of BookTube with Malcolm Gladwell

Today, YouTube Originals launched the next chapter of book clubs – “BookTube” – a new monthly learning series featuring the world’s most renowned authors. Following the critically acclaimed BookTube special with Michelle Obama (Becoming), episode one of “BookTube”...

“Black & Blue:” A League (and a Statement) of Their Own

Let’s get this out of the way: I am a huge sports fan. So when I had the opportunity to review a book about a group of women determined to play tackle football at the...

Love vs. Lies: Discover What Wins Out in “Wrapped Up In You”

New York Times Children’s Books Editors Know “How to Raise a Reader”

Maria Russo says she wasn’t allowed to watch much TV as a child. Perhaps parental decisions like that led to a career like this: children’s books editor of The New York Times Book Review. Now...

Watch the First Episode of BookTube with Malcolm Gladwell

A.F. Brady’s “Could Be” Killer

A high-powered Manhattan defense attorney known for taking on the most despicable – and guilty – of clients finds himself on the defense when he appears to be set up as his former mistresses’ brutal murderer. Compelling readers to turn the pages in a novel with a hateful anti-hero and few sympathetic characters is tricky, but A.F. Brady...

Chandler Baker: Women, Work and Waging War

Get some Midol. Those three words uttered by any man is bad enough, but your boss? Whisper Network (Flatiron Books), a novel of domestic suspense by Chandler Baker, vividly portrays the razor-sharp, double-edged sword of being a professional woman in corporate America. Whisper Network chronicles several months in the lives of professional women of a legal department at Truviv...

Ann Lineberger: Murder, Mysticism and Kinky Sex

In the comic murder mystery Sunday Best, Ann Lineberger shows us that even in a small, seemingly innocuous town with wealthy residents, things aren’t always as normal and virtuous as they seem. This satire dives deep into investigating seemingly polished high-end lives, and exposing the hilariously flawed personas and obsessions lying just beneath. Sunday Best is a satirical...

A.F. Brady’s “Could Be” Killer

Chandler Baker: Women, Work and Waging War

Ann Lineberger: Murder, Mysticism and Kinky Sex

10 Editors’ Picks from October 2019 Earphones Award Winners

Five Books That Will Make You Feel Young Again

Donnie Brasco’s Back in “Capitol White,” a New Audiobook

Elizabeth Strout’s Beloved Character is Back in “Olive, Again”

“Merged” is a Trippy YA Sci-Fi Adventure That Asks Big Questions

To Hell with the Hustle! Giving Up on the Rat Race

In “Red Oblivion,” Mao’s Cultural Revolution Haunts the Present

10 Editors’ Picks from October 2019 Earphones Award Winners

Five Books That Will Make You Feel Young Again

Donnie Brasco’s Back in “Capitol White,” a New Audiobook

Elizabeth Strout’s Beloved Character is Back in “Olive, Again”

“Merged” is a Trippy YA Sci-Fi Adventure That Asks Big Questions

To Hell with the Hustle! Giving Up on the Rat Race

In “Red Oblivion,” Mao’s Cultural Revolution Haunts the Present

Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: “The Remaking” Tracks a Ghost Story Through the Ages

When Clay McLeod Chapman and Quirk Books Editorial Director Jhanteigh Kupihea were brainstorming ideas for Chapman’s latest novel—a [...]

One Weekend Changes Everything for Three Women in “Martyred”

“Eliza always thought of Camille when she saw blood. … Back then the sight of it made her [...]

“A Shadow Falls,” But This Detective Doesn’t Let Blindness Stop Her

A typical day for Jenny Aaron? Member of an elite team that tracks Germany’s most dangerous criminals, she [...]

ITW Spotlight: “The Remaking” Tracks a Ghost Story Through the Ages

When Clay McLeod Chapman and Quirk Books Editorial Director Jhanteigh Kupihea were brainstorming ideas for Chapman’s latest novel—a cerebral horror...

One Weekend Changes Everything for Three Women in “Martyred”

“Eliza always thought of Camille when she saw blood. … Back then the sight of it made her nauseous and...

“A Shadow Falls,” But This Detective Doesn’t Let Blindness Stop Her

A typical day for Jenny Aaron? Member of an elite team that tracks Germany’s most dangerous criminals, she is astride...

Fiction

“The Virus of Beauty” and the Teenager Caught in a Magical War

We got real witches in C.B. Lyall’s debut fantasy YA novel, not poor souls drowned in Salem or [...]

Life After the Revolution in “Washington’s Shadow”

In a cozy Virginian parlor in 1810, a widow, her daughter and two servants [...]

A Professor of Immortality You’ll Care Deeply About

By page three of Eileen Pollack’s The Professor of Immortality (Delphinium Books), we have already learned that our protagonist, a [...]

“The Virus of Beauty” and the Teenager Caught in a Magical War

We got real witches in C.B. Lyall’s debut fantasy YA novel, not poor souls drowned in Salem or sexy Halloween...

Life After the Revolution in “Washington’s Shadow”

In a cozy Virginian parlor in 1810, a widow, her daughter and two servants stare at a box containing letters...

A Professor of Immortality You’ll Care Deeply About

By page three of Eileen Pollack’s The Professor of Immortality (Delphinium Books), we have already learned that our protagonist, a...

Children’s Books

In “I Can Make This Promise,” a Young Girl Searches for her Native Heritage

Inspired by debut author Christine Day’s personal family history, I Can Make This Promise [...]

Parents’ Magazine Announces 30 Best Kids’ Books of 2019

From picture books to board books with finger puppets, children's literature is always sure to entertain. Throw in [...]

“Trouble on All Sides” – an Old West Story for the Youngsters

It’s a good time to be a fan of westerns. It’s a genre that comes and goes, but between 2018 [...]

In “I Can Make This Promise,” a Young Girl Searches for her Native Heritage

Inspired by debut author Christine Day’s personal family history, I Can Make This Promise (HarperCollins Publishers) is a powerful children’s...

Parents’ Magazine Announces 30 Best Kids’ Books of 2019

From picture books to board books with finger puppets, children’s literature is always sure to entertain. Throw in a lesson...

“Trouble on All Sides” – an Old West Story for the Youngsters

It’s a good time to be a fan of westerns. It’s a genre that comes and goes, but between 2018...

Nonfiction

Captivating Account of the Origin and Power of Orwell Masterpiece “1984”

Since its publication 70 years ago, George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four has been regarded as one of the most [...]

Behind the Closed Doors of a Therapy Session in “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone”

Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb has always helped patients and provided a safe space in her Los Angeles practice. When she experiences [...]

A Conversation with Ryan K. Sallans, Trans Activist and Author of “Transforming Manhood”

When trans advocate Ryan K. Sallans was asked by a nervous father to talk in private, Sallans didn’t hesitate to [...]

Captivating Account of the Origin and Power of Orwell Masterpiece “1984”

Since its publication 70 years ago, George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four has been regarded as one of the most significant novels...

Behind the Closed Doors of a Therapy Session in “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone”

Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb has always helped patients and provided a safe space in her Los Angeles practice. When she experiences...

A Conversation with Ryan K. Sallans, Trans Activist and Author of “Transforming Manhood”

When trans advocate Ryan K. Sallans was asked by a nervous father to talk in private, Sallans didn’t hesitate to...

Romance

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Reaper and a King

This week's AuthorBuzz giveaway features two fantasy romance novellas. Enter to win! Dear Reader, Soon The King will be in [...]

6 Top Disastrous Romantic First Encounters

One of my favorite tropes in a romance is when everything seems to go wrong with the protagonists’ [...]

Back at Heritage River, Rival Store Owners Run from their Romantic Past

Everyone deserves a second chance. This is the essence of Stacey Wilk’s The Essence of Whiskey and Tea [...]

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Reaper and a King

This week’s AuthorBuzz giveaway features two fantasy romance novellas. Enter to win! Dear Reader, Soon The King will be in...

6 Top Disastrous Romantic First Encounters

One of my favorite tropes in a romance is when everything seems to go wrong with the protagonists’ first meeting,...

Back at Heritage River, Rival Store Owners Run from their Romantic Past

Everyone deserves a second chance. This is the essence of Stacey Wilk’s The Essence of Whiskey and Tea (The Wild...

Pop Culture

Finding Influence and Inspiration from Classical Composers

“Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Old guys with curly wigs, right? But trust me: those composers were the original rock [...]

Blood on His Tiny, Tiny Hands: Meet MacTrump

“I hope MacTrump will help people laugh at something they would normally cry over.” As the tides turn and impeachment [...]

The Best Video Games for Book Lovers

I have always had the conviction that the best video games are like playable novels. Both require the [...]

Finding Influence and Inspiration from Classical Composers

“Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Old guys with curly wigs, right? But trust me: those composers were the original rock stars.” Classical...

Blood on His Tiny, Tiny Hands: Meet MacTrump

“I hope MacTrump will help people laugh at something they would normally cry over.” As the tides turn and impeachment...

The Best Video Games for Book Lovers

I have always had the conviction that the best video games are like playable novels. Both require the player/reader to...

Save the World

“Around the World on 50 Bucks:” A Travel Memoir, Translated

For four years, Christopher Schacht lived a life reminiscent of Odysseus’ famed voyage. He traveled 65,000 miles to [...]

Keah Brown Fights Ableism with Positivity

There's nothing wrong with being different, but that's not how the world made Keah Brown feel. She spent her childhood [...]

Office Worker Turned Travel Junkie in “Ten Years a Nomad”

Five-hundred-thousand miles. One-thousand hostels. Ninety countries. Matthew Kepnes's parents were taken aback when told their son was going to travel [...]

“Around the World on 50 Bucks:” A Travel Memoir, Translated

For four years, Christopher Schacht lived a life reminiscent of Odysseus’ famed voyage. He traveled 65,000 miles to 45 different...

Keah Brown Fights Ableism with Positivity

There’s nothing wrong with being different, but that’s not how the world made Keah Brown feel. She spent her childhood...

Office Worker Turned Travel Junkie in “Ten Years a Nomad”

Five-hundred-thousand miles. One-thousand hostels. Ninety countries. Matthew Kepnes’s parents were taken aback when told their son was going to travel...