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Mindfulness Meets Murder in Crime Thriller Debut

Karsten Dusse’s debut novel Murder Mindfully, translated from the German by Florian Duijsens, is a jet-black satirical comedy so zany this reviewer nearly fell out of bed guffawing while gulping it down in one evening. The author lampoons the wellness industry, unscrupulous criminal defense lawyers, and ultra-competitive parents of pre-schoolers,…
Linda Hitchcock
May 29, 2026
FictionRecommendedRomance

The Long, Winding Path to the Love That Lasts

Joseph Goodson’s midcentury-set novel The Kiss opens with protagonist Joseph Gordon on his way to Rutgers, where he has transferred from Penn State for a practical romantic reason: Rutgers is closer to Smith College, where his long-term girlfriend, Celeste, is enrolled. On paper, Joseph has a future waiting for him.…
BookTrib
May 18, 2026
FictionListiclesPopularThrillers

Lindy Ryan’s Horror Lineup for May

May’s horror lineup is all about transformation — with teeth. From isolated islands and idyllic farms to haunted forests and too-perfect lives, these stories peel back the veneer of control and ask what we’re willing to become to survive, belong or start over. The result? A month of sharp, unsettling…
Lindy Ryan
May 27, 2026
FictionRecommended

Four Sisters, One Epic Quest

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.
BookTrib
May 5, 2026
FictionMiscellany

Fantasy or How History Should Have Been?

The appeal of fantasy for a woman in a male-dominated world is — in a word — obvious. That aside, my love affair with fantasy started as a small child because something deep and powerful in my core has always called out to the existence of dragons, fairies and magic.…
Meghan Le Fay
May 26, 2026
FictionMiscellanyRomance

Aunt Libra: The Bromantasy of It All

Bromantasy, the delightful romantic fantasy novel by Máire Roche, drops May 26. The book’s description of “Two heroes. One brain cell.” grabbed the attention of our own Aunt Libra, and she insisted on having the boys drop in to discuss their adventure. We were fortunate to receive this transcript of…
Aunt Libra
May 22, 2026