Fiction

Ravens, Rock Stars and Romance in Thrilling Tale of Magic and Mystery

One weakness is enough, and love is the deadliest. — Bertolt Brecht It’s a sentiment held by many heroes: the lonely story of those blessed with gifts that allow them to save friends and strangers alike, but curse them to a life of solitude. Because what happens when you hold…

Katie BloomerMay 30, 2025

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Gripping Coming-of-Age Offers Poignant Reflection on Community, Resiliency and Destiny

In her latest gripping novel, Closer, Miriam Gershow drops us into an Oregon high school in the Winter of 2016 on the day a young student, Livvy, has been found dead. Clear your day for this one; you’ll be hooked from the first paragraph and unable to walk away until…

Kristin KeatonJune 3, 2025

Fiction

Latest from Ocean Vuong Is a Heartfelt Story of Chosen Family and Friendship

An adolescent, sometimes-addict, sometimes-liar by the name of Hai grapples with the weight of what life is and what it should be in small town East Gladness, Connecticut, in Ocean Vuong’s latest novel: The Emperor of Gladness. Vuong’s sophomore novel is a nod to the lives and experiences the writer…

Olivia WielandMay 26, 2025

Fiction

Family and Fame Collide within the Glitz and Chaos of 2000s Pop Stardom

Eclectic readers who prefer not to pigeonhole authors into strictly designated genre types have wholeheartedly embraced New York Times #1 best-selling author Jennifer Weiner. She burst into publication in 2002 with two books: Good in Bed and In Her Shoes, launching a trilogy about a zaftig heroine named Cannie Shapiro.…

Linda HitchcockMay 29, 2025

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Dickensian Adventure of Mystery and Heart Pays Homage to “Oliver Twist”

The Dying Art of Life by shoeless is a warm and engaging historical novel that immerses readers in a cross-genre experience — part character-driven drama, part subtle mystery, with a dash of adventurous flair. Set in a richly drawn Victorian London, the story pays loving homage to Charles Dickens while…

BookTribJune 2, 2025

Fiction

Historic Coney Island Comes Alive in Dazzling Debut Romantasy

“There’s no being free on the outside without being free on the inside,” proclaims the Mighty Matthias in Venessa Vida Kelley’s lush and luminous debut novel, When the Tides Held the Moon. The themes of freedom, agency, self-empowerment, community and resilience play out in a nostalgia-tinged kaleidoscope in this…

JeriAnn GellerApril 30, 2025

Fiction Listicles

Spring Break and Beyond: Pack Your SPF — and These Sunny New Titles!

The pollen is falling, the flowers are blooming, and that can only mean one thing: Beach read season is here! I am counting down the days until the May 27 release of my new novel, Beach House Rules, a Full House meets Gossip Girl tale in which a mother-daughter duo…

Kristy Woodson HarveyApril 15, 2025

Fiction

Grief, Ghosts and Good Food in Genre-Busting Debut, “Aftertaste”

What would you do if you could have one last meal with a loved one who passed away? This is the situation Konstantin Duhovny, also known as Kostya, finds himself in in Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle, a genre-bending novel that’s not your typical ghost story. The story unfolds as Kostya,…

Ashley IveyMay 21, 2025

Fiction

Gargoyles, Gods and Armored Girls in Rachel Gillig’s Haunting Gothic Romantasy

Simply put … this book is perfect. The Knight and the Moth is a beautiful tale of courage, growth and friendship that jumps off the page from the first sentence. It explores the power of storytelling and how history and tradition shape the future — whether we want them to…

Lydia LefevreMay 20, 2025

Fiction

Prepare to be Blown Away by this Culturally Rich, Asian-Inspired Fantasy Novella

Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang is a classic tale of good vs evil following a gallant, mysterious Guildknight — celebrated as one of the most powerful dragon slayers in the kingdom — who is sent to a neighboring land as a likely precursor to war. There…

Caleb ThomasMay 19, 2025

Fiction

Mary Alice Monroe Explores Love, Sacrifice and Grit in Sweeping Southern Epic

Mary Alice Monroe’s latest novel, Where the Rivers Merge, is a gorgeous read, one of those historical novels that sweeps you up into a time and a place so real and lush you feel you’re there, with a compelling storyline to make you stay. This captivating multigenerational saga of a…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMay 16, 2025

Fiction

Discover a World of Privilege and Power in Emily Tesh’s Sapphic Dark Academia

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh is the YA sapphic dark academia you didn’t know you needed! It blends richly layered fantasy with a dash of enemies-to-lovers romance, all set in a unique and intriguing academic setting. Tesh explores themes of love, loyalty and power in this fun romp into a…

Caleb ThomasMay 15, 2025

Fiction

Danielle L. Jensen’s “A Curse Carved in Bone” Raises the Bar for Fantasy Sequels

Okay, I need to take a deep breath before jumping in because this book wrecked me (in the best way possible). A Curse Carved in Bone is book two in The Saga of the Unfated, and if you thought book one had you emotionally spiraling, just wait until you get…

Cemile AtarMay 14, 2025

Fiction

Mary Morris Weaves Poignant Mother-Daughter Mystery in “The Red House”

How well do we really know the people we love? Can uncovering the secrets of the past finally bring healing, or will it cause more chaos in the present? In The Red House, award-winning author Mary Morris crafts a haunting and thought-provoking historical mystery that explores these very questions. Set…

Natalia KavaleMay 13, 2025

Fiction

Kevin Wilson Returns with Wild and Touching Family Road Trip in “Run for the Hills”

Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here, crafts a captivating literary fiction/family drama, Run for the Hills, about a bunch of half-siblings who go on a cross-country trip, in a PT Cruiser, to search for their estranged father. Thirty-two-year-old Madeline Hill (Mad) has spent most…

Natalia KavaleMay 12, 2025

Fiction

“The Office” Meets “Six Feet Under” in Comedic Tale of Midlife Second Chances

Author John Kenney has gifted readers an uplifting novel for the ages that immediately shot to the top of my five favorite books read so far in 2025. I See You’ve Called in Dead is replete with essential elements that make a work of fiction great: heart, humor, intelligence and…

Linda HitchcockMay 8, 2025

Ravens, Rock Stars and Romance in Thrilling Tale of Magic and Mystery

Gripping Coming-of-Age Offers Poignant Reflection on Community, Resiliency and Destiny

Dickensian Adventure of Mystery and Heart Pays Homage to “Oliver Twist”

Historic Coney Island Comes Alive in Dazzling Debut Romantasy

Spring Break and Beyond: Pack Your SPF — and These Sunny New Titles!

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