Fiction

The Value of Kindness and Acceptance in “Have You Seen Luis Velez?”

Kindness, compassion, generosity, acceptance … this is what we all need and deserve, and this is what author Catherine Ryan Hyde serves up in her novel, Have You Seen Luis Velez? (Lake Union). Raymond is in high school, a good student with divorced parents of different races. He struggles with…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 31, 2020

Fiction

The Top 10 May Books We Can’t Wait to Get Our Hands On

The days are getting longer, the sun is out again, and flowers are starting to pop up here and there amid the newly green grass. May is upon us, and it looks like snowstorms and ski jackets are finally behind us. If we're being completely honest, late spring makes us…

Rachel CarterApril 25, 2016

Fiction

The Top 10 November Books To Snuggle Up with on a Cold Night

November always feels like a month of anticipation: anticipation for that first snow, for the holiday season to officially arrive and for that pumpkin pie to finally be done baking. This is the month where we want to cuddle up in a cozy sweater with a warm cup of hot…

Rachel CarterNovember 10, 2016

Fiction

The To-Read Shelf on Goodreads Catalogues My Future Self

As an avid reader, I adore using Goodreads. It’s the perfect place to organize all of my books and reviews, to place books on my to-read shelf, to vote in their annual book awards, and to get recommendations for the latest reads in genres I love. As an author, it’s…

Rachel CarterFebruary 3, 2017

Fiction

The Top 10 August Books to Read as Summer Winds Down

Somehow it’s already August (where has the summer gone??) and the heat is sweltering, the beach days are in full swing, and we’re already bracing for that first cold bite of fall. While we bask in our last true summer month, we’re devouring as many new books as we can.…

Rachel CarterAugust 4, 2016

Fiction

Jane Green’s ‘The Sunshine Sisters’ is an Emotional Journey

I’ve read many of Jane Green’s previous novels, and The Sunshine Sisters (Berkley Books, June 6, 2017) is a standout. All of the characters are sympathetic and their motivations believable, even if I don’t always agree with their choices. The Sunshine sisters, Nell, Meredith and Lizzy, grow up with a…

Heather FrimmerMay 2, 2017

BooksToScreen Fiction

New “Pet Sematary” Film Version Is Scariest Yet

Nothing’s scarier than a book that opens with “Death is a mystery and burial is a secret.” Or a movie with the tagline, “They don’t come back the same.” “Pet Sematary,” the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s book of the same name, arrived in theaters April 5. A 1983 bestseller…

Joanna PoncavageFebruary 21, 2019

Fiction

“The Summer of Kim Novak” Crosses Coming-of-Age Story With Murder Mystery

“A deft anatomist of character.” ―O, The Oprah Magazine “Nesser is one of the best of the Nordic Noir writers, unafraid of moral ambiguity and excellent at building a brooding atmosphere.” ―The Guardian Hakan Nesser is one of Sweden’s most beloved authors and a much-lauded writer of crime fiction —…

Sherri DaleyJune 2, 2020

Fiction

The stakes have been raised! Carmilla returns for more vampire-y goodness

Calling all Creampuffs: Season 2 of Carmilla (one of our favorite vampire webseries) is back, and I might die from excitement. OK, DIE might be a bit melodramatic, but you get the picture. We’re loving all this queerness in transmedia storytelling these days—and it’s about damn time! Carmilla, which was…

McKenzie MorrellJune 2, 2015

Fiction

“The Stationery Shop:” The Story of Young Love Lost Amid the 1953 Iranian Coup

In The Stationery Shop (Gallery Books), author Marjan Kamali tells a love story gone wrong among political unrest in Iran 1950s. We begin in 2013 in Massachusetts when an older woman, Roya, is visiting an old man in a nursing home. Then we go back in time to the 1950s…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 13, 2020

Fiction

The Scent of Reincarnation

The Collector of Dying Breaths (Atria, April) is the follow-up to The Book of Lost Fragrances and Seduction. They all feature Jac (short for Jacinth) L’Etoile, a young woman who is part of a perfume dynasty in France. She was joined in the previous novels by her brother Robbie, her on-and-off…

Barbara TomApril 8, 2014

Fiction

These 15 Fantasy Novels by Female Authors are Electrifying the Genre

Fantasy is everywhere these days, and I’m not complaining. I’ve always loved reading about other worlds, with their kings and queens and dragons and epic romances. When I was younger, most of the fantasy authors I would see on the shelves were men. These days, I’m happy to see that…

Rachel CarterMay 27, 2016

Fiction

These 6 Books Will Help You Beat the Country Fair Traffic Blues

There is nothing better than a country fair in the fall, amiright? The Ferris Wheels are twirling bright against the night sky, the smell of cotton candy is in the air, and the oxen are already pulling their weight in concrete blocks. Fairs are currently happening all across the country…

Rachel CarterSeptember 22, 2016

Fiction

If You Love “The Shack,” Check Out These Inspiring Novels

The movie adaptation of William P. Young’s bestselling inspirational novel, The Shack, came out on March 3, and we could not wait to get to the theater and check it out. We’ve been fans of Young ever since reading The Shack almost nine years ago — and we’re happy to say we…

Rachel CarterMarch 15, 2017

Fiction

“The Shape of Family” Offers an Inside Look at the Enticing Nature of Cult Life

What brings a person to join a cult? What conversations does she have with herself before she cuts ties with her old life and steps into what she believes is a world that promises acceptance, love, security and fresh vegetables? In The Shape of Family (William Morrow), Shilpi Somaya Gowda…

Sherri DaleyMarch 17, 2020

Fiction

The Perfect Book Boyfriends We Wish Existed in Real Life

Let’s face it: if book boyfriends were like real boyfriends, then I would be a little fast, as my grandmother likes to put it. I have so many book boys that I’ve fallen for over the years, and so many more that I continue to fall for with every new…

Rachel CarterJuly 20, 2016

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The Value of Kindness and Acceptance in “Have You Seen Luis Velez?”

The Top 10 May Books We Can’t Wait to Get Our Hands On

The Top 10 November Books To Snuggle Up with on a Cold Night

The To-Read Shelf on Goodreads Catalogues My Future Self

The Top 10 August Books to Read as Summer Winds Down

Jane Green’s ‘The Sunshine Sisters’ is an Emotional Journey

New “Pet Sematary” Film Version Is Scariest Yet

“The Summer of Kim Novak” Crosses Coming-of-Age Story With Murder Mystery

The stakes have been raised! Carmilla returns for more vampire-y goodness

“The Stationery Shop:” The Story of Young Love Lost Amid the 1953 Iranian Coup

The Scent of Reincarnation

These 15 Fantasy Novels by Female Authors are Electrifying the Genre

These 6 Books Will Help You Beat the Country Fair Traffic Blues

If You Love “The Shack,” Check Out These Inspiring Novels

“The Shape of Family” Offers an Inside Look at the Enticing Nature of Cult Life

The Perfect Book Boyfriends We Wish Existed in Real Life

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