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8 Reads That Will Keep You Cozy … Or Up All Night

The days are cooler, the leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice is everywhere. If you’re a fan of fall like I am, you’re looking forward to nights by the fire — with a great book, of course! My latest novel, an odd-couple tale of friendship (with a side of…

Kristy Woodson HarveyOctober 1, 2020

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7 Books With Knock-Your-Socks-Off Surprise Endings

Who of us doesn't love a story with a “Wow-I-didn't-see-that-coming” ending? (Where The Crawdads Sing, anyone?) I remember when I saw Sixth Sense in theaters oh-so-long ago, I was so gobsmacked by the shocker of an ending that I couldn't wait for the movie to come out on DVD so…

Susan MeissnerSeptember 10, 2020

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The Silent Treatment: 7 Books Featuring Mute Characters

Whether born mute, struck dumb by an illness or accident, or shut down into silence by traumatic circumstances, the characters in these novels have rich and varied tales to tell. We've rounded up a bunch of our favorites here for your reading list.

BookTribSeptember 9, 2020

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The Ties That Bond: 5 Books About Found Families

Families come in all shapes and sizes. Some are bound by blood, and others are bound by heart. We've gathered together here five novels of the latter kind: stories featuring the kind of bonds forged between people familially unrelated to each other, yet as strong as — if not stronger…

BookTribSeptember 10, 2020

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7 Books With a Unique Perspective on the Jewish American Experience

Many fine works of literature have been written about the Jewish American experience. Here are seven you may not have heard of, but that merit your consideration.

Daniela RamrasAugust 6, 2020

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8 Historical Fiction Reads to Satisfy Your Royal Curiosity

Before the Kardashians, before Hollywood, royalty were the original celebrities. We can’t help our fascination with the royals. Princess Diana was known as The Face That Launched a Thousand Magazines. The media went into a frenzy when Grace Kelly married Prince Ranier of Monaco. And on the other side of…

Janie ChangAugust 20, 2020

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8 Books to Take You on a European Vacation

The summer of 2020 will go down in history as one of the strangest for a long time. Everyone’s travel plans have transformed into “staycations” with exotic travels in “Balconya” or “Costa del Window,” perhaps even “Garden Riviera” for the more adventurous. The next best thing is to take a…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationAugust 26, 2020

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There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills: 5 Books Set During the California Gold Rush

“There’s gold in them thar hills” — at least, according to Mulberry Sellers in Mark Twain’s 1892 novel, The American Claimant. The middle of the nineteenth century was full already of wonders: railroads, telegraph machines, cameras, show biz, big business, new ideas and attitudes, all of it ushering in the…

BookTribSeptember 1, 2020

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8 Books to Make You Glad You Stayed Home This Summer

You remember vacations, right? When you got to leave your home, on your own or with your darling family, and pack into a car or plane, and head for a bustling vacation destination, with gloriously crowded beaches and bustling restaurants and expeditions and adventures. Okay, so, next year, we hope. …

Hank Phillippi RyanSeptember 3, 2020

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Hilarity in the Afterlife: 7 Funny Novels About Heaven, Hell and All the Places In Between

Death may be the end to life, but every good storyteller knows that the end of one chapter leads to the start of another. So, what happens when life’s story reaches its natural conclusion? Leave it to writers to try and fill in the blank: Angels get bored. Ghosts have…

Chelsea CicconeJuly 24, 2020

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See Into the Future With These 8 Sci-Fi Dystopian Novels

Is it possible for a book to predict the future? Speculative fiction has a long history of trying to. Many works in the genre take the conditions of today’s world — political, technological, social, environmental — and try to extrapolate where it’s all headed. Whether set in the not-too-distant or…

Jane HandaJuly 28, 2020

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10 Beach Books to Take You to the Beach Vicariously

You can instantly recognize a good beach book. It’s the one with the grits of sand in the binding, and translucent splotches made by Coppertone fingers turning the pages. The ones you find on the shelves of that musty-smelling summer cottage by the ocean you rented, tattered and swollen by…

Hank Phillippi RyanJuly 30, 2020

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Travel to the Land of LOLs with These 7 Funny Fantasy Novels

Everyone needs a little escape from reality once in a while, and what better way than being whisked away by the magic of fantasy? With a hint of darkness and a healthy dose of humor, these seven humorous fantasy novels are sure to hit the spot! These seven novels are…

Daniela RamrasJuly 1, 2020

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10 Books to Take You Far and Away (Even When You’re Stuck at Home)

Staycations may be relaxing, but they rarely satisfy wanderlust. Sometimes when your looking for adventure, you don't have to travel any further than your own bookshelf. If you're itching to explore destinations near and far while stuck at home, these reads are your ticket to new and exciting locales.

Julie CantrellJuly 9, 2020

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Yes She Can: 8 Fictionalized Biographies of Inspiring American Women

There are so many women who have made indelible marks on American history, from advocating for social change to risking their lives to assist a cause they believed in, to breaking barriers both behind the scenes and on the public stage, making an impact on every facet of life. Since…

Jane HandaJuly 13, 2020

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Five Fantastic Books About Books for the Ultimate Bibliophile

As readers, we love to lose ourselves between the pages of a good book, and what’s more delicious than a book about books? If you love a good story about writers, here are five women’s fiction titles to pull off the shelf:

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationJuly 22, 2020

8 Reads That Will Keep You Cozy … Or Up All Night

7 Books With Knock-Your-Socks-Off Surprise Endings

The Silent Treatment: 7 Books Featuring Mute Characters

The Ties That Bond: 5 Books About Found Families

7 Books With a Unique Perspective on the Jewish American Experience

8 Historical Fiction Reads to Satisfy Your Royal Curiosity

8 Books to Take You on a European Vacation

There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills: 5 Books Set During the California Gold Rush

8 Books to Make You Glad You Stayed Home This Summer

Hilarity in the Afterlife: 7 Funny Novels About Heaven, Hell and All the Places In Between

See Into the Future With These 8 Sci-Fi Dystopian Novels

10 Beach Books to Take You to the Beach Vicariously

Travel to the Land of LOLs with These 7 Funny Fantasy Novels

10 Books to Take You Far and Away (Even When You’re Stuck at Home)

Yes She Can: 8 Fictionalized Biographies of Inspiring American Women

Five Fantastic Books About Books for the Ultimate Bibliophile

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