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Loveable Mrs. Plansky at it Again in Whirlwind Coastal Mystery

Spencer Quinn, pseudonym for the always entertaining and clever author Peter Abrahams, has kept readers anxiously waiting for two years for Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue. Fans will not be disappointed with the return of the delightful amateur sleuth Loretta Plansky, who debuted in 2023 with the memorable Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge.…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 11, 2025

Homepage 2 Romance

Reluctant Healer and Reclusive Prince Drawn Together in Next Big Romantasy Series

Charlie N. Holmberg’s latest fantasy creation, The Shattered King, is a breath of fresh air for romantasy lovers. It boasts a unique magic system, exceptional worldbuilding and a romantic duo that will capture readers’ hearts. In a world over-saturated with Shadow Daddies and Pick Mes, this soft healer and humble…

Katie BloomerSeptember 11, 2025

Miscellany Popular

Bees, Grief & the Healing Power of Magical Realism

Grief is a curious thing. No one is immune, but also, no one truly knows how to manage the yawning pit of despair into which grief can glibly toss you. The world is populated with all kinds of people. One thing we all have in common, though, is the need…

Elizabeth Bass ParmanSeptember 10, 2025

Recommended Thrillers

Wild Ride Through Southeast Asia in Whip-Smart Spy Thriller

Some thrillers seem like the stuff of fantasy, stories so detached from everyday life that the average person couldn’t possibly relate. Spy thrillers tend to be large culprits in this regard, featuring larger-than-life (and cooler-than-life) heroes like James Bond, Jack Ryan and Jason Bourne (what’s with all the J’s, anyway?).…

Katie BloomerSeptember 10, 2025

Romance

Hockey and Softball Collide in Bestselling Tessa Bailey’s Fake Dating Sports Rom-Com

What do you get when you combine a family of overachievers taking part in a week-long competition of dangerous and physically demanding events and a fake boyfriend? Well, you get Skylar Page’s current reality in Tessa Bailey’s new release, Pitcher Perfect. Skylar is the only member of her family who…

Kristin KeatonSeptember 8, 2025

Recommended Thrillers

A Heart-Pounding Tale of Courage, Compassion, and the Cost of Care

It’s always a treat as a reader to find a book that delivers a powerful social message as well as tells a good story, and that’s exactly what we get in Under Their Watch — Charlie Ketchey’s compelling and moving novel about the challenges facing a pair of dedicated child-care…

R.G. BelskySeptember 4, 2025

Fiction

A Haunting Collection of Stories from Cynthia Pelayo

In Lotería, Cynthia Pelayo has compiled an eclectic collection of stories and vignettes that vary from haunting to unsettling to the macabre. Whether a chapter contains a short narrative, a poem or even a list, every featured entry stands on its own in terms of being thought-provoking or poignant, and…

Philip ZozzaroSeptember 2, 2025

Popular

“Dire Bound” Author Duo Sable Sorensen Talk Debut’s Skyrocket to Fame

One of the latest novels taking the romantasy world by storm is Dire Bound — the action-packed, swoon-worthy new title from Sable Sorensen that marks the launch of Hachette Book Group’s latest imprint, Requited. Dire Bound follows the fiery and fierce Meryn Cooper as she is thrust into the world…

Kiersten BjorkAugust 29, 2025

Thrillers

An Old Crime Stirs Up New Passions and Fresh Blood

The truth is, everyone knew who killed Caitlin – everyone knew back then, too. It was a massive crime in a tiny village, and about two hundred of the most powerful residents were standing about ten yards away when it happened. Twenty years ago, in the elite, idyllic, history-laden Hudson…

Neil NyrenAugust 29, 2025

Where Haunted Houses and Forbidden Hearts Collide

Contemporary romance meets paranormal historical fiction in Elizabeth O’Roark’s latest book, My Favorite Lost Cause. This is a follow-up to My Favorite Bad Decision, an adventure romance, but it can certainly be enjoyed as a stand-alone. This is my first foray into paranormal romance, and I have to say it…

Kristin KeatonAugust 27, 2025

Listicles

7 Women’s Fiction Novels with Twisted Timelines

This month, WFWA is excited to celebrate Women’s Fiction that highlights the complexities of multiple timelines.

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationAugust 27, 2025

Fiction

A Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Crime Fiction Anthology

There have been some excellent novels published in the last several years looking at historical crime fiction through a queer lens — books set in 1950s Los Angeles, 1950s Washington, D.C., 1828 Edinburgh, 1866 Paris, an English manor house in 1899, the dockyards of Tacoma, Washington, in 1888. What we…

Neil NyrenAugust 27, 2025

Author Spotlight

A Tapestry of War, Memory, and Survival

What does it mean to come of age in a world where truth itself is a battlefield? Through shifting timelines and converging fates, The Threads Remain wrestles with identity, morality, and the haunting legacies of war. In this Q&A with author Glenn Shapiro, we step beyond the page to uncover…

BookTribAugust 27, 2025

Young Adult

“Dream by the Shadows” Blurs the Boundaries Between Light, Darkness, and Desire

Following the stunning response to the self-published launch of Logan Karlie’s debut fantasy novel, Christy Ottaviano Books (Little Brown Books for Young Readers) delivers Karlie’s Dream by the Shadows in an all-new, deluxe edition. Packed with delicious banter, clever magic and plenty of twists and turns, Dream by the Shadows…

Kiersten BjorkAugust 26, 2025

Listicles

Romances to Celebrate the Return of Women in Professional Baseball

Anyone who has ever enjoyed the film classic A League of Our Own has heard of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Started during World War II to keep professional baseball alive, the league flourished from 1943 to 1954. Seventy years later, we are about to witness a rebirth. Some…

JeriAnn GellerAugust 25, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Darkly Comic and Unflinching Feminist Campus Novel Explores Youth, Beauty and Power

Heather Colley’s debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect, is a brilliant, biting exploration of campus life that strips away the glossy veneer of Greek letters, manicured lawns and curated personas to reveal the raw struggle beneath. Both hilarious and harrowing, the novel captures the absurdities of American college while probing…

BookTribAugust 25, 2025

Reluctant Healer and Reclusive Prince Drawn Together in Next Big Romantasy Series

Bees, Grief & the Healing Power of Magical Realism

Wild Ride Through Southeast Asia in Whip-Smart Spy Thriller

A Heart-Pounding Tale of Courage, Compassion, and the Cost of Care

“Dire Bound” Author Duo Sable Sorensen Talk Debut’s Skyrocket to Fame

A Tapestry of War, Memory, and Survival

Romances to Celebrate the Return of Women in Professional Baseball

Darkly Comic and Unflinching Feminist Campus Novel Explores Youth, Beauty and Power

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