Essays on the Beauty of Looking Back and Moving Forward

FUN Essays on a Life Embraced by Aline Weiller

Essays on the Beauty of Looking Back and Moving Forward

Aline Weiller’s FUN: Essays on a Life Embraced is a delightful and heartfelt collection that captures the essence of joy, nostalgia and the beauty of everyday experiences. With wit, warmth and an undeniable gift of storytelling, Weiller invites readers into her world: a place filled with family, pop culture, personal reflection and…

Kelsey HallMarch 21, 2025

Discovering the Beauty in Ordinary Moments with Ira Joe Fisher

The Magic of Nature and Small Moments Ira Joe Fisher has a sharp eye; he sees something special and unique in the ordinary and expresses his take on it with beautiful prose. The Birth of Snow is his latest collection of poetry and I had the wonderful opportunity to discuss writing and…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 14, 2025

Business Nonfiction

Entrepreneur Duo’s Unfiltered Look at What It Takes to Succeed

Let’s be clear. I am not an entrepreneur and never will be. Yet I have worked with many with that label throughout my career (you know who you are — no worries, your secrets are safe). This makes me imminently more qualified than the average bear to review a book…

Jim AlkonMarch 13, 2025

Listicles

The Chill Quill: March Belongs to Women With These Gripping New Reads

March is Women in Horror Month, and the ladies are leading us to the dark side with a full slate of incredible new books. From searing dystopian tales to haunted yarns of ghostly revenge, hungry historical gothics to romcoms-gone-wrong and neighborhoods that transform into grisly crime scenes, March is a…

Lindy RyanMarch 13, 2025

Listicles Thrillers

Deadly Games, Epic Fantasy, Murder Mysteries and More Thrills

Featuring authors like James Rollins and Gregg Hurwitz, Jon Land shares the best thrillers of the past month in the latest edition of The Thrill List.

Jon LandMarch 6, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Road to Freedom Fraught with Danger in Historical Western-esque Adventure

The son of a Virginia plantation owner and an enslaved woman flees west after he is accused of killing his father… but that is only the beginning of his misadventures in Dan Schafer’s Western homage, Sun Walker. In 1821, Joshua Beck is one of a hundred volunteers for a large…

Peggy KurkowskiMarch 14, 2025

Fiction

Fictional Telling of FDR’s Maid, the Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

Shara Moon is making a mighty splash with her debut in historical fiction: Let Us March On. The novel introduces a broader community of readers to Lizzie McDuffie, one of America’s “hidden figures”, who made a quiet difference in the early Civil Rights Movement by way of having the ear…

Linda HitchcockMarch 13, 2025

Recommended

A Race Through Time to Save the Past and Secure the Future

Beyond Australia is an engaging young-adult novel about an inquisitive teenaged girl who bravely undergoes time travel in the hope of saving her ailing grandfather. This is a first work of fiction for research scientist Lee Forrest, whose empirical training shows up throughout the story in its precisely detailed historical…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMarch 14, 2025

Listicles Nonfiction

6 Books that Encourage a Journey of Deep Reflection and Joy

In the rush of our daily lives, it's easy to take the simple blessings for granted — our health, the warmth of family and friends, and the cherished things that bring us comfort. We simply forget to pause and truly appreciate them. Perhaps now is a good time to take…

Monique SnymanFebruary 24, 2025

Listicles Thrillers

Women Ally With the Law to Get Justice in 5 Thrillers

The past shapes who we become. So when something dark happens to us, in our town, or in our family, we carry it into our futures. For the protagonists of these five novels, a history of injustice compels them to dedicate their lives to righting wrongs. Whether a loved one…

Megan BeauregardMarch 7, 2025

Fiction Listicles

Celebrate Wild, Wicked and Unapologetic Women This Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the resilience, complexity, and power of women, but let’s not forget the ones who refuse to play nice. Literature has long been fascinated with the so-called unhinged woman: the ones who are messy, obsessive, rage-filled, or downright dangerous. These characters challenge societal expectations, reject…

Kelsey HallMarch 7, 2025

Listicles Miscellany

Authors Make Bold Choices With Their Book Titles

The title of a book is the hand we offer the reader, their first introduction to the message, the story, and the spirit of the work. It’s that first introduction that can persuade someone to buy the novel and potentially lead to a lasting literary relationship. For authors from marginalized…

Nancy JohnsonMarch 3, 2025

Nonfiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: The Shocking True Story of Jeddah Bride

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a literary podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he…

BookTribMarch 13, 2025

Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Mark Greaney Delivers Relentless Action in Latest Gray Man Thriller

I’ve read a lot of the Mark Greaney “Gray Man” books, and I’ve interviewed Greaney about them a few times too. Great writer, great series. So it’s no surprise at all that Midnight Black — the latest in the Gray Man series — is one heckuva terrific page-turning, heart-pounding, action-filled…

R.G. BelskyMarch 11, 2025

Nonfiction Recommended

A Moral Code to Guide Anyone’s Life and Drive Success

Everyone abides by some kind of moral code. Whether they’re following the rules of their country, community, business, religion, or a personal code of right and wrong, a sense of morality guides them. For kids and young adults, finding that moral code requires some guidance and a gentle push. It…

BookTribMarch 12, 2025

You’ll Definitely Want What Chelsea Handler Is Having …

Chelsea Handler’s latest book, I’ll Have What She’s Having, is a whirlwind of personal revelations, hard-earned wisdom, and laugh-out-loud moments that will keep you hooked from start to finish. From the moment she packed up her car at nineteen and left suburban New Jersey for Los Angeles — along with…

Susan Shapiro BarashMarch 10, 2025