Family Life Fiction

5 Books About Musicians Reckoning with a Complex Past

From rock n’ roll, to blues, to punk, to love ballads and angry, angsty rebellions, music tells a story. But sometimes, that story is cut short, interrupted, or shrouded in secrecy. What happens when the truth is finally revealed? Is the power of music enough to recover, reunite and heal…

Megan BeauregardFebruary 7, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Two Desperate Strangers Collide in Suspenseful Case of Missing Boy

Hope Chen’s heart is shattered when she receives the tragic news that her sister, Cassidy, who disappeared from her life nine years earlier has turned up dead. Luckily, she is comforted by the presence of her 9-year-old nephew, Luca, whom she and her husband must take care of in her…

Natalia KavaleFebruary 6, 2024

Thrillers

Crime Made Her Life a Spectacle — Then It Got Worse

“I had always thought of my memory as something like a historical record. Evidence. “Now, I’m not so sure. Now, I have a new appreciation for the unreliable narrator. Now, I understand how a normal person could go mad. It takes one tug at one thread, and the whole illusion…

Neil NyrenDecember 29, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Heartfelt & Enchanting Love Story Enriched by Historic Puerto Rican Backdrop

Margarita Barresi’s debut novel A Delicate Marriage (Atmosphere Press) weaves a romantic story of an idealistic coming-of-age couple building a new marriage on their home island of Puerto Rico. Within the 1935-1952 timeframe for the story, Puerto Rico is ripe for its own coming of age, with economic and public…

Anne Eliot FeldmanOctober 10, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

Naming Names and Rewriting History: Why One Author Used Her Family’s Real Names in Her Novel

I grew up in a family of secrets that I wasn’t supposed to reveal. Of course, because they made such great stories, I did anyway, but I did it in fiction, writing about my parents, my sister, always changing their names, their appearances. “It’s no one’s business what goes on…

Caroline LeavittSeptember 15, 2023

Fiction

Food Is the Nourishment of the Soul in Multi-Generational Historical Novel

“Sometimes food is simple nourishment for the body. Sometimes it is nourishment for the soul. Sometimes it is an apology”. A Bakery in Paris (William Morrow) brings a fresh take to a historical fiction novel, and Aimie K. Runyan can bring together mystery, comfort and two strong female characters to…

Lydia LefevreAugust 29, 2023

Fiction

Cozy Mystery’s Senior Sleuth Exposes Cybercrime and Spam Calls in the Age of AI

Spencer Quinn is the pseudonym of writer Peter Abrahams and the author of the delightful and addicting Chet and Bernie mystery series as well a number of other works of fiction. Time and again he has proven himself to be a deft wordsmith and compelling, highly entertaining storyteller. Mrs. Plansky’s…

Linda HitchcockAugust 24, 2023

Fiction

Summer Stock Romance Alters a Young Woman in Latest from Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett, the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for The Dutch House, returns with Tom Lake (Harper), her latest tale to grip the heart and soul. Lara Nelson and her husband, Joe, are the owners of a cherry farm in Northern Michigan, where they have hunkered down during the pandemic with their…

Jodé MillmanAugust 1, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

Is Forgiveness Ever Easy? Two Authors Get to the Heart of It

We all love a climactic moment of reconciliation when one person proclaims to another “I forgive you!” in a scene that ends with joyful tears, a loving embrace, and the apparent release of some kind of pixie dust that obliterates all pain. While I long to trust the magic and…

Diane ParrishJuly 19, 2023

Fiction

Elin Hilderbrand Returns to Nantucket for a Weekend Like No Other

How would you rate the story of your life? What grade would you give those you’ve met, loved, and lost? In her latest novel, The Five-Star Weekend (Back Bay Books), author Elin Hilderbrand explores how our friendships shape the lives we live, the people we become and the effect they…

Krista BegganJune 26, 2023

Fiction

Confronting the Nature of Love and Yoga in Touching Comedy

Ladies Home Journal, which began in 1883, launched a hugely popular trademarked advice column in 1952 called “Can This Marriage Be Saved?” that ran until the magazine’s demise in 2016. This is exactly the burning question family and friends are asking about protagonist Nadia Abbasi’s marriage in The Retreat (William…

Linda HitchcockJune 14, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Luxurious African Safari Turns Deadly in Gripping Historical Thriller

Chris Bohjalian is a very well-known novelist — he is a New York Times bestseller, has been translated into thirty languages, and has had his work adapted for movies and TV series. Last year saw the release of The Lioness, his gripping, historical thriller set in East Africa, and the…

Michael SearsJune 12, 2023

Fiction

Exploration of Motherhood and Desire in Tangled Maze of Life

What is a mother? Mothers are often characterized as caring and selfless. They put their children above anything or anyone else. But mothers are still women, and women have desires of their own. What happens when the role of woman and mother clash? Jane Delury explores these conflicting roles in…

Katie BloomerJune 5, 2023

Fiction

Wishes Come True in Dreamy Novel About the Magic of Stories

Have you ever wanted to live inside your favorite book? To literally escape to another world is something most people can only wish for — but not Lucy Hart. Lucy gets the chance to dive head first into the world of her favorite childhood book series in Meg Shaffer’s debut…

Katie BloomerJune 1, 2023

Book Club Network Fiction Miscellany

Oprah Makes Her 100th Book Club Selection

Today, Oprah’s Book Club announced the 100th selection since the book club’s launch in 1996. The latest pick is Hello Beautiful (The Dial Press) by Ann Napolitano. Oprah announced her 100th Book Club selection on CBS Mornings, alongside author Ann Napolitano, where she discussed the impact of the book club…

BookTribMarch 14, 2023

Fiction

A Young Girl Fights For Love, Identity, Freedom and Everything She Deserves

A beautiful, and well-written story that is fast-paced, emotional and purposeful, Wild Beautiful and Free tells the story of a determined young girl of mixed race, born to an enslaved woman and a plantation owner during the Civil War. Learning about love, family and integrity from her beloved father when she was…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 19, 2023

5 Books About Musicians Reckoning with a Complex Past

Two Desperate Strangers Collide in Suspenseful Case of Missing Boy

Heartfelt & Enchanting Love Story Enriched by Historic Puerto Rican Backdrop

Naming Names and Rewriting History: Why One Author Used Her Family’s Real Names in Her Novel

Is Forgiveness Ever Easy? Two Authors Get to the Heart of It

Oprah Makes Her 100th Book Club Selection

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