Family Life Fiction

Trust and Safety by Laura Blackett Eve Gleichman

Fiction

Humorous, Heartfelt, Queer Satire Tackles Life Off the Grid

Writing duo Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman — whose hilarious rom-com and office satire, The Very Nice Box, debuted to rave reviews — have returned with a provocative sophomore novel that exceeds all expectations. Trust and Safety is a read-in-one-sitting exploration of contemporary life, technology and social media, queerness, belonging…

Megan BeauregardJune 4, 2024

Romance

“One Day” Author David Nicholls Pens Adventurous Mid-Life Romance

I love going on walks. During Covid, I got used to taking daily walks to get out and break up the monotony of daily life. At first, it was just something to do, maybe getting out of my apartment for 20 minutes to stretch my legs, but those short walks…

Kelsey HallJune 5, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Shadows of the Past Emerge in This Haunting Exploration of Life, Love & Family

Reference to the old Chinese superstition, “To dwell upon those who are no longer with us brings bad fortune … makes hungry the ghosts who have not departed, hungry for more than they have.” It’s not easy to not dwell upon the past when your wife has recently died, forcing…

Jim AlkonApril 17, 2023

Fiction

Uplifting Testimony to the Power of Hope and Love Amidst Grief

Australian journalist and best-selling YA author Emma Grey’s first adult novel The Last Love Note (Zibby Books) is an extraordinary bittersweet romance replete with genuine warmth, emotion and elements of wry humor. It was moving, uplifting and relevant leaving the reader with an appetite for more from this writer. This…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 15, 2024

Book Club Network Fiction

Good Morning America Book Club Pick Explores A Father’s Disappearance

Angie Kim’s Happiness Falls (Hogarth) expertly balances a page-turning plot, beautiful writing, and memorable characters to tell a story of love, family, and the importance of communication as the Parkson family tries to figure out what happened to their missing father. Kim captures our attention immediately with her choice of…

Darryl OliverSeptember 6, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

Author Aimie K. Runyan Shares The Joy of Writing Foodie Fiction

Julia Child famously said, “People who love to eat are the best people” and in my experience, she’s right—and they are terribly fun to write about. In my latest novel, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, the protagonist Tempèsta Luddington is a disaffected food critic who, despite having a great…

Aimie K. RunyanMarch 15, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

An Author’s Fictionalized Account of Three Generations Living Together

When Christine Heuner’s in-laws became incapable of living alone, there was a big decision to make. The in-laws could move to a long-term care facility, or Christine and her husband could hire caregivers to come into her in-laws’ home. These are the standard choices available for the adult children of…

Ilan HermanFebruary 28, 2024

Miscellany Romance

“The Enchanted Hacienda” Author J.C. Cervantes Teases a Sequel, Talks Magic, Love and Self-Care

“I was born a romantic! There is so much hope and magic in love, and it makes me believe that all things are possible.” Those are the words of J.C. Cervantes, bestselling author YA and adult contemporary romance and fantasy, and so appropriate to consider on Valentine’s Day. In fact,…

BookTribFebruary 14, 2024

Fiction Listicles

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

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

Shadows of the Past Emerge in This Haunting Exploration of Life, Love & Family

Author Aimie K. Runyan Shares The Joy of Writing Foodie Fiction

An Author’s Fictionalized Account of Three Generations Living Together

“The Enchanted Hacienda” Author J.C. Cervantes Teases a Sequel, Talks Magic, Love and Self-Care

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

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