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Fiction

“The Office” Meets “Six Feet Under” in Comedic Tale of Midlife Second Chances

Author John Kenney has gifted readers an uplifting novel for the ages that immediately shot to the top of my five favorite books read so far in 2025. I See You’ve Called in Dead is replete with essential elements that make a work of fiction great: heart, humor, intelligence and…

Linda HitchcockMay 8, 2025

Fiction

A Blend of Romance and Mystery in Morbidly Funny Office Romp

What did I just read? Was it a love story? A murder mystery? An anti-love story? In summary, I’d have to say it was all of the above. Kate Posey’s Serial Killer Games grabs you with intrigue. There is a serial killer on the loose. People are being pushed from…

John Scott-MortonMay 1, 2025

Guest Article- The Last Man in Paradise Syed Massood

Fiction Miscellany

How One Author’s Character Came to Life and Challenged His Worldview

Azaan, the protagonist of The Last Man in Paradise, surprised me. I suppose that sounds a bit bizarre coming from an author — after all, I created Azaan and I wrote out everything that happened to him. I ought to have had full control over him and, therefore, he should’ve…

Syed M. MasoodMarch 18, 2025

Fiction Recommended

A Literary Exploration of Love, Life and Coming-of-Age

Everything is changing, evolving, and devolving no matter how hard we try to add meaning or substance. Truth is fleeting. Such a Nice Girl is a profound, literary exploration of life, love, and a number of themes, in the setting of a rural New England town. In the tradition of…

Michael FerryOctober 4, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Welcome to the Next New Reality TV Show Full of Drama, Betrayal and … Lobster Fishing?

“Up and down the Maine coast, there’s a tough breed of men who make their living from the sea. They battle the wind and the weather and the tides, and sometimes, each other … Welcome to Tranquility. Welcome to Lobster Wars.” Words spoken by the voiceover at the beginning of…

Jim AlkonJanuary 17, 2023

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

The Bulgarian Training Manual by Ruth Bonapace

Fiction Recommended

Heroine’s Satirical Self-Improvement Quest from Body-Building to Poetry

What do gluten-free communion wafers and arugula-eating snails have in common? Well, if you’re a bodybuilder, it turns out these are two powerhouse secrets to a ripped physique — along with other, shall we say, less conventional methods. Debut novelist Ruth Bonapace takes us through an epic workout of the…

Cynthia ConradJune 4, 2024

Thrillers

“I Want You More” is an Electric and Obsessive Sapphic Summer Thriller

A ghostwriting gig in the Hamptons becomes far more than a job in this sexy, atmospheric, and deliciously tense and spicy novel about love, fame, lies, and obsession. Bestselling author Swan Huntley’s latest novel, I Want You More (Zibby Books), is a whip-smart, page-turning summer read that reveals the glitz,…

BookTribMay 21, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Fighting Racism and Hate with Farce and Satire in Humorous Literary Novel

It’s the end of an ordinary day for Dwight Bridges: Poor business as usual at his Buick Dealership in Hoggzswallow Hollow, West Virginia. He blames his lack of sales on the 1970s gas crisis caused by “towel-headed sheiks holding back their oil” and the “swarthy, brooding influence” of “cutthroat Jewish…

Joanna PoncavageMarch 7, 2024

Book Club Network Fiction Fiction - Featured

Billion-Dollar Windfall May Not Solve One Couple’s Many Problems in This Wildly Funny Adventure

Perhaps, as one of the characters in Jimmy Clifton’s Powerballs suggests. Although, I know a lot of people who would like to give it a try. Becoming a billionaire. It’s the defining event in this well-written, tightly scripted, fun-drenched and suspenseful novel. Henry and Rose Ball have drifted apart in…

Jim AlkonDecember 27, 2021

Fiction

Alexander McCall Smith Brings You a Cabin-In-The-Woods Mystery Unlike Any Other

Alexander McCall Smith’s website welcomes readers with the following: "Find Happiness within the pages of an Alexander McCall Smith book". This is sound advice indeed! My recommendation is to have one or more of his books on your nightstand or loaded to your e-reader to soothe jangled nerves, calm stress,…

Linda HitchcockOctober 12, 2023

Fiction

The Supervillain Business is Tough in New Fantasy from Tor Books

For cat owners, it is a truth universally acknowledged that we could never know all there is to know about our felines. Despite our best efforts, cats remain mysterious and often elusive, especially if they’re outdoor travelers. Where do they visit on their day trips? In John Scalzi’s newest novel,…

C RunyonSeptember 25, 2023

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Classic Whodunit Meets Publishing Satire in Horowitz’s “A Line to Kill”

"Horowitz is a master of misdirection, and his brilliant self-portrayal, wittily self-deprecating, carries the reader through a jolly satire on the publishing world." — Booklist —∞— In case anyone was not already aware, Anthony Horowitz is a genius, an absolute marvel. This versatile, imaginative and prolific British author of mystery, suspense…

Linda HitchcockOctober 19, 2021

Author Spotlight Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Celebrity Inmate Rocks Status Quo of Otisville, America’s Only Jewish Prison

The Prison Minyan (Lightning Books), Jonathan Stone’s latest work of fiction, is a sage, droll novel that keeps the reader glued until the final pages. The book takes place at Otisville, the only Jewish correctional facility in the United States. His depiction of the prisoners — those incarcerated for various…

Susan Shapiro BarashJanuary 13, 2022

How One Author’s Character Came to Life and Challenged His Worldview

A Literary Exploration of Love, Life and Coming-of-Age

Welcome to the Next New Reality TV Show Full of Drama, Betrayal and … Lobster Fishing?

Heroine’s Satirical Self-Improvement Quest from Body-Building to Poetry

Fighting Racism and Hate with Farce and Satire in Humorous Literary Novel

Billion-Dollar Windfall May Not Solve One Couple’s Many Problems in This Wildly Funny Adventure

Classic Whodunit Meets Publishing Satire in Horowitz’s “A Line to Kill”

Celebrity Inmate Rocks Status Quo of Otisville, America’s Only Jewish Prison

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