Literary Fiction

A Pop-Punk Band, a Missing Person Case & an Ode to the Best — And Worst — Of Charlottesville

Liz Larson's debut novel Fireflies and Zeroes (Brandylane Publishers, Inc.) offers a carefully crafted story of suspense as Max, the leader and songwriter of a three-person pop-punk band goes missing, on the eve of their reunion tour in Charlottesville, Virginia and just six months after the explosive racial violence of…

Anne Eliot FeldmanJanuary 18, 2024

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles

6 Audiobooks for Bookworms and Bookstore Lovers

“In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder.” ― Gail Honeyman, ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE There’s secrecy, seductiveness, and salvation in the world of books. If you are a listener who loves settings involving books, you're in for a treat. The following compilation of tantalizing titles revolves around…

Maya FleischmannDecember 5, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

“The Maid” Author Nita Prose Takes Beloved Character on New Journey in “The Mystery Guest”

Nita Prose didn’t intend to write a sequel to her bestselling debut sensation, The Maid. Not even with millions of readers begging for more of the novel’s highly relatable and internationally loved narrator, Molly. “For me, the question was, can I give readers more without giving them less?” Prose says…

Dawn IusNovember 29, 2023

Miscellany Thrillers

Royal Encounter Sparks Inspiration for Jeffrey Archer’s Latest Thriller

In 2021, Jeffrey Archer was sitting next to a member of the Royal household on a cruise around the British Isles when the man shared how someone could steal the Crown Jewels. That conversation, as surreal as it seemed at the time, sparked the inspiration for the sixth book in…

Dawn IusSeptember 27, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Poetic, Evocative Depiction of a Woman Caught in the Changing Tide of 1970’s Iran

Life is complex. People are complex. Countries are complex. A wonderfully elaborate illustration of the complicated nature of love, loyalty and international politics, Half a Cup of Sand and Sky (Alder House Books) follows a nuanced female protagonist living in Iran during the convulsive period of the 1970s and 1980s.…

Michael FerryNovember 15, 2023

Fiction Recommended

AI Companion Used for Sinister Purposes in Novel for Fans of “Black Mirror” and “Klara and the Sun”

Is artificial intelligence so powerful that it can recapture the beauty and emotions of a lost loved one? Or is it so dangerous that it can paint a different picture about someone you thought you knew? Afterword (CLASH Books) by Nina Schuyler is a captivating new novel that explores the…

Madeline SuarezNovember 16, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lovers Caught at the Crossroads of History

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Porcelain Maker by Sarah Freethy (St. Martin’s Press) Dear Reader, I’ve always been fascinated by the lives of artists, so when I came across the kitsch, white porcelain of Allach I was determined to find out…

AuthorBuzzNovember 6, 2023

Recommended Thrillers

Wild Bill Rides Again: Everyday Man Drops Everything and Takes Off — With FBI on His Tail

Remember news anchorman Howard Beale from the classic 1976 Oscar-winning movie Network, who proclaims in the middle of a seemingly nervous breakdown that he is “mad as hell and not going to take it anymore?” Beale, who observed the injustices and misfortunes of a society in the throes of a…

Jim AlkonNovember 10, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Memorable Novella Details Six Interconnected Lives and the Object That Ties Them

Magic in Errors by Sneha Babu seems to transcend both time and space as it looks into the lives of six individuals, which are linked together by a seemingly insignificant neon-colored hair tie. While this simple hair accessory may come across as insignificant, Magic in Errors reveals how important an…

Monique SnymanNovember 9, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Character-Driven Drama Follows a Lifelong Search for Parental Love, Trust and Happiness

Jill Charlotte Thomas’ novel is a paean to the 1980s excess of Manhattan’s very rich: attending the opera in black tie, tea in the Palm Court at the Plaza, bellinis at Cipriani’s, shopping at Bergdorf’s, limousines, Verve Clicquot and oysters. It was a fine life for Morton Guthrie, a young…

Sherri DaleyNovember 8, 2023

Fiction

Historical Novel Portrays Man Who Does Monstrous Things to Curb Insatiable Appetite

Take a step into the past, 1798 to be exact, where we find Tarare, The Glutton of Lyon in A.K. Blakemore’s latest novel, The Glutton. Nuns working in a Versailles hospital are watching over this man, who has a ravenous, insatiable appetite for, well … everything. And I mean everything.…

Lydia LefevreOctober 31, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Follow Russian Spies & a Sentient Computer That Can Predict the Future

In Bull Dance, Willard Thurston’s follow-up to Anastasia (our review here), we are treated to yet another prismatic rendering in the complex tale of the fates and fortunes of the Kniaźnin-Stolbanov sisters and the constellation of memorable characters swirling in their wake. There’s Anastasia Kniaźnin, a Russian spy deep undercover…

Cynthia ConradNovember 3, 2023

Listicles

Which Witch Book Will Cast a Spell on You?

Double, double toil and trouble, October books to burst your bubble… As the season changes, pumpkins are carved and candy corn is consumed, it can be fun to pick up a book that reflects the spooky, ghoulish atmosphere. Whether you choose a mystery, a book that has ghosts, or a…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 23, 2023

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Award-Winning Author on Her Collaborative Exploration of Loneliness, Humanity, Family and Beyond

Sophie Klahr has crafted a book that defies genre convention, blending poetry, prose and vignettes. There is Only One Ghost in the World tells the stories of "a multilayered voice broken into fragments, an intimate witness that both delicately and bluntly reveals the best and the worst in all of…

BookTribOctober 17, 2023

Book Club Network Fiction

Nathan Hill: Master Observer of the Modern Relationship

Here’s a simple truth: Wellness by Nathan Hill (Alfred A. Knopf) is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It is poignant, thought-provoking, all-encompassing, insightful and expertly written — and packed with truths of its own about our world and ourselves. It paints a full-length picture of a relationship…

Jim AlkonSeptember 19, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Hidden Rooms & Ancient Curses Abound in Gothic Mystery Reminiscent of “Clue”

Ivan Obolensky tells his readers that he wrote Eye of the Moon with only one purpose in mind: to delight the reader — and delight he does. With a fine hand, he has written a richly layered Gothic mystery which, only a few pages in, reveals itself to be an…

Sherri DaleyOctober 11, 2023

A Pop-Punk Band, a Missing Person Case & an Ode to the Best — And Worst — Of Charlottesville

6 Audiobooks for Bookworms and Bookstore Lovers

“The Maid” Author Nita Prose Takes Beloved Character on New Journey in “The Mystery Guest”

Royal Encounter Sparks Inspiration for Jeffrey Archer’s Latest Thriller

Poetic, Evocative Depiction of a Woman Caught in the Changing Tide of 1970’s Iran

AI Companion Used for Sinister Purposes in Novel for Fans of “Black Mirror” and “Klara and the Sun”

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lovers Caught at the Crossroads of History

Wild Bill Rides Again: Everyday Man Drops Everything and Takes Off — With FBI on His Tail

Memorable Novella Details Six Interconnected Lives and the Object That Ties Them

Character-Driven Drama Follows a Lifelong Search for Parental Love, Trust and Happiness

Follow Russian Spies & a Sentient Computer That Can Predict the Future

Which Witch Book Will Cast a Spell on You?

Award-Winning Author on Her Collaborative Exploration of Loneliness, Humanity, Family and Beyond

Hidden Rooms & Ancient Curses Abound in Gothic Mystery Reminiscent of “Clue”

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