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What a fantastic book this was!! I really enjoyed Rasheed Newson’s first book, My Government Means To Kill Me , and this was an incredible ...

“No matter who your mama is, or how long she’s been gone, you can’t help but miss her. When you are born, she marks you with her milk, even...

“‘We call this hysteria.’ He said it so matter-of-factly. I didn’t feel hysterical, and I wanted to tell him that, but I feared that anythi...

This series, which began with Lavender House , is so excellent. The three books in the series are historical crime novels and mysteries, bu...

Isaac is 96 years old, a historian and journalist, who is writing his memoir. But how do you summarize a life? He decides to focus on 12 di...

“There are endless possibilities for murder if you’re queer. Most people don’t really think it’s a crime to kill a criminal—and all of us a...

It’s a Sunday in November of 1957. Winter should be on its way but for some reason it is unseasonably hot. Kathleen decides she doesn’t fee...

Yep, this one sure did live up to the hype. I waited a few weeks to read The God of the Woods to let all of the praise die down a little b...

I don’t know if it’s clinically possible, but I feel like this book made my heart grow two sizes larger. Nick Russo is a talented reporte...

This is a moving and beautifully evocative story of a young woman who follows her heart. It’s 1948. Ever since her mother, aunt, and cous...

Lavender House was a satisfying mystery that delivers so much more. It was fantastic! California. 1952. Andy was a police detective in S...

With The Heist , this fun, glamorous caper series set in the late 1950s comes to a close.⁣ ⁣ I’ve really enjoyed this series of novellas, ...

The Lincoln Highway is an ambitious story about fresh starts, righting wrongs, adventure, and big dreams. Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Mo...

Happy to get my hands on another fun, twisty story of greed and revenge among the rich and famous with The Bait ! This follow-up to The S...

The Steal has a little bit of everything: a jewel heist and a glamorous setting, plus secrets, emotion, and family drama. Sound good to yo...

Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a well-told story about a young woman’s awakening amidst turmoil around her. In 1954, 17-year-old Li...

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James is part ghost story, part murder mystery, and all a bit creepy! Idlewild Hall used to be a boarding...

The Vanishing Half , Brit Bennett's second novel, is powerful and incredibly relevant given the moment our society is in right now. “...

Aaron Jackson's The Astonishing Life of August March is utterly charming and delightful. August March took his first breaths in a Ne...

On its surface, Christina Lynch's The Italian Party is like a fancy dessert—it's lovely to look at, but you aren't sure if the...