The mystery moves along at a nice clip, with Ivy and her loyal friends making plucky efforts to uncover the truth to save Autumn.

Blood reads like an unflinchingly honest journal; Moorer sifts through memories, photos, joyful moments; she feels rage, sadness, and loss.

In The Vanishing Half, Bennett explores the complicated implications of perception as reality when it comes to race.

Zelda has to figure out what it means to live her own legend. (I loved this book.)

Lu layers a fantastical alternate fairy world over a framework of the imagined point of view of Wolfgang Mozart’s real sister.

Liz Moore’s writing is thoughtful and the story in Long Bright River is character-driven. Situations aren’t resolved too easily or cleanly.

There's a love triangle and fantastic details that bring the era1830s to life. The Parting Glass has both substance and lovely lighter...