The Second-Chance Books I've been reminded lately how much I love a good second-chance book in which the main character gets the...

In Marie Lu's young adult dystopian series starter Legend, the Republic and Colonies war with each other, a plague separates the haves...

Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is vividly set in Europe and Russia...

I listened to this romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world, and a treasure of a best...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Rachel Hartman's Tess of the Road, fantasy about a headstrong young woman finding her way--and...

Who likes a little rock with their reading? I recently read The Unsinkable Greta James, and it made me think again about all the great...

Nagamatsu's science fiction centers around a resurgence of an ancient Arctic plague. These interconnected stories are odd, fascinating,...

I enjoyed the glimpses of Alaska and peeks into Greta's musical inspirations and aspirations, although I remained confused about why her...

My very favorite books from February! Here are my favorite reads of the past month, in no particular order: No Cure for Being Human, a...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Our Woman in Moscow, Beatriz Williams's story of Cold War espionage and family loyalty; I'm reading...

More Memoirs I've Loved I find a good memoir irresistible, as evidenced by the bajillions of memoirs I seem to read. Here are six I...

This is an irresistible tribute to Kalb's funny, opinionated, fiercely loving grandmother--a granddaughter's best friend and a wise and...

This Depression-era-set historical fiction story tracks characters in intensely difficult situations as they successfully fight for...

In Young's story, loosely set in the world of her Fable series, strong young Bryn fights for her own autonomy in an appealing tale of...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Honor, Thrity Umrigar's story of love, loyalty, oppressive tradition, and hope for change in India;...

This peek into a childhood in Kabul and a lifetime of searching and yearning is luminous and vivid in Hashimi's hands. What will this...

ICYMI: North Carolina author Rash offers a fascinating, Appalachian-set mystery told from various points of view with a Southern gothic...

Hard work, interest, and commitment are essential to achievement, and Duckworth traces her research and offers interviews with various...

The heart of the mystery the emotionally tortured Frankie uncovers in the wilds of Wyoming in One Step Too Far includes heart-stopping...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Nadia Hashimi's story of a young woman in Afghanistan during the communist coup of 1978,...