A book I loved, in case you missed it: Wood's memoir is captivating and lovely, poignant, sweet without being overly sentimental, and...

01 With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt In Leavitt's novel, published by Algonquin Books late last summer, Simon and Stella have been...

Here For It is refreshing and playful yet thoughtful. I loved spending time with the uproariously funny Thomas. In Here for It: Or, How...

The characters aren't deeply developed, but twists and turns make The Wife Upstairs a magnetic, fast read to add to your mystery reading...

01 Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon It's the last day of high school, and nemeses Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have battled...

01 This Is All He Asks of You by Anne Egseth Egseth's debut novel has remained largely under the radar since its publication last June,...

Crawford's memoir lays bare systemic lies, gross injustices, horrifying abuses of privilege and power, and longstanding patterns of...

French offers a gloriously unlikely friendship, traces the dangers ricocheting through a sometimes claustrophobic small community, and...

In the story of tragic Carlota, each turn of events was more ill-fated and darker than the next, all barreling toward ruin and...

I suspected each of the main players at one point or another and couldn't wait for the big reveal for this young adult mystery, the first...

In a Holidaze is a romantic holiday time twist with sexy interludes and a reliably happy ending. Twentysomething Mae is spending the...

01 The Searcher by Tana French What do I love more than a Tana French book, a retired detective story, or an Irish setting? Nothing....

Addie grapples with what it means to only be able to whisper in the world rather than shout. What is the value of a life that must be...

01 The Huntress by Kate Quinn I'm in for World War II-set books with tough, brave female protagonists, and I loved this book. Nina...

There's brutality and bravery in this spooky tale--and the atmospheric descriptions of the remote, tiny town setting created an eerie,...

Brown shares moments of reckoning, everyday evidence of yawning racial divides, and her insistent joy in embracing her black identity and...

01 Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir by Lacy Crawford Crawford thought the trauma of her assault at St. Paul's boarding school decades...

This is my last book gift guide of the holiday season. I hope these lists (see links below) may have helped you find a book or two for...

Nothing happened in McMinn County unless the corrupt Machine profited by it...until the local GIs returned home from World War II and...

Nick is an appealing character, I adored the detailed setting, and the mystery's resolution makes sense without seeming too easy. I'm...