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

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

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

Andy Weir offers the fascinating story of a desperate space mission, creative innovation, and enduring optimism, with an enormous amount...

Faulkner's debut mystery is twisty and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications--and it ends in a satisfying whirl of...

Bryson's examination of the human body, its processes, its wonders, and its limitations is surprising, illuminating, and wonderful. “We...

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Mark Sullivan explores a gripping, detailed, life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War II...

In Jo Ann Beard's lovely essays and short stories, she writes honestly and beautifully about moments large and small, from the...

I was captivated by Lim's fairy tale of a fantasy novel, particularly the vivid magical realism, Shiori's strength and abilities, and...

Nita Prose offers a surprising amount of heart and a unique main protagonist in this lighthearted murder mystery, her debut novel. In...

My very favorite reads this year! I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, and now that 2021 is almost over, it's time to share the...

ICYMI: Bossy Bookworm's Very Favorite Books of 2020! I love an end-of-year, best-of, favorite books list, and I loved putting together my...

The Cormoran Strike-Robin Ellacott Saga I've been listening to the fifth installment in this series, Troubled Blood, and during my many...

St. John Mandel weaves together the past, present, and future in this post-apocalyptic story about a pandemic (which has been made into a...

The author shares his love of food, cooking, and sharing meals in this irresistible memoir that's also filled with joys and losses,...

My very favorite books from November! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. The Best of Me, a funny David...

In Blau's gleefully 1970s-set novel, Mary Jane doesn't merely shift from emotional innocence to young adulthood, she comes into her own,...