

Review of Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
In Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon brings humor and a little steamy romance to a newsroom setting, with a fun Parent Trap-style...
Aug 3, 2022


Review of The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Katherine Center's newest light fiction offers an irresistible premise--a female bodyguard poses as the girlfriend of a heartthrob...
Jul 27, 2022


Review of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
The Personal Librarian is historical fiction about the real-life figure of Belle da Costa Greene, J.P. Morgan's personal librarian who...
Jul 20, 2022


Review of When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The premise of When Women Were Dragons is exquisite, the strong-woman elements are irresistible, and despite what felt like slow pacing...
Jul 14, 2022


Review of Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley's appealingly oddball tale explores the specter of newly engaged Lola's past loves and lusts while playing with space and...
Jul 12, 2022


Review of In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer
I found myself yearning for more from this meet cute, but I loved the New York City details--complete with an extended set of Moonstruck...
Jul 5, 2022


Review of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott
While taking the reader through her children's health crises, Philpott considers the power of worry, of love, and of trying to let go and...
Jun 30, 2022


Review of All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris
All Her Little Secrets shines when Ellice Littlejohn wrests control of her increasingly dangerous circumstances and when racial issues...
Jun 23, 2022


Review of Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
Juhea Kim's looping story of Korea, courtesans, pickpockets, and the powerful figures complicating and shaping all of their lives...
May 31, 2022


Review of We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
In We Are Not Like Them, Pride and Piazza dig into a friendship of opposites, conflicts around race, and a police shooting, creating a...
May 12, 2022


Review of Going There by Katie Couric
Going There shines through Couric's insider peeks at the media world, playful insights about famous people and behind-the-scenes...
Apr 27, 2022


Review of Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason
In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to determine who is responsible for a...
Apr 26, 2022


Review of Yearbook by Seth Rogen
Easygoing Rogen's book of essays and memories touches on his start as a boy doing standup in bars, his drug habits, and funny and awkward...
Apr 6, 2022


March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from March! Here are my six favorite reads of the past month, in no particular order. If you read any of these,...
Apr 1, 2022


Review of The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah
The Oceanography of the Moon reads like a romance, with superlative moments, emotional encounters with art and music, and clean...
Mar 30, 2022


Review of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional account of an interracial music duo's rise to success (and their famous split) in which...
Mar 22, 2022


Review of Honor by Thrity Umrigar
The issues Umrigar confronts in Honor are weighty and fascinating, but I found myself distracted by the story's pacing and an...
Mar 17, 2022


Review of Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
Finlay dips her toe into a criminal underworld in the second in Cosimano's campy mystery series. She juggles motherhood, her ex, her...
Mar 16, 2022


Review of Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir by Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk's memoir digs into fascinating elements of process, creativity, and collaboration, and he shares his own missteps, joys, and...
Mar 15, 2022


Six More Fascinating Memoirs to Explore
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...
Feb 25, 2022
