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Featured Book Reviews

Valiant Women by Lena Andrews

Valiant Women by Lena Andrews

The contributions of American servicewomen in World War II have too often been overshadowed, their stories left untold or undervalued.

January 13, 2025

Luna Nuna by Ku Harvey

Luna Nuna by Ku Harvey

Ku Harvey’s Luna Nuna masterfully charts the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of LunaCoin, a stablecoin that dared to challenge the pillars of modern finance.

January 10, 2025

The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera

The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera

Gina Maria Balibrera’s The Volcano Daughters erupts with a tale as sprawling and vivid as the Salvadoran landscape it depicts.

December 28, 2024

Still Life by Katherine Packert Burke

Still Life by Katherine Packert Burke

Katherine Packert Burke’s debut, Still Life, is a quietly stunning exploration of queer and trans life that revels in the ordinary while plumbing extraordinary emotional depths.

December 24, 2024

What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould

What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould

Devin Green’s nightmare begins with two strangers dragging her out of bed in the dead of night. Resistance is futile.

December 17, 2024

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

Elizabeth Strout’s Tell Me Everything offers a rich tapestry of interconnected lives, returning to familiar faces from her past novels.

December 9, 2024

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

A single email becomes the spark for a remarkable journey in The Life Impossible.

November 18, 2024

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right by Suzanne Allain

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right by Suzanne Allain

A name may not define a rose’s scent, but for a Belle, it may very well define her fortune.

November 12, 2024

Time and Tide by J.M. Frey

Time and Tide by J.M. Frey

Being dumped at the airport on the cusp of a European vacation with her girlfriend is bad enough, but for Sam, the chaos is only beginning.

October 24, 2024

There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

It often flows through our lives unnoticed—until there’s too much or too little of it. Then, it dominates our thoughts.

October 13, 2024