The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa on December 7, 2021 Genres: Fiction / Animals, Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary, Fiction / Friendship, Fiction / Magical Realism Pages: 208 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Books have tremendous power.” Natsuki Books was a tiny second-hand bookshop on the edge of town. Inside, towering shelves […]
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore on July 2, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Family Life / General, Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Psychological Pages: 496 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Liz Moore’s The God of the Woods is a book that has a little bit of everything so I think this book […]
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross on April 4, 2023 Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Romance Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads “I think there is a magical link between you and me. A bond that not even distance can break.” When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, […]
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson on April 30, 2024 Genres: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State, History / United States / 19th Century, History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) Pages: 592 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Where are my history buffs that also like a good […]
With numerous series titles under their belt—among them If Animals Kissed Good Night (2007), If Animals Said I Love You (2017), and If Animals Loved Books (2025)—the creators take the theme in a different direction, geographically speaking, focusing on Australian natives. A wombat, a striped orange cat, a koala, a quokka, a kookaburra, a magpie, […]
Chapman worked in cattle, oil, trucking, and mining before getting into the real estate finance business, rising to the top of that industry despite refusing to change his redneck persona (on his book’s cover, the author sports a trucker cap, braided beard, and camouflage) one iota. This volume is anything but the standard business guide; […]
First, Auntie honors the animal’s sacrifice with a blessing. “Now it’s time to scrape till our hands are raw. After that a good soak and we stretch, pull, tug!” Debut author Iceberg (Aleut/Alutiiq) writes with deceptive simplicity; her lively text flows beautifully, setting an energetic pace and capturing the exuberance of the participants. Earthy details […]
Today, Mateo plans to spend the day with Gram, and what a day it will be! The youngster’s to-do list includes going to the park and the beach—“things that are exactly right for my sweet old Gram.” Looking fit in her red overalls and sporting dark hair with just a streak of gray, spry Gram […]
As the novel opens, Ben Roberts is a whip-smart wise guy with commitment issues (“I needed to see a therapist, but I didn’t trust them because I’m a reporter and I don’t trust anybody”) but driven by a fierce loyalty to his profession. When he’s laid off by the San Diego Sun, he changes from […]
These 11 stories are meditations on themes that are both timeless—women looking for love, longing for more from life, fighting for their dreams—and modern, filled with influencers and celebrity-driven culture and people living on the periphery of both. Through engaging and occasionally shocking stories, Rende deftly shows the balancing act between the online and performative […]