Some homecomings are not really homecomings. They are surrenders dressed up in a coat of duty. That is the bruised feeling at the centre of John of John by Douglas Stuart, the third novel from the author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo. John-Calum (Cal) Macleod, broke and graduated from a Scottish textile college with […]
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas on March 3, 2020 Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Fantasy / Romance Pages: 803 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her […]
Synopsis: One wrong turn. Seven locked doors. No way out. When Kayla wakes up in a silent, snow-covered forest void of all life, her only sanctuary is a mysterious, pristine manor nestled among the trees. Inside, the coffee is hot and the decor is lavish, but the inhabitant is nowhere to be found. The only […]
The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton was published in 1911 and was the sixth of his stories to feature Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective Father Brown. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. The Sign of the Broken Sword by […]
Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles on March 3, 2026 Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / Small Town & Rural, Fiction / Romance / Suspense Pages: 432 Format: eBook Buy on Amazon Goodreads I’ve been meaning to […]
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. A Reader Broke Up With Her Boyfriend Because of Sarah J. Maas’s ACOTAR If reading that headline makes you grimace a bit, let me flesh it out. In a TikTok video, 27-year-old Kaeli Dance describes […]
Most people have heard of Ramadan and the holiday that follows it, Eid al-Fitr. But have you ever heard of Hajj and Eid al-Adha? And how are they connected? If you’re not as familiar with these, you’re not alone. For over two billion Muslims around the world, Hajj—the annual pilgrimage to Mecca— and Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, are among […]
A thought-provoking absurdist satire examining the state of the world through the lens of addiction and mental health For years Alex Scott has struggled with her demons. The cruel voice in her head that she calls Spike has led her down the path of alcoholism and taunts her, even sober. At her lowest, it tells […]
Cosmic stakes, pulp energy—a surprisingly human center T.V. Holiday’s Vendetta is a big, loud, earnest superhero fantasy. This third volume of the Legend of the Iron Warrior series drops readers back into Carnage Coast, the last remaining battlefield in a cosmic wager between God and Luc, where Travis Holiday, the Iron Warrior, is supposed to […]
There is a moment near the middle of The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee when an aging assassin stands at a watchtower gate and watches former colleagues walk into a frozen wasteland to die with dignity. No fight. No betrayal. Just paperwork, polite applause, and a long walk into negative-forty wind. That scene, […]