“Some time or another, we all experience that feeling that every day is the same, the same people and places, the same conversation, the same food – and wonder about what if it wasn’t?” I’ve spent nearly half my 38 years living in the house where my picture book Sunday takes place, in a small townhouse in […]
A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab on February 21, 2017 Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Fantasy / Historical Pages: 402 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Life isn’t made of choices, it’s made of trades. Some are good, some are bad, but they all have a cost.” As […]
The seed for Safe Harbor was planted one cold, blustery winter day when I spotted a lone seal on a beach in Rhode Island. By the time “my” seal (which was quite well as it turned out) returned to the water, my sixth novel for young people was starting to take shape. I could see […]
Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay on May 6, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 320 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads Alex Finlay’s Parents Weekend was one is his typical writing style. It was a thrilling ride that I couldn’t put down. I read this one in one […]
I became a writer by accident, and I owe my writing career to my students. Before I fell into writing, I spent seventeen years as an elementary school teacher and reading specialist. When I wasn’t teaching in the classroom, I led book clubs for middle school and high school students. I cowrote my first novel […]
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch on July 26, 2016 Genres: Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense, Fiction / Thrillers / Technological Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “It’s terrifying when you consider that every thought we have, every choice we could possibly make, branches off into […]
25 Days by Per Jacobsen on November 1, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Horror, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Pages: 360 Format: eBook Buy on Amazon Goodreads “25 days, 25 chapters. This December, the countdown to Christmas will chill you to the bone.” Hoping to bring his family closer together, Adam Gray arranges a vacation in […]
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone on September 20, 2022 Genres: Fiction / Holidays, Fiction / LGBTQ+ / Gay, Fiction / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, Fiction / LGBTQ+ / Transgender, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Holiday, Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Gay, Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ+ […]
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter on September 24, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Adaptations & Pastiche, Fiction / Holidays, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Holidays & Vacation, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Fiction / Romance / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction […]
The Winners by Fredrik Backman on September 27, 2022 Genres: Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Small Town & Rural, Fiction / Sports Pages: 688 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads “We fool ourselves that we can protect the people we love, because if we accepted the truth we’d never let them out of our sight.” […]