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The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke

The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke on April 7, 2026 Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, Fiction / Thrillers / Crime Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives. Arthur Fletch, one of […]

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Echo of Atlantis: The Ūmdëdŭ Codex by K.P. Gillen

Ancient prophecies, awakening powers, and an academy for the gifted are reimagined in this sprawling YA novel about the allure of power beyond imagination. It’s one thing to be able to move objects with your mind, see the future, and read people’s thoughts. It’s another to study alongside other kids with abnormal abilities and face […]

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Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty

A memorial consultant at a suburban crematorium takes a pair of bolt cutters to a body nobody has claimed, wraps one finger, and posts it to a high school principal. Asked later why, she explains without embarrassment that she wanted an actual finger pointing at somebody. She is calm, apple-cheeked, wearing a blouse with a […]

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Review: Echoes of a Wild Girl’s Drum by Tiffini Johnson

Synopsis: I was seven when they tied me to the stake. They wanted me to burn, burn, burn like Nángi. I threw blackjack petals in her ashes, but not even the strongest herbs can make dead mothers come back. Nobody threw blackjack petals for me, but when my turn came, a boy broke rhythm for […]

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Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman: A Perfect World, Deliberately Annoying

An eighteen-year-old walks into a government office and is told to take a number. He waits the better part of an hour. When his number comes up he is questioned by an intake officer who asks him to rate his level of annoyance on a scale of one to ten, and then sends him to […]

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Runtime: Iggy’s Final Cut by Keith Jefferds

A sweeping Hollywood novel that blends a migration story with artistic ambition and a deep love of classic monster cinema Hollywood fiction demands a certain degree of nuanced attention to artistic ambition. But not all Hollywood novels are created equal. Many attempt to intertwine an artist’s coming-of-age story with some form of industry critique, often […]

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Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Partway through the spring conclave, the assembled scythes of MidMerica sit through a run of sales pitches. Vendors get ten minutes each to demonstrate new products to the Weaponsmaster, who controls procurement. One offers a digital poison that turns a person’s healing machinery against them; he uses the word victim and is dismissed on the […]

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Misconduct by Penelope Douglas

Misconduct by Penelope Douglas on December 1, 2015 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Women Pages: 400 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads Former tennis player Easton Bradbury is trying to be the best teacher she can be, trying to reach her bored students, trying to forget her […]

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The Dangers of Bad Beta Readers

I wish they wore hats. “Will insult writers for free.” Or “Out for blood.” Or “I don’t know what I’m talking about.” But too often, they’re smiling faces (hats or no hats) on the internet offering to read your book before it’s out. Maybe you found them in a Facebook group by posting your tagline and […]

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The Ghost Hunter’s Oath by John D. Lawton

A mysterious dagger unlocks a world of ghosts and secret societies for a grieving young woman in this gripping paranormal fantasy. Grief weighs heavy on Gabbie Kress, but that doesn’t stop the world from carrying on. It’s been almost a year since Gabbie’s mother was hit by a car. A year of Gabbie just getting […]