A historic feat on an extrasolar planet soon turns chaotic in this conspiracy-fueled sci-fi page-turner. Randy Brown’s First Step is the much-awaited sequel to his earlier work, First, which begins with a SpaceFirst astronaut, Eve, about to become the first human to step on Primis, an extrasolar planet. Remembering Neil Armstrong, of course she is […]
A playful collection of short poems combining deep thought with intense sensory richness Starting from the back of the volume, like we would do perusing at the bookstore, we read in the author’s note of Yes, I’m going to write myself well that Edgar Ballantyne likes poetry “because it’s the shape that thoughts come in […]
Six months ago, during the live finale of Season 4, contestant Alicia Angelos was found dead inside a prop coffin on set. The suspect list was short, the evidence was thin, and one person in particular took the blame in the court of public opinion: her younger sister Sierra. Now Season 5 is underway, and […]
The Storm by Kate Chopin was written in 1898 but not published during her lifetime. The story takes place during a huge storm in the Southern United States This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. The Storm by Kate Chopin The Storm by Kate Chopin […]
A propulsive cyberpunk thriller that imagines a corporate-owned Alaska teetering on the brink of global war, asking whether the people who start fires can survive the conflagration In Dillenback’s debut novel, MIR.EXE, Alaska has seceded from the United States, and a superconducting alloy called PermaFlux has made it the richest nation on Earth—all of it […]
A tense, character-driven mystery in the Puerto Vallarta expat community Puerto Vallarta is popular with American tourists and expatriates, which keeps its US consulate busy. For Consul Amanda Pennyworth, it’s practically bureaucratic bliss, but it also poses a dilemma. “She had become so comfortable here. And that, of course, was exactly what the State Department, […]
The Coworker by Freida McFadden on August 23, 2023 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic, Fiction / Thrillers / General Pages: 370 Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. […]
There is a moment early in Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell where the protagonist, freshly abandoned by her soon-to-be ex-husband, goes to a concert alone. Not as a dramatic gesture. Not as a healing ritual. She just wanted to see the band. That specificity, the low-stakes, lived-in particularity of it, sets the tone for everything […]
Synopsis: Nine-year-old Zoe Meadows is the new kid in Ivy Creek. For homeschooled Zoe, every day starts the same: breakfast, then to the living room where Miss Ellis awaits. Only today, Zoe can’t focus—not when she notices neighborhood children playing outside, children she’s yet to meet. Watching all this unfold, Zoe’s parents decide it’s time […]
A bumper month of May sees the much anticipated release of John of John by acclaimed Scottish author Douglas Stuart and new novel from the wonderful ‘Pemi Aguda. Enjoy 5 Marvelous New Books for May 2026! This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. 5 Marvelous […]