A freelance journalist covering a Quebec poetry festival is pulled into a dark web of intrigue and murder that may be his last story. In Lonely When You’re Dead by Roy Chaney, a Boston journalist seeking his next big story is assigned to cover the raucous atmosphere of the Quebec City Poetry Festival, but when […]
There is a particular kind of dread that Lisa Jewell does better than almost anyone, the dread that hides inside ordinary domestic life. A school run. A pub lunch. A stray dog trotting out of the bluebells. It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell opens on exactly that sort of quiet, sunlit afternoon, and […]
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong on October 14, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Horror / General, Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural Pages: 288 Format: Audiobook, Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Samantha Payne’s grandfather dies, she figures she won’t even get a mention in the will. After all, she hasn’t seen him in […]
Lyrically stunning and psychologically thrilling stories that blur the lines between reality, the imagination, and all the realms in between Lauren T. Davila’s debut short story collection The Patron Saint of White Menageries depict financial and social desperation, complex identities, and life-altering circumstances and decisions—all set against Hollywood and Los Angeles’s glitzy backdrop. Blending the […]
A winning fantasy adventure with affection for pirates, prophecy and heroines who don’t surrender to wonder without a fight The sea has always been a place to conceal things: bodies, treasure, grief, family history. In Tilly Hornsby’s Guardian of the Depths: Book I, the ocean isn’t just scenery or atmosphere. It’s inheritance. It’s threat. It’s […]
Every kingdom loves a champion, and the kingdom of Avoury adores Ellinore the Brave. She slays monsters. She hauls back cursed relics. The bards will not shut up about her. There is just one snag, and it is a whopper: most of her legend is invented. That cheerful, load-bearing lie anchors The Last Best Quest […]
The Other Side of Midnight was a quick and enjoyable read. Simone St. James is one of those authors who consistently delivers when I’m in the mood for a creepy ghost story, and this time she added a historical twist that really worked for me. Set in 1925 London, this book combines murder mystery, paranormal […]
A hero is not defined by alien power but by human compassion in The Extraterrestrial. Peter Van Oossanen explores what happens when extraordinary responsibility collides with deeply human desires for love, privacy, and belonging. Telling the story of of an extraterrestrial raised on Earth to combat crime and corruption, The Extraterrestrial examines sacrifice, justice, and […]
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Garbage In, Faster by Claude Hanhart
A useful business conversation that illustrates how AI is only as effective as its human lead Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a part of business already. Owners and leaders are using AI tools to save time in organization, communication, and customer experience. They’re hiring people to work with AI and are looking gleefully into a future […]
There is a particular pleasure in watching a heroine ruin her own life in the first three pages and feel only the smallest twinge of regret about it. Lady Ruby Ballimore does exactly that, dressed in a sparkling green gown she compares to tropical fronds, by announcing to a roomful of London’s finest that a […]