BOOKLOVES

A past obsession turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse between a serial killer and his hero. Killer Looks is an intriguing psychological mystery where every move becomes part of a twisted addictive puzzle. The question isn’t who committed the murders, we already know that. Instead, it is whether detectives can catch him […]

Some books ask you to suspend disbelief. Better Angel asks you to suspend certainty. Caryn Green has written one of the most original speculative novels I’ve encountered in years, though even that label feels too narrow. Blending historical fiction, political commentary, philosophy, and an affectionate character study of Abraham Lincoln, Better Angel becomes something wholly […]

The weekly report is late. It is always late, because Debra in Accounting has never once filed it on time, and the receptionist whose job it is to chase her has learned to build the chase into her Thursday. Then Debra turns up in the boss’s office speaking in a voice that is not hers, […]

A lively memoir of life as a new American and how the feeling of being new lasts longer than most might expect Alex Krieger fondly recounts his experience as an immigrant who not only embraced America and all her opportunities but strived to make the most of them through a career in design and urban […]

A seminarian discovers there’s a lot more to life than purpose in ministry in this novel of personal growth and inner strength. John Cheyenne Wilbur’s Grace Notes is part coming-of-age story, part journey of faith, and completely readable in a single sitting. Fast-paced and genuinely funny, it’s nearly impossible not to root for Jerry Cradleman […]

Somewhere in the middle of a firefight, a battle for a city and the discovery of a lost planet, the book stops and hands a chapter to a slug. The slug is called Bob. Bob is a friendly slug. Bob likes friends. And Bob has many friends, and many of his friends are new friends. […]

A thoughtful manifesto on Christianity as a framework for understanding human consciousness “Any system that attempts to eradicate human nature cannot endure; it unravels under its own contradictions.” Why do societies collapse while others endure? Huizhen Sheng, MD, PhD, argues that the answer lies not in economics, politics, or technology alone but in humanity’s incomplete […]

In a growing loneliness epidemic, ordinary kindness can still bloom. There is no easier time to be lonely. Still grappling with the aftermath of a global pandemic, society has undergone a paradigm shift that has proven difficult to reverse. Activities that once invited camaraderie and friendship are now performed largely alone, reshaped by convenience, caution, […]