Searching. Searching. Searching for the right, the perfect adjectives to describe Rebecca Makkai‘s third and latest novel, The Great Believers. I’m leaning toward monumental, but that […]
Historical Fiction: Alison Weir
The book is Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen. The series is Six Tudor Queens, and if you are up on your English history, you will […]
Historical Mystery Times Two: Mariah Fredericks and Dianne Freeman
Shadow and sunshine: here are two (two!!) new historical mystery series launches, both taking place around the turn of the twentieth century. One is on […]
Whoa, Now There’s a Random Book Blog Post
Here we go, an exercise in randomness. Because I seriously don’t know who (besides me) would read all three of these books. Different genres, different […]
The Christie Project
If you are in the mood to delve into a classic Mystery series, Heights Libraries is here to help! I myself have decided that it’s […]
High Fantasy: Ilana C. Myer
In her first two novels, which give rise to hope that there will be an extended series coming our way, Ilana C. Myer creates a […]
The Gothic Novel: Laura Andersen
If you love hair-raising Gothic novels, you can’t do better than The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen. This is a complex, well-plotted novel that came out […]
Literary Fiction: Gregory Blake Smith
This is another one of those terrific books that defies genre categories…I’m feeling grateful for the Literary Fiction designation! which to me denotes a book […]
Seafaring Adventures: William Westbrook
Ahoy, there! Announcing a new novel for historical fiction readers who enjoy a salty adventure on the high seas! William Westbrook launches (!) a new series […]