On Being Jewish Now: Essays and Reflections from Authors and Advocates On October 7th, 2023, Jews in Israel were attacked in the largest pogrom since the Holocaust. But Jews everywhere felt it and came together to process and to speak out in ways they never had before, like […]
All the Sinners Bleed A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, Charon has had only two murders. After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “His feet slid along the loose gravel as […]
The Girls in the Cabin Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST GRIPPING THRILLERS YOU’LL HEAR THIS YEAR. A father will do anything to keep his daughters safe. […]
Bitter Honey Two women. Four decades. A lifetime of secrets. 1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia’s warmth into Sweden’s winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there’s more to Lars than his […]
Don’t Feed the Lion Thank you to NetGalley and Arcadia Children’s Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. With unexpected twists and compelling characters, Don’t Feed the Lion explores how young people grapple with antisemitism, prejudice, allyship, and the […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “I pick my way across what could best […]
The Magnificent Ruins Thank you to Algonquin Books for sending me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her career at a New York publishing house when she learns that her grandfather has […]
The Tattered Cover Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. It was a dark, rainy night at Nora Pennington’s Miracle Books when a mysterious death brings the Secret, Book, and Scone Society into […]
The Ferryman and His Wife Thank you to NetGalley and Algonquin Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In the spirit of Amor Towles and George Saunders, the renowned, bestselling Norwegian author Frode Grytten takes listeners on a quietly […]
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