Shopaholics, rejoice! Sophie Kinsella has a new book, Finding Audrey. While it may be geared towards Young Adult readers, readers of all ages will love the return of Kinsella’s quirky wit and humor. Like your stories more spooky than sassy? Garth Nix’s new collection of short stories, To Hold the...
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This is a week of GORGEOUS covers. Not that we judge a book by it’s cover or anything, but it never hurts to have a fantastic story on your shelf that does double duty as poignant entertainment and art. With that in mind, be sure to pick up Book of...
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This week’s Biographies and Memoirs are heavy in Rockstars and Larger Than Life stories. Get a little historical with Kristen Green’s Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County, giggle at comedy and misadventures in Ali Wentworth’s Happily Ali After, and follow the life of a child genius in The...
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Rachel Howzell Hall writes gritty, captivating mysteries starring Elouise “Lou” Norton, the only African American, and only Female, LA homicide detective in her detail. An LA native, Rachel decided to write the hero that she felt her hometown needs. Her new release, Skies of Ash (May 2015, Macmillan) delves deep into the...
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What’s the News in Books this week? Well let us tell you: Books About Women, By Women, Less Likely to Win Awards, Says Study We have all heard of the Bechdel Test thank to this nifty TED talk. We know that we need more entertainment featuring female characters who aren’t dependent...
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My experience with online dating has been frenetic and problematic, to put it lightly (this post is book-related, I promise – stick with me). Okay, to be fair, online dating is sometimes fun. It’s the little fun moments that keep me coming back. Those moments of sophomoric joy force me to set...
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We have a soft spot for edgy YA fiction. The Tenderness of Thieves is a page- turning mix of psychological thriller and summer love story. Likened to Gone Girl, this story is now, definitely, sitting on our bookshelf. We reached out to the author, Donna Freitas, to learn more about...
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When we first heard about The Life and Death of Sophie Stark, we got so excited to feature it that we accidentally selected it twice. In two different genres (Literary Fiction and Mystery). Any book that uses the word ‘iconoclastic’ in the first sentence of the description sounds like a book...
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The life of Elon Musk is nothing short of inspiring. At only 43 years of age, Musk has tackled some of the biggest technological challenges facing humanity including: Electric Cars, Space Flight, and Solar Energy. Ashlee Vance, experienced Silicon Valley historian, recently wrote a biography of Elon which follows Musk’s life...
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but this week’s new book releases are fantastic. Really fantastic. So fantastic that we decided to pick some of the books that our readers are buzzing about and give them away. Want to win six brand new new books by bestselling authors like Stephen...
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