Author: Rachel Kapelke-Dale Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: December 7 2021 Book Description: Dare Me meets Black Swan and Luckiest Girl Alive in a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a trio of ballerinas who meet as students at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Thirteen years ago, Delphine abandoned her prestigious…
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Author: Wiley Cash Genre: Literary Mystery Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: September 21, 2021 Book Description: The eagerly awaited novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home, a tender and haunting story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory When the roar of a…
Read MoreThe Island of Missing Trees – Mini Book Review
Author: Elif Shafak Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: November 2, 2021 Book Description: Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden…
Read MoreFight Night – Book Review
Author: Miriam Toews Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: October 5, 2021 Book Description: “You’re a small thing,” Grandma writes, “and you must learn to fight.” Swiv’s Grandma, Elvira, has been fighting all her life. From her upbringing in a strict religious community, she has fought those who wanted to take away her joy,…
Read MoreJust One Look – Book Review
Author: Lindsay Cameron Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Publisher: Ballentine Books Publication Date: July 27, 2021 Book Description: Eyes aren’t the windows to the soul. Emails are.Cassie Woodson is adrift. After suffering an epic tumble down the corporate ladder, Cassie finds the only way she can pay her bills is to take a thankless temp job…
Read MoreFlesh & Blood – Mini Book Review
Author: N. West Moss Genre: Memoir Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: October 12, 2021 Book Description: Honest, warm, and witty, this memoir reads like a chat with a dear friend sharing her insight and her vulnerabilities and taking us along as she heals. Complete with family stories over cocktails and a new friend named Claude,…
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Author: Tamara Shopsin Genre: Women’s Fiction Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: October 19th, Book Description: From the incomparable New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Tamara Shopsin, a debut novel about a NYC printer repair technician who comes of age alongside the Apple computer—featuring original artistic designs by the author. NAMED A MOST…
Read MoreLorna Mott Comes Home – Book Review
Author: Diane Johnson Genre: Fiction Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication Date: June 29, 2021 Book Description: Lorna Mott Dumas, small, pretty, high-strung, the epitome of a successful woman–lovely offspring, grandchildren, health, a French husband, a delightful house and an independent career as an admired art lecturer involving travel and public appearances, expensive clothes. She’s…
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Author: Beck Dorey-Stein Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Random House Publication Date: June 29, 2021 Book Description: Old friends discover how much has changed (and how much has stayed the same) when they reunite in their seaside hometown for one unforgettable summer—from the New York Times bestselling author of From the Corner of the OvalWhen Kate…
Read MoreThis Shining Life – Book Review
Author: Harriet Kline Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Random House Publication Date: June 22, 2021 Book Description: A boy struggling to process an unexpected loss believes he has been given a series of clues to the biggest puzzle of all—the meaning of life—in this deeply felt debut novel. “An exquisitely beautiful and compelling novel about love,…
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