Hi All…Happy Monday to you! I can’t believe we are midway through January already. At some point, it feels like the days and weeks go on and on, then I see the date and am like wow. Another week, where I have not left the house. My husband and I watched a bunch of tv…

Hello, fellow readers! Hope you are setting your reading intentions and sticking with them this first full week of January. There is lots of good stuff happening at least for me, that are keeping me busy, but I was able to complete four books this first full week of January. Better Luck Next Time by…

Author: Torrey Peters Genre: Literary Fiction/LGTBQ Publisher: Random House Publication Date: January 12. 2021 Book Description: Reese almost had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York City, a job she didn’t hate. She had scraped together what previous generations of trans women could only dream of: a life of mundane,…

Author: Jamie Harrison Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Counterpoint Press Publication Date: January 12, 2021 Book Description: Set against the wild beauty of Montana as a woman attempts to heal from a devastating accident, this generational saga from the award-winning author of The Widow Nash is a heartfelt examination of how the deep bonds of family…

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope all of you had a relaxing holiday season, with lot’s of reading and coziness. We stayed home pretty much these past two week so I was able to get some good reading in and a lot of other things that I have trouble getting to during normal times…

Author: Mary-Beth Hughes Genre: Short Stories/General Fiction Publisher: Grove Press Publication Date: January 12, 2021 Book Description: A stunning story cycle from bestsellingNew York TimesNotable author, Mary-Beth Hughes, The Ocean House explores the fractured lives of families from a beach town on the Jersey Shore as the consequences of loss pass through generations. Faith, a mother of two…

Author: Mameve Medwed Genre: General Fiction/Women’s Fiction Publisher: Alcove Press Publication Date: January 12, 2021 Book Description: Her life turned upside down by a grim diagnosis, a small-town Maine woman sets about writing a “How To” life manual for her handsome yet hapless husband in a novel Elinor Lipman (Good Riddance, On Turpentine Lane) calls…

Author: Rachel Hawkins Genre: General Fiction Publisher: St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan Audio Publication Date: January 5, 2021 Book Description: A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins’s The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is…

Author: Danielle McLaughlin Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Random House Publication Date: January 5, 2020 Book Description: In this “delicate slow burn of a novel” (Jan Carson), a woman’s marriage and career are threatened by an old indiscretion just as she receives the opportunity of a lifetime—from the award–winning author of the “extraordinary” (Colum McCann) Dinosaurs…

I hope everyone had a happy holiday season, no matter what you celebrate, and that you get a few more days to celebrate heading into the New Year. I am back to work tomorrow, but hope to have some extra time this week to end this year on somewhat of a high note. I was…