In an interview with the Amazon Book Review, author Caroline Fraser discusses her discoveries about Wilder's father, Charles Ingalls; the sources of Laura's ecstatic relationship to landscape; and the much-debated question of how much Wilder's daughter, Rose, contributed to the writing of the books that made Wilder so beloved to generations of children.
Read moreOur January selections are bittersweet, with a posthumous release from the late, great Denis Johnson, a novel that examines the after-effects of a school shooting, and one about a psychic renown for being able to foretell the day anyone will die (ok, I swear, there is some sweet in here, too)...
Read moreWith weather like this, it's a great time to read a mystery or thriller. The best seller lists bear that out.
Slip on your headphones or pop in your earbuds and allow these excellent narrators to sweep you off to faraway worlds.
Welcome to 2018, where we begin with five excellent graphic novels that feature love, politics, and depressed superheroes.
Read moreIn this edition, a book to help you cure your commitment issues, an action/adventure to moon over, and inspiration to spur another Ice Bucket Challenge...
Read moreTen new romance novels hitting shelves between now and the end of April... and that we can't wait to get our hands on.
Read moreFor the first time, the finalists for the PEN/ Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction are all women...
Read moreA group of friends + a big football game + a smoking hot grill = a good time in the making.
Read moreWe're accustomed to films based on books. But let's explore another kind of tie-in, one usually found in supermarket spinner-racks or airport kiosks specializing in mints and magazines. Books for those who need more after leaving the theater or switching off the TV: more Battlestar Galactica, more Porky's, more Buck Rogers, more....
Read moreThe mystery of who is up for the Edgars has finally been solved...
Read moreA fresh batch of children's books to celebrate the holiday of the heart. Some of them are sweet, some are funny, and some remind us that love is all around us, every day of the year.
Read moreScience fiction and fantasy pioneer Ursula K. Le Guin passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018, after a rich lifetime of writing inventive, intelligent fiction and sharp-eyed nonfiction.
Read moreChicklit, mysteries, and a handful of classics for reading in the wee small hours.
Read moreWhy read fiction? In this guest post, the author of one of our Best of the Month picks for January, offers a very compelling reason...
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