Don't be.

A nail-biting novel by Peter Heller, "the great Zambian novel you didn’t know you were waiting for," a madcap noir, and more. 

A fascinating blend of true crime and history, proof that unreliable narrator thrillers are not passé, an especially epic fantasy (at 848 pages), and more.

"After many years of being silenced and afraid, books are what helped me build the courage to speak up against...injustices and tell the stories of the women in my debut novel."

A page-turner about the mysterious breakup of a fictional '70s band, a heart-pounding ode to climbing history and culture, and facing your fears, a nail-biting novel about a leisurely canoe trip that turns into a nightmare, and more...

Write about what you love, "or else you probably shouldn’t write at all"...

"Books are a reason to believe in magic"...

Life is too short to read books that just aren't grabbing you; Don't be afraid to abandon one and pick up another...

Many a tale of fractured families, but also a fascinating biographical novel that tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (and the famous film that followed).   

Mark Bowden revisits a cold case he originally encountered as a cub reporter, a rom-com of a read that'll have you laughing and crying, the latest by Colson Whitehead, and an ode to nature...

"Fiction isn’t for role model building, fiction is doing something much more complicated and deeper than that..."

A magical historical novel set in 1930s Malaysia, two dystopian thrillers, a wonderfully quirky coming-of-age memoir, and the story of one of the grossest miscarriages of justice in Cleveland's history.

Whitney Scharer brings Lee Miller out of Man Ray's shadow in her debut novel, The Age of Light. 

Two page-turning thrillers, a devastating yet life-affirming memoir, and a historical novel that captures Lee Miller and Man Ray’s passionate, and complicated, relationship...

They say people aren't reading as much fiction lately. Here's why we should buck that trend...