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I really enjoyed listening to Whale Fall (2024) by Elizabeth O’Connor, and at just 4 hours, you can finish it one afternoon or on a weekend road trip!

Sharon McMahon, host of the podcast Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, debuts with a compelling blend of biography and history that sheds light on little known figures who made a difference. The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Foun

If you're a fan of fast-paced thrillers and mystery, Megan Miranda's The Only Survivors (2023) is a must-read (or rather, a must-listen!). This audiobook brings to life the gripping story of a group of people who survived a tragic accident and are now reunited years later.

I recently saw American Fiction. The film was well-reviewed, and I understand why. In fact, enough time has passed since my viewing, that I find myself wanting to re-watch it. Not only was the movie enjoyable and the acting terrific, the story really left me thinking.

In a Cottage in a Wood (2017) by Cass Green offers readers a gripping tale of suspense and mystery. Set against the backdrop of a secluded cottage in the woods, the novel follows Neve as she unravels a dark and sinister secret hidden within its walls.

Rebecca, Not Becky (2023) by co-authors Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton Greene, is a thoughtful and entertaining story about two wealthy stay-at-home moms, one Black, one white, dealing with the complexities of race and privilege in a post-George Fl

A Trojan Horse. That's how author Xochitl Gonzalez describes her debut novel, Olga Dies Dreaming (2022), a work of contemporary fiction set in Brooklyn and Puerto Rico, primarily in 2017.

When I read that Palace of the Drowned was set in Venice, Italy, off-season, and reminiscent of the novels of Patricia Highsmith, in that the prose is lush, the plot suspenseful in a kind of nagging, slow-burn way, I thought it sounded like my cup of proverbial tea.

In The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (2009), author Alan Bradley introduces readers to the charming and precocious eleven-year-old protagonist, Flavia de Luce.

Night Film (2013), the latest novel by Marisha Pessl, author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics, recently caught my attention as I browsed audio books. Post-holidays, I wanted something entertaining and gripping, a mystery or thriller to spice things up a bit.

Over the holidays I listened to the audiobook of Pineapple Street (2023), Jenny Jackson's debut novel. Jackson happens to be a Vice-President and Executive Editor at Knopf Doubleday and has edited the likes of Emily St.

Get yourself a cup of coffee, a pastry, and get cozy while reading A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss. For fans of romance who like a cozy setting and delicious descriptions of food and drink, this book has all that and then some.