Category: We Recommend

Give yourself a scare this October with some of these frighteningly good, horror-able reads! Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined, until now. But the journals of resident Kate Holland,…

So many great authors and titles to choose from. Here are a few to get you started! Afterlife: A Novel Antonia Vega, the immigrant writer at the center of Afterlife, has had the rug pulled out from under her. She has just retired from the college where she taught English when her beloved husband, Sam, suddenly dies. And then more jolts:…

Whodunit? Find out in these recent mysteries! Blood Oath: A Novel Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper of the Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit is finally back at work following a leave of absence. With more women feeling empowered to name their abusers, Alex is eager to return to the courtroom to do what she does best. As…

On this most unusual Independence Day, here are some books about an ever changing, increasingly diverse America. American Like Me In American Like Me, America Ferrera invites thirty-one of her friends, peers, and heroes to share their stories about life between cultures. We know them as actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers. However, they…

From Tokyo to the Scottish countryside and locales in between, experience a slice of life beyond your neighborhood in these novels with a strong sense of place. Bookshop on the Corner Until yesterday, Nina Redmond was a librarian in the hectic city. But now the job she loved is no more. Determined to make a…

Bring a little laughter into your world with these humorous novels. Honestly, We Meant Well Sue Ellen Wright has what she thinks is a close to perfect life. A terrific career as a classics professor, a loving husband, and a son who is just about to leave the nest. But then disaster strikes. She learns…

An American Marriage Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn’t…

Celebrate Women’s History Month by exploring these writers’ ideas for the female future. Believe Me Believe Me outlines how trusting women is the critical foundation for future progress. Contributors ask and answer the crucial question: What would happen if we didn’t just believe women, but acted as though they matter? Believe Me is an essential roadmap for…

Forget Me Not Haunted by a life he can’t remember, amnesia victim “Ray Sullivan” built walls around his heart and a quiet life running boat tours–a life that includes no recollection of his wife Ashley. Doctors warn Ashley of the danger in forcing her husband to remember the past. Though she longs to tell him…