This is a book about friendship, loss, finding happiness, time travel, and most of all—magical books. I was so drawn into our book-loving protagonist’s world as she discovers these fantastical books that there were multiple nights I stayed up reading far past my bedtime. This book is a necessary read for anyone who’s dreamed of …
1930s Kentucky: Cussy Mary Carter is a packhorse librarian who brings books to the people of Troublesome Creek. She is also part of a family who has a unique shade of blue skin– a trait that causes suspicion and distrust within her own community. This historical fiction novel is as fascinating as it is educational …
I was so excited when I saw this book in my publisher catalogs – Jess Kidd flirted with the mystery genre with her 2020 novel Things in Jars, which also happened to be the first of her novels that I picked up. It was so weird, dark and so delightful. She’s fully embraced the genre with …
The Wedding People reminds me of a movie I saw years ago called “A Wedding” which starred numerous big names, including Carol Burnett, who was a hoot. Actually, the two stories aren’t really alike, but they are both big weddings filled with tons of people and a particular person who drops in to wreak havoc. …
Something is slowly creeping towards giant walls from the sea? All tech and buildings are made out of mushrooms and plants? Murder?! This book really has everything and more. If you’re looking for a refreshing and strange read, The Tainted Cup checks all the boxes, from murder-mystery to fantasy to sci-fi. –Kelly S., Village Books, …
The Hairdresser’s Son is an exquisite literary achievement about mystery, discovery, the search for understanding, and the potential for change. Cornelis left the day he learned his wife was pregnant, leaving home only to meet death a day later. Now, his son, Simon, is running the inherited barber shop left to him by the man …
It actually had me laughing out loud. The voice is refreshing; at a time when it seems AI is seeping into everything, you can almost feel the warmth of the human touch here. –Laura, Paulina Springs Books, Sisters, OR Treat yourself to a road trip of a book from Paulina Springs and other independent bookstores.
The city-ship Safina is at a breaking point. Past generations of crew overthrew the ship’s AI, banned networked technology, and created new systems of social stratification and control. Their original mission persists – deliver sleeping colonists to a new planet – but they’re still centuries from their destination. With tension and instability rising, will it be grounds …
Shelly, recently single and unemployed, has moved home with her parents and started a new job at a plant nursery with the mysterious (and hot) Neve. What she doesn’t know is that a sentient, and perhaps violent, orchid named Baby is watching. A little queer, a little spooky, and a great horror read for spring. …
The atmosphere of the Bog Wife is damp, oppressive, and ever present in the drama surrounding family history, tradition, and obligation with a specter of the supernatural haunting the periphery. The layers of metaphor stack upon each other like the sphagnum moss that layers the bog to become a rich peat. —Obadiah, Sherwood Bookstore, Sherwood, …
