A gloriously clever mashup of genres that captures the loneliness of space and the joy of finding companions to explore it with. I laughed one page, cried the next, and cheered for Demeter and her motley crew throughout. Of Monsters and Mainframes is a delight from start to finish. –Maiga, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR Feel …
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati is a brutal and beautiful retelling of her story. For fans of The Song of Achilles, Circe, Stoneblind, and lots more. This is a must read if you love powerful badass women in charge. –Marrakech, Country Bookshelf, Boseman, MT Get your Greek on at Country Bookshelf and other independent bookstores. Retellings, …
America in the years leading into WW2 went through astonishing twists and turns in the efforts of homegrown Nazis and Fascists, who worked with great coordination and sophistication to destroy Democracy and install authoritarian rule. Their primary tools were propaganda, misinformation, and overwhelming antisemitism, and their funding was largely from the Nazi regime. Among their …
Yours Cheerfully: the best possible antidote for the blahs, the doldrums, all slumps, but also effective against letdowns and general malaise. Loved. Every. Word. —Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry This book, the sequel to Dear Mrs. Bird, can be read as a stand-alone or in sequence. It is also a staff pick of Karen …
Read Starling House if . . . – you enjoy the fog -you’ve read a Stephen King or V. E. Schwab Book – you love the taste and/or smell of coffee. –Rachel, Browsers, Olympia, WA Find an atmospheric read at Browsers and other independent bookstores.
This is Henry’s third romance novel and dare we say her best yet! We both fell in love with Beach Read and adored People We Meet On Vacation, but Book Lovers is *chef’s kiss* FANTASTIC! Book Lovers is full of the laugh out loud humor, clever wit, heart, and steaminess Henry is best at. We …
I did not know that I would find pleasure in the rain. I grew up in northern Alberta on the edge of the subarctic, where everything is covered in snow for several months of the year. I moved to Vancouver, BC to teach and to write. It rained every day that first January. I was …
The first time I saw the ocean, I was 19, at a distant family member’s wedding on the California coast. The first time I saw the Atlantic, I was 30. The friend who picked me up at the Boston airport at midnight exited the freeway and pulled up to an empty beach so I could …
Buckle up! You’re in for a wild ride. No Place Left to Hide is a gripping thriller full of twists and turns, both figuratively and literally. –Aly, Beach Books, Seaside, OR Aly’s recommendation was selected by the American Booksellers Association for the January/ February 2025 Kids’ Indies Next List. Find this and more recommended books …
Hilarious! in an irreverent and delightful way! One seems to come across these characters somewhere along life’s road. Yay Oh Canada! –Michelle, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA From the publisher: A year after forest fires ravaged the town of Crow Valley and claimed the life of Dale Jepson—karaoke legend, local prison guard, and all-around good guy—the …
