Lily and the Octopus
By Steven Rowley This book is a surprise. In a slow revelation LILY AND THE OCTOPUS pivots from a simple “boy loves dog” tale to...
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Women Talking
By Miriam Toews Stunning tour de force! A fierce cleaver of a book, WOMEN TALKING, slashes through ugly cords of patriarchy and...
28 Summers
By Elin Hilderbrand Delicious Nantucket lovefest and escape Now I know what all the Nantucket fuss is about in Elin Hilderbrand’s books....
The Color of Ice
By Barbara Linn Probst Intense, inner journey is ultimately explosive. Like a triptych’s last panel, The Color of Ice (Barbara Linn...
The Giant: A Novel of Michelangelo’s David
By Laura Morelli Compelling novel pulls us back to root for Michelangelo! It was on a trip to Italy with my family when I was 13 years...
Raphael, Painter in Rome
By Stephanie Storey Smoldering rivalry drives the pace It’s embarrassing but I never realized until now that when my art history...
Daughter of the Shadows
By Kerry Chaput This woman is a force. This female protagonist, Isabelle, enters the page with a razor intensity fueled by rage and pain...
Caste
By Isabel Wilkersen This important nonfiction narrative is a thunderclap. Like the tension before a summer storm, each chapter builds a...
The Four Winds
By Kristin Hannah Journey of hardship and bittersweet triumph. There’s so much to admire about this book—a sweeping backdrop of a slice...
When We Were Friends
By Nancy Yeager Escalating danger, accelerating romance. Taunt, intricate and ultimately warm-hearted, When We Were Friends is one of the...
Finding Perfect
By Colleen Hoover Instantly caught up and invested! I’ve been curious about Colleen Hoover – four bestsellers on the NYT Bestseller List...
The Last Thing He Told Me
By Laura Dave I rocketed through this page-turner. Protagonist Hannah is launched into the blind-siding mysterious disappearance of her...
The Paris Library
By Janet Skeslien Charles Loved the little love notes to books sprinkled within this multi-textured, dual timeline story: bookmates,...
Spark Change – 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution
By Jennie Lee Intuition, acceptance, accountability. My copy of this profound little book on introspection is laced with highlighted...
By Invitation Only
By Dorothea Benton Frank Pull me up a chair, I’m there! Oh, what a charming, charming delightful fun read! I want to move to South...
In the Shadow of the Apennines
By Kimberly Sullivan Women helping women when past bursts to life in the present In the Shadow of the Apennines is a beautiful story...
The Unlocked Path
By Janis Robinson Daly There’s something so satisfying in reading about our female forebears. Women who followed an internal urging to...
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
By Taylor Jenkins Reid A sweet surprise! Delicious book. Taylor Jenkins Reid delivers another multi-faceted story from a captivating...
The Matzah Ball
By Jean Meltzer Super fun Christmas read! Who wouldn’t love a story about a nice Jewish girl with a big secret – she loves Christmas! And...
Dare Not Tell
By Elaine Aucoin Schroller Electric witty vulnerability and sexual tension. Brilliant beginning: The seed of a secret is slid skillfully...
The Seven Day Switch
By Kelly Harms Body-swapping mind-bending fun! OK, Kelly – super fun, book! I loved the premise – body-swapping! And being able to...
The Midnight Library
By Matt Haig I wanna “do over” too! “Do overs” – such an appealing idea! Even better – do your life over and see if it works out, if it...
When We Were Young and Brave
By Hazel Gaynor Little known, terror-stricken true story. The little known terror-stricken story of British children and teachers...
The Lincoln Highway
By Amor Towles What drives a man? In a throwback to the 1950s, the story takes us on a cross-country journey with a group of guys running...
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