Woman With the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

When the Nazis raid Krakow’s ghetto where the Jewish population has been forced to live, some of the residents escape into the city’s sewer system to avoid the horror of the concentration camps and gas . . . read more »

Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany

I was looking for a new mystery to read when I chanced upon this title, and I am so glad I did. Murder in a Teacup is the perfect cozy mystery to curl up with . . . read more »

Beach Read by Emily Henry

I recently read Beach Read by Emily Henry. It’s an amazing lighthearted enemies-to-lovers with characters that are easy to fall in love with. Emily Henry does a great job explaining her own writing process when . . . read more »

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

I recently began a foray into YA mysteries and after reading “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson, I must say that I have found a new favorite book. This twisty thriller keeps . . . read more »

The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

This book is the sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, a wonderful novel about the Kentucky Pack Horse Librarians Project, a project started during the depression as part of the New Deal. The . . . read more »

Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel

Widowed Eva Traube Adams enjoys working in the library even though she is well past retirement age.  When she sees an article about a recently discovered religious text with some sort of code that nobody . . . read more »

Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis by Laura Kipnis

Now that we’re (hopefully) moving on from the pandemic, the last couple of years can seem like something from a dystopian novel: staying inside, worrying about the next variant, and hoarding toilet paper. In this . . . read more »

Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montogomery

In the Soul of an Octopus Sy Montogomery describes her experiences as she befriends several octopi with different personalities—gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. The creatures show their cleverness in many ways: escaping very . . . read more »

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmead and Don Yeager

While we have all heard of Andrew Jackson, most of us know little about the fatherless 14-year-old boy, imprisoned by the British in 1881, who lost both of his brothers to the war and then . . . read more »

Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks

This book is about a 36-year-old woman trying to figure out her life and where it should go after a fight with her boyfriend of six years who has never proposed. The second main character . . . read more »

Inheritance by Dani Shapiro

A DNA test taken on a lark reveals surprising results.  Blonde haired, blue-eyed Dani is not the daughter of her Jewish father, but the product of artificial insemination.  Dani’s tale of finding her biological father . . . read more »

Our House by Louise Candlish

This is a “domestic suspense” novel that I read cover-to-cover last weekend. Right from the beginning this book held my attention when the mom returns home after being away for two days to find someone . . . read more »