Title: Mistletoe and Mr. Right (Moose Springs, Alaska #2)Author: Sarah Morgenthaler Genre: Romance, HolidayPublished On: October 6, 2020Publisher: Sourcebooks CasablancaSource: digitalPages: 352 Synopsis: How the moose (almost) stole Christmas. Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can’t stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana’s …
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ARC Review | Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy by Reid Forgrave
Title: Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy Author: Reid Forgrave Genre: Nonfiction, MemoirPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: physicalPages: 288 CW: Suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, animal death Synopsis: βA monumental achievement of deep reporting and expert storytelling.β βMichael Sokolove, author of The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino βI …
Blog Tour | A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son by Michael Ian Black
Title: A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son Author: Michael Ian Black Genre: Nonfiction, MemoirPublished On: September 15, 2020Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: physical, digitalPages: 304 Synopsis: βRaw, intimate, and true . . . A Better Man cracked me wide open, and itβs a template for the conversation we need to be having with our boys.ββPeggy Orenstein, …
ARC Book Review | The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Title: The Darkest EveningAuthor: Ann Cleeves Genre: MysteryPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Minotaur BooksSource: digitalPages: 336 Synopsis: From Ann CleevesβNew York TimesΒ bestselling and award-winning author of theΒ VeraΒ andΒ ShetlandΒ series, both of which are hit TV showsβcomes the stunning new Vera Stanhope novel. On the first snowy night of winter, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope sets off for her home …
ARC Book Review | Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen
Title: Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen LandAuthor: Toni JensenΒ Genre: NonfictionPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digitalPages: 304 CW: All of them. But mostly physical, emotional, and gun violence. Synopsis: A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the authorβs encounters …
ARC Book Review | His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
Title: His Only WifeAuthor: Peace Adzo Medie Genre: FictionPublished On: September 1, 2020Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: physicalPages: 288 Synopsis: Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Piousβs house with his many wives and …
ARC Book Review | Fable by Adrienne Young
Title: FableAuthor: Adrienne Young Genre: Young Adult FantasyPublished On: September 1, 2020Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: ebookPages: 368 Synopsis: Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Where a young girl must find her place and her family while trying to survive in a world built for men. …
Book Review | Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan
Title: Queen MoveAuthor: Kennedy RyanGenre: RomancePublished On: May 26, 2020Publisher: Blue Box PressSource: digitalPages: 300 Synopsis: The boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can’t haveβ¦Β Dig a little and you’ll find photos of me in the bathtub with Ezra Stern.Get your mind out of the gutter. We were six months …
Book Review | Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Title: Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5)Author: Stephenie MeyerGenre: Young Adult, FantasyPublished On: August 4, 2020Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersSource: physicalPages: 662 Synopsis: When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met inΒ Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward’s …
ARC Book Review | Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman
Title: Paris Never Leaves YouAuthor: Ellen Feldman Genre: Historical FictionPublished On: August 4, 2020Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: ebookPages: 368 Synopsis: “Masterful. Magnificent. A passionate story of survival and a real page turner. This story will stay with me for a long time.” βHeather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey Living through WWII working in a Paris …