My Review: “You can have everything, and still not have enough.” This absolutely explosive courtroom drama, narrated by the fabulous Marin Ireland, explores issues of consent, rage, power imbalance, wealth and the criminal justice system. It’s also a fast-paced family drama that is not what it seems at first. There is a whopper of… Keep Reading
TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by GABRIELLE ZEVIN
My Review: Epic. I never imagined a novel about gaming would be so beautiful. There is a lot to unpack in this novel. Readers have noted the book’s length but I only had the length of the audiobook to go by – a hefty (for me) 13 hours and 51 minutes. But for… Keep Reading
EVERY SUMMER AFTER by CARLEY FORTUNE
About the Book: Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering… Keep Reading
CARRIE SOTO IS BACK by TAYLOR JENKINS REID
About the Book: In this powerful novel about the cost of greatness, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback when the world considers her past her prime—from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. But… Keep Reading
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING by JULIA WHELAN
About the Book: From the author of My Oxford Year, Julia Whelan’s uplifting novel tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narrator—who has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accident—and her journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance when she agrees to narrate one last romance novel. For Sewanee… Keep Reading
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by SHELBY VAN PELT
About the Book: For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying… Keep Reading
COUNTERFEIT by KIRSTIN CHEN
About the Book: For fans of Hustlers and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, the story of two Asian American women who band together to grow a counterfeit handbag scheme into a global enterprise–an incisive and glittering blend of fashion, crime, and friendship from the author of Bury What We Cannot… Keep Reading
LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by BONNIE GARMUS
About the Book: Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except… Keep Reading
COUNT THE WAYS by JOYCE MAYNARD
About the Book: In her most ambitious novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard takes on the story of a family from the hopeful early days of young marriage to parenthood, divorce, and its costly aftermath—to illuminate how the mistakes of parents are passed down through generations to fester, or… Keep Reading
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by JESSAMINE CHAN
About the Book: In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance. Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her… Keep Reading