About the Book: Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer. 2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with… Keep Reading
AMERICAN DIRT by JEANINE CUMMINS
About the Book: También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to… Keep Reading
SUCH A FUN AGE by KILEY REID
About the Book: A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets… Keep Reading
EVERYDAY HISTORY BY ALICE ARCHER
Everyday History by Alice Archer Publisher: Shine Even If Release Date (Print & Ebook/Audio): January 30, 2020 Length (Print & Ebook/Audio): 318 pages Subgenre: Contemporary gay romance Tropes: Age gap romance About the Book: If you woo, win, and walk away, a second chance is going to cost you. Headstrong Ruben Harper has yet… Keep Reading
THREE WOMEN by LISA TADDEO
About the Book: A riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women, based on nearly a decade of reporting. Hailed as “a dazzling achievement” (Los Angeles Times) and “riveting page-turner that explores desire, heartbreak, and infatuation in all its messy, complicated nuance” (The Washington Post), Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women… Keep Reading
ASK AGAIN, YES by MARY BETH KEANE
About the Book: How much can a family forgive? A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the bond between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power of forgiveness. Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, two rookie cops in the NYPD, live… Keep Reading
THE TESTAMENTS: THE SEQUEL TO THE HANDMAID’S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD
ABOUT THE BOOK: In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred’s future at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her–freedom, prison or death…. Keep Reading
INSIDE OUT: A MEMOIR by DEMI MOORE
ABOUT THE BOOK: Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight—or the headlines. Even as Demi was becoming… Keep Reading
THE PAPER WASP by LAUREN ACAMPORA
About the Book: An electrifying debut novel from the acclaimed author of The Wonder Garden, The Paper Wasp is a riveting knife-edge story of two women’s dark friendship of twisted ambition set against the backdrop of contemporary Hollywood In small-town Michigan, Abby Graven leads a solitary life. Once a bright student on… Keep Reading
WILD GAME: MY MOTHER, HER LOVER AND ME by ADRIENNE BRODEUR
About the Book: A daughter’s tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity. On a hot July night on Cape Cod when Adrienne was fourteen, her mother, Malabar, woke her at midnight with five simple words that would set the course of both of their… Keep Reading
