Memorable and literary, I had double the pleasure with “All the Light We Cannot See,” which I read and listened to when it was first...

Shocked. That’s the reaction I got when I told my daughter I was listening to the new book by Britney Spears. Though this autobiography...

It’s 1874, a buckboard makes its way to an insane asylum in Weston, West Virginia. A Civil War veteran drives the wagon. Beside him is...

An engrossing blend of true crime and fiction makes “Bright Young Women,” by Jessica Knoll, a page turner that pulls you in as soon as...

I’ve been a Paulette Jiles fan since “Enemy Women” was published in 2002. Since then, Jiles has never disappointed, securing an abundant...

It begins with a daring, frigid escape in the wilds—a girl flees for her life, from those who would kill her on the spot or return her to...

Locksburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for “Small Town Sins,” a gritty novel with an addictive storyline by Ken Jaworowski. The book...

The impetus behind Angie Kim’s new novel, “Happiness Falls,” can be traced to the difficulties she had adapting to a foreign culture when...

It’s been a while since I read a book that made me laugh out loud, but that’s what happened as I walked the Brit walk with Jason Fitger,...

For over a year, Tara Connelly has been in Taconic Correctional, a medium security facility where she’s been a model prisoner. The day...

Any reader who’s been to Yellowstone will revel in “The Last Ranger.” Author Peter Heller entices once again, adding another exciting...

While fiction is my preferred genre, I do enjoy narrative non-fiction too— “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” “Hidden Valley Road,” “Devil...

She’s been kept prisoner in the garden shed for five years, this woman he renames Rachel. He brings her food and water daily and uses her...

Three generations of women narrate “Banyan Moon,” an immersive, heartfelt novel by Thao Thai. The matriarch of the story, Minh, is...

Author Kathleen Grisson found inspiration for her new novel “Crow Mary,” in 2000 when she visited Fort Walsh in Cypress Hills,...

Wise advice and delightful anecdotes abound in “The Book of Charlie: 109 Years in the Pursuit of Happiness.” This non-fiction read might...

Alex, the main character in Emma Cline’s immersive, addictive novel “The Guest,” has been staying at a Long Island beach house owned by...

The Richmond, Virginia theater fire of December 26, 1911, caused a significant loss of life for a young United States of America....

“It is the summer of 1855, and you are free,” Sarah, the narrator of “The Lost Wife,” states with relief, at the beginning of a searing...

The world would be a nicer place if there were more Arthur Masons around. Readers might remember Arthur from Elizabeth Berg’s novel “The...