Solitary Walker: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft was a gift from my husband. I had heard of her, a writer mostly known for the book, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792. But it wasn’t until I read this historical novel by N.J. Mastro about her struggles and contributions that I understood the impact she made in her thirty-eight years of life. While A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was a manifesto about the social equality of women and a trailblazing s

Yes, it’s true. I’m prejudiced about my favorite pick this month. That’s because Mummy’s Locket is my debut novel, and the first in the Mallory Grayson Mystery series! My writing-road to this debut has been a long one. While this is my sixth book, it’s my first novel and the actualization of a long-held dream to not only write non-fiction, but to also write mysteries, my favorite of all genres. It took six years to get to today as I developed my fiction skills, researched

I first learned about Unread: A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on TikTok, by Oliver James, from a Substack newsletter and I’m glad I did. While memoirs are not typically my go-to-genre, this one will stay in my consciousness for a long time. I listened to the audio version narrated both by the author, Oliver James, and the main narrator, James Shipply. The book is a candid and inspirational story of a young man who graduated from high school without ever learning t