The first book I read by Sarah Penner was The Lost Apothecary, her debut novel and still my favorite of her books. And while I enjoyed...

Some days I like listening to a book more than reading it. In chilly February, where the temperature here barely reached two digits on...

Having read Richard Osman ’s The Thursday Murder Club  series, I was eager to be entertained by his latest, We Solve Murders . And...

Some books I need to read more than once. Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century is one. I read it when...

While I enjoy reading a plethora of different genres, mystery became my when-in-doubt favorite ever since my aunt gave me my first Nancy...

I’m a quotation lover. I collect them. I read them. I use them to inspire me, to challenge my thinking and to guide my thoughts. This is...

If not for my book club, By Any Other Name would likely have gone unread by me. Not because of the author, Jodi Picoult, whose works I...

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross was an interesting read because it surprised me in...

We know the big moments or decisions that change our life – marriage, children, illness, loss. But often we don’t consider the power...

I read Nita Prose’s first novel, The Maid , in December 2022 and found its quirky protagonist and story delightful. So, I was eager to...

After being spoiled belonging to a wonderful book club in northwestern Montana, I’ve been wanting to find an equally thoughtful and...

It saddens me to see the increasing divide in our country. One close friend and I are so different in how we orient to the world we...

I like to read multiple books at the same time, typically switching daily between fiction and non-fiction. The latter is anything that...

This was my first Lisa Wingate novel, an author I’ve seen on the New York Times Best Seller list for years. But it certainly won’t be my...

Stories are everywhere. In the information we read, the content we watch, the people we listen to, and the places we work or frequent....

This isn’t a book I’d automatically be drawn to if I hadn’t been following writing insights from Emmy nominated screenwriter, Michael...

I was drawn to Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon for a number of reasons. First, it was a gift from my sister-in-law who has...

What I’ve learned for my life is this: Choices determine results, and our tomorrows tend to be housed in what we do today. With that in...

Sometimes I want a book that makes me laugh or transports me to another world; one that immerses me in a time, place, or situation that’s...

I passed over Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel when it came out in 2022. I passed over it when it stayed on the New York...