Whether you’re an avid reader or just dabble in the occasional good read, we’ve got you covered! We’ve been reviewing books, interviewing interesting authors, and writing book-related articles since 2008. Take a peek below — we cover 30 different genres — so you’re bound to find a book that ticks your box. See what our reviewer thought of it. While we often provide a Bookshop.org link to buy any book that strikes your fancy here, we strongly encourage you to support your local bookstore and pick up a copy there.

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Q&A with Ryan Fleming, Author of Hail Judeas Caesar

by | July 10, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Interviews, Sponsored | 1 Comment

Q. Hail Judeas Caesar is your first fictional novel. Was this a project that came together quickly or one that was years in the making? A....
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Q&A with Laurel Anne Hill, author of The Engine Woman’s Light

by | June 5, 2018 | Featured, Interviews | 0 Comments

Q&A with Laurel Anne Hill Q. When writing The Engine Woman’s Light, how did you begin? Did the characters arise first, or the world? A....
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Kindly Welcome: A Novel of the Shakers in the Civil War by Linda Stevens

by | April 18, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Interviews, Religious Fiction, Sponsored | 0 Comments

Austin Innes, Harry Littlebourne, and Amos Anger all come from very different backgrounds, and yet, their paths have all led them to the...
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Q&A with Jason Innocent, author of 39 Drawings

by | July 27, 2017 | Art, Design & Photography, Interviews, Sponsored | 0 Comments

Q. Graffiti artwork is something that many people dismiss or ignore. Do you believe more people should pay attention to the medium? Why is...
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Deliver Me: A Novel

Deliver Me: A Novel

Apr 5, 2024 |

This book is less a whodunit than an exploration of how society fails its young citizens and who is ultimately held responsible. Billy and Dogge became unlikely best friends when they were young. Even though they do not live far away from each other, a highway...

The Egg Incident

The Egg Incident

Apr 5, 2024 |

Open this book and meet the delightful relatives of our sadly celebrated Humpty Dumpty, who took that great shattering fall. Within this charming egg family, we meet a young Humphrey, whose protective parents lovingly caution him to be extra vigilant because of past...

Flight of the Wild Swan

Flight of the Wild Swan

Apr 5, 2024 |

This was not quite like any biographical novel I’d ever read before. It follows a familiar pattern – beginning in the childhood of a well-known woman and breathing life into her beyond what would be considered common knowledge – but it does so in an unfamiliar mold....

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Run Away with Romance

Jun 2, 2022 |

Summer’s nearly here and what better way to while away the hours spent lounging by the pool than reading a host of cracking romance novels. In fact, if you’re looking for a bit of holiday escapism, look no further than the five recent releases included in this...

Young Adult Roundup

May 24, 2022 |

If you enjoy reading young adult fiction with a side of passion, warmth, determination, empowerment, and LGBTQA+, then this roundup article includes five books that will be perfect for you. All five are compelling reads, and while some are more lighthearted than...

Recent Biography & Memoir

May 16, 2022 |

If you are looking to expand your horizons and view life through another lens, these five books will be perfect for you. From experiences of show business to raising a transgender daughter, these books are bound to offer new frames of reference and teach you a few...

Catch Up on Thrillers

May 10, 2022 |

Packed with secrets, lies, and deadly danger, the five thrillers included in this roundup are tense, devastating, and likely to keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page through to the last.Good Girls Die Firstby Kathryn FoxfieldSourcebooks Fire, 368...

Popular Fiction

Feb 14, 2022 |

Dealing with weighty and surprising themes in innovative and engaging ways, the five works of popular fiction included in this roundup will all give readers pause for thought while also providing plenty of entertainment and escapism.See Jane Snapby Bethany...

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