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Book Review: Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson Book Review: Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild

Good Dirt

Review: Good Dirt is a beautifully written book layered with family drama, secrets, and history. The story spans generations, and although it may take a while to get really hooked, it does keep you turning pages right from the start. My favorite part of the book was the thought-provoking and emotionally charged themes, which are universal and therefore relatable to most people ... More


Book Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick. When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor ... More


Finding Grace

Review: Finding Grace hooks you with a moral dilemma and keeps tightening the screws. Honor's yearning for another child collides with a single, devastating moment that reshapes everything - a choice that echoes years later when old love and new promises collide. The tension is emotional rather than procedural; the questions are intimate: What do we owe the people we love when the past .... More


Book Summmary: SHE THOUGHT IT WAS FATE. I KNEW IT WASN'T . . . Honor seems to have everything: she adores her bright and beautiful daughter, Chloe, and her charming, handsome husband, Tom, even if he works one hundred hours a week. Yet Honor's longing for another baby threatens to eclipse all of it - until a shocking event changes their lives forever ... More




PBR's Book Club Pick

Book Club Pick- Table For Two
by Amor Towles
Table for Two
By Amor Towles

Book Summary: Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences .... More



Review: "Amor Towles is one of my favorite authors. His exquisite writing is filled with beautiful, descriptive prose that completely draws you into the story. I always look forward to reading his work. Table for Two differs from his other books in that it's a collection of short stories .... More


Praise: An International Bestseller

An NPR Favorite Fiction Read of 2024

"A knockout collection... Sharp-edged satire deceptively wrapped like a box of Neuhaus chocolates, Table for Two is a winner."- The New York TimesMore

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YA Spotlight Book- Hekate The Witch
by Nikita Gill
Hekate The Witch
By Nikita Gill

Book Summary: In this stunning reimagining of Greek myth for fans of Circe and Lore, Nikita Gill showcases the underworld and its chthonic deities in all their glory, weaving a gripping story about the young goddess coming of age within their midst. Hekate sings the story of its eponymous heroine. Born into a world on fire and at war, she and her mother are left behind by the menfolk of their Titan family as the battle against the new Gods-the Olympians-begins. More

Memoir

Memoir Spotlight Book-The Harder I Fight the More I Love You  by Neko Case
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
By Neko Case

Book Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN APPLE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH. Singer-songwriter Neko Case paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary life-one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desire, bursts of comedy, and indispensable friendships-reflecting on the way art, music, and a deep connection to nature helped her become a beloved, Grammy-nominated artist...More


Praise: "Readers don't need to be familiar with her music to be moved by her raw, unflinching memoir, which chronicles her impoverished and at times surreal upbringing as well as her long journey toward self-confidence. It's a book that mixes defiant humor with an unsentimental resilience that recalls Cheryl Strayed." -New York Times

"Case has a songwriter's gift for potent imagery...That imagination and wit speak to the other prevailing theme in the memoir, the element that gives it a lift: Case's observations of her hard-won resilience."-Kirkus (starred review)...More

Backlist Book

Backlist books are valuable because they help readers discover timeless classics and lesser-known gems. They provide insight into an author's earlier work, highlighting their growth and creativity. Plus, their established readership often indicates quality and lasting appeal.
Historical Fiction Spotlight Book-The Heretics daughter by Kathleen Kent
The Heretic's Daughter
By Kathleen Kent

Book Summary: Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria ... More




Book Review: This is a fascinating look at life in the late 1600's during the small pox epidemic and the Salem Witch trials. Kathleen Kent beautifully relates the details of every day life in this harsh period of our history. She skillfully depicts a society that twists and distorts facts to falsely accuse and convict a person of witchcraft. It's disturbing to realize the ease with which one person accuses another ...More




Celebrity Book Club Picks

Book Club Pick- To The Moon And Back By Eliana Ramage

Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick


To the Moon and Back
By Eliana Ramage

Book Summary: One young woman's relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour de force of a debut about ambition, belonging, and family. My mother took my sister and me, and she drove through the night to a place she felt a claim to, a place on earth she thought we might be safe. ...More


Reese's YA Summer Book Club Pick-Stuck Up and Stupid   by Angourie Rice and Kate Rice

Reese Witherspoon's Summer YA Pick


Stuck Up And Stupid
By Angourie Rice and Kate Rice

Book Summary: This sharp, hilarious, and heartfelt novel is giving major Austen vibes with a fresh twist - and we're obsessed."-Reese's Book Club (Reese's Book Club Summer '25 YA Pick). An ordinary girl. A Hollywood star. A love story that could change everything. Pride and Prejudice gets a modern twist in this summer romance from two debut authors who ....More


GMA's Sept 2025 Book Club Pick-  Twice by Mitch Albom

GMA's Book Club Pick


Twice
By Mitch Albom

Book Summary: What if you got to do everything in your life -twice? The heart of Mitch Albom's newest novel is a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we've had all along. When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get ...More


GMA YA Book Club Pick-  Fake Skating by Lynn Painter

GMA's YA Pick


Fake Skating
By Lynn Painter

Book Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter comes a heartfelt and banter-filled rom-com about childhood sweethearts whose icy reunion in their hockey-loving hometown unexpectedly thaws when they fake a romantic relationship ...More


Book Club Pick- The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill

Read With Jenna Book Club Pick


The Irish Goodbye
By Heather Aimee O'Neill

Book Summary: In this debut, for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary Beth Keane, three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend as they try to heal strained family bonds through the passage of time. It's been years since the three Ryan sisters were all together ...More


Oprah'sB ook Club Pick-  All The Way To The Bridge by Elizabeth Gilbert

Oprah's Book Club Pick (#118)


All The Way To The River
By Elizabeth Gilbert

Book Summary: In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya. They became friends, then best friends, then inseparable. When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was finally laid bare: The two were in love. They were also a pair of addicts, on a collision course toward catastrophe ...More


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Book Club Book-  The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
The Storm We Made
By Vanessa Chan
Book Summary: In this "espionage-laden family epic" (Vanity Fair), an ordinary housewife becomes an unlikely spy-and her dark secrets will test even the most unbreakable ties. Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family ... More



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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Beautiful Ugly
by Alice Feeney
Book Summary: Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her....More



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Listen For The Lie by Amy Tinter
Listen For The Lie
by Amy Tintera
What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter? After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy's blood, everyone thinks...More




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Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
Strange Sally Diamond
by Liz Nugent
This "haunting and poignant tale, one that won't be easy to forget any time soon" (Mystery and Suspense Magazine), follows an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past-from internationally bestselling author Liz Nugent.Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrust into the media spotlight....More




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Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
Stolen Queen
by Fiona Davis
From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City's most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot...More




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The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
The Book Of Doors
By Gareth Brown
A debut novel full of magic, adventure, and romance, The Book of Doors opens up a thrilling world of contemporary fantasy for readers of The Midnight Library, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, The Night Circus, and any modern story ...More

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