My Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those wanting to tease their brain with a puzzle. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those wanting to lose themselves in make believe. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those seeking some sustenance or indulgence. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those seeking a glimpse into someone else’s story. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreChildren’s books are magical. No matter our age, if we choose to turn the page on a storybook, we will feel that sense of nostalgia for the whimsy and wonder that they offer. Through tales of adventure that are rife with imagination, we will find ourselves. Among this very special collection you will find fractured fairytales, told with exquisite illustrations and magnificent story’s. You will laugh out loud at the crayons on strike, the endless farts, the pampered cats and sleepy sloths. You will embrace the snuggly hugs and the coolest alphabet book ever. And you will want to board a rocket ship in the cloak of night and the elevator to everywhere. Enjoy!
Read MoreTitus, a newly appointment Sheriff, and his deputies are called to the scene of a reported school shooter, one who has killed a beloved teacher and is himself killed when officers believe he is going to turn his weapon on them. Sounds straightforward, a bad man killed a good man and then a good man killed the bad man, what more could there be to talk about? Turns out quite a lot. This author is a masterful storyteller, able to have his characters stare into the abyss and yet still maintain their hope.
Read MoreWhen I feature a non-fiction pick, it’s undoubtedly narrative in style, and if it’s a story chockfull of transgressions? Then count me in! If you call Stephane Breitwieser a thief or a con man, he will correct you in short order. He’s an art lover, a collector, a guardian of beauty. And if his method of acquisition is rather unorthodox? Well risks must be taken to shield art from the philistines putting it on display for all to see.
Read MoreImagine that you happened upon a mystery that you tasked yourself with solving, only to realize that the clues to its being pieced together were buried within a mind muddled by forgetfulness. Your own mind. Edie is an eighty something year old widow who is showing signs of dementia. While in town one afternoon she spots Lucy, her childhood friend. The problem is that Lucy has been missing since they were fifteen.
Read MoreThe Christmas Guest - Peter Swanson
The Kingdom Of Sweets - Erika Johansen
The Christmas Appeal - Janice Hallett
Christmas Orphans Club - Becca Freeman
Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict
I Am Half-Sick Of Shadows - Alan Bradley
Christmas Presents - Lisa Unger
Secret Santa - Andrew Shaffer
Sherlock Holmes & The Christmas Demon - James Lovegrove
The Usual Santas - Peter Lovesy
Always, In December - Emily Stone
Christmas By The Book - Anne Marie Ryan
Bright Lights, Big Christmas - Mary Kay Andrews
The Christmas Bookshop - Jenny Colgan
Silent Night - R.L. Stine
When Christmas Comes - Andrew Klavan
The Santa Klaus Murder - Mavis Doriel Hay
Murder On The Christmas Express - Alexandra Benedict
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night - Sophie Hannah
Slay - Laurell K. Hamilton
The Watchmakers Hand - Jeffrey Deaver
Darius - JR Ward
Exit - Belinda Bauer
The Taker - Alma Katsu
The Rich - Rachel Lynch
House At The End Of The World - Dean Koontz
From Blood & Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Beautiful - Renee Ahdieh
Thank You For Listening - Julie Whelan
A Discovery Of Witches - Deborah Harkness
Hit List - Lawrence Block
Mortal Sins - Penn Williamson
Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben
Warriors Hope - Rebecca Zanetti
Last Time You Called - Carmi Heyman
Ascend - Amanda Hocking
Identity - Nora Roberts
You - Caroline Kepnes
The Very Best Hug - Smriti Prasadam Halls
The Tragically Hip ABC - The Tragically Hip
The Umbrella - Beth Ferry
Oh, Olive - Lian Cho
A Bad Case Of The Stripes - David Shannon
A Child Of Books - Oliver Jeffers
The Night Frolic - Julie Berry
The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales - Jon Sciezska
The Most Serious Fart - Mike Bender
D Is For Drool - Amanda Noll
The Day The Crayons Quit - Drew Daywait
Attack Of The Underwear Dragon - Scott Rothman
It's Only Stanley - Jon Agee
Lift - Minh Li
The Barnabus Project - Terry Fan
The Liszits - Kyo Maclear
Big - Vashti Harrison
5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas - Jimmy Fallon
Do Not Open This Book - Andy Lee
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West Heart Kill - Dann McDorman
The Mystery Guest - Nita Prose
The Last Devil To Die - Richard Osman
Glory Be - Danielle Arceneaux
The Busy Body - Kemper Donovan
Everybody On This Train Is A Suspect - Benjamin Stevenson
Close To Death - Anthony Horowitz
A Most Agreeable Murder - Julia Seales
Murder In The Bookship - Anita Davison
The Postscript Murders - Elly Griffiths
How To Solve Your Own Murder - Kirsten Perrin
Nosy Parker - Lesley Crewe
Golden Spoon - Jessa Maxwell
The Bingo Hall Detectives - Jonathan Whitelaw
I Only Read Murder - Ian & Will Ferguson
Death Comes To Marlow - Robert Thorogood
The Columbo Collection - William Link
The Cleaner - Samantha Beal
22 Murders Of Madison May - Max Barry
11/22/63 - Stephen King
A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll
Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes
Eight Detectives - Alex Pavesi
Happiness Falls - Angie Kim
Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill
Heartless - Marissa Meyer
Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan
No One Will Miss Her - Kat Rosenfield
Recursion - Blake Crouch
The Carnivale of Curiosities - Amiee Gibbs
The Final Girl Support Group - Grady Hendrix
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
The Woman in the Library - Sulari Gentill
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
We Begin at the End - Chris Whitaker
Coffee Shop Of Curiousities - Heather Webber
Last Diner Standing - Terri Austin
Together Tea - Marjan Kamali
Marrying The Ketchups - Jennifer Close
The Supremes At Earls All You Can Eat - Edward Kesley Moore
A Magic Steeped In Poison - Judy Lin
Tempest In A Teapot - Kate Valent
Recipes Of Love & Murder - Sally Andrew
Little Coffee Shop Of Kabul - Deborah Rodriguez
Gil's All Fright Diner - A. Lee Martinez
The Devine Doughnut Shop - Carolyn Brown
Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant - Anne Tyler
Traveling Tea Shop - Belinda Jones
Vintage tea Cup Club - Vanessa Greene
Glazed Murder: Donut Shop Mystery - Jessica Beck
Midnight At The Blackbird Café - Heather Webber
Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café - Fannie Flag
Little French Bistro - Nina George
Before The Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Secret Identity - Alex Segura
The Serialist - David Gordon
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin
The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Verifiers - Jane Pek
Miss Cecily’s Recipes For Exceptional Ladies- Vicky Zimmerman
Sourdough - Robin Sloan
The Hundred,Foot Journey - Richard C. Morais
The Music Shop - Rachel Joyce
Out Of Sight - Elmore Leonard
Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman
See Jane Run - Joy Fielding
I Let You Go - Clare MacKintosh
Larry’s Party - Carol Shields
My Sister’s Keeper - Jodi Picoult
Olive, Again - Elizabeth Strout
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
Suite Francaise - Irene Nemirarsky
Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah
The Woman In The Library - Sulari Gentill
Ex Libris - Ross King
The Librarianist - Patrick deWitt
Last Chance Library - Freya Sampson
Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Torzs
Babel - R.F. Kuang
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan
The Binding - Bridget Collins
Lexicon - Max Barry
No Two Persons - Erica Bauermeister
The Book Eaters - Sunyi Dean
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
Liar's Dictionary-Ellery Williams
The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer
The Girl Who Reads On The Metro - Christine Feret-Fleury
The Dictionary Of Lost Words - Pip Williams
The Borrower - Rebecca Makkai
Door To Door Bookstore - Carsten Henn
The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
Maybe In Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid
An Instance Of The Fingerpost - Iain Pears
3:59 - Gretchen McNeil
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
The Two Lila Bennetts - Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
The Hundred-Year House - Rebecca Makkai
Frankenstein - Mary Shelly
If We Were Villians - M.L. Rio
The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
The Night Watch - Sarah Waters
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin
Eight Detectives - Alex Pavesi
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin
The Word Is Murder - Anthony Horowitz
Security - Gina Wohlsdorf
Thirteen Storeys - Jonathan Sims
S. - J.J. Abrams & Doug Dorset
We find ourselves at a tension filled gothic university where duplicity seeps into the place as much as the people. Where the art of the lie knows no bounds. While most students have fled campus for some spring break fun in the sun, a group of graduate students studying the psychology of deception are otherwise engaged. When one of them ends up dead during a harsh wintery storm, it turns out they may be as skilled in telling the lies they study as they are in detecting them.
Read MoreShe missed the red flags. Like how after they were married he casually said to her that she would never feel more alive than when she didn’t know what was coming next. Now her life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion, with her husband keeping her locked in a shipping container until she can accept his doctrine. That however, isn’t really going to work for her.
Read MoreIn celebration I wanted to share this collection of short tales of terror written by some the best horror authors! A haunted baby stroller, an evil lurking under the bed, a big bad wolf, epic bad luck, scary stories at the vampire and some very big yuck! Full of all kinds of scary fun!
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