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First Look Club: Clifford reviews Killers Amidst Killers by Billy Jensen
Posted on June 22, 2022| Posted in First Look Club
Killers Amidst Killers is Billy Jensen’s harrowing account of the time he spent investigating a series of murders in Southern Ohio. Here, we only get a glimpse through stories told by their friends and family. Read Clifford's review on the blog.
First Look Club: Jowana reviews Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades
Posted on June 22, 2022| Posted in First Look Club
Divided into eight parts and 50-plus short chapters, “Brown Girls” is a coming-of-age story of a group of brown-skinned girls living in Queens; each chapter marks their dreams and delusions, successes and failures, enlightenment and confusion, and happiness and heartbreaks. Read Jowana's review on the blog.
First Look Club: Dan reviews Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Posted on June 22, 2022| Posted in First Look Club
With Elizabeth Zott, Bonnie Garmus gave us an unforgettable character that broke the ceiling in the 60s when ceilings were much higher and harder to break. Read Dan's review on the blog.
On the Subject of Unmentionable Things by Julia Walton
Posted on June 13, 2022| Posted in Featured, First Few Pages
A girl rewrites sex education, one viral post at a time, in this fiercely honest and delightfully awkward novel by the award-winning author of Words on Bathroom Walls. Read the First Few Pages on the blog.
First Few Pages: Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus
Posted on June 13, 2022| Posted in Featured, First Few Pages
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes a new page-turning mystery. Be sure to keep your friends close and your secrets closer. Read the First Few Pages on the blog.
First Few Pages: Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
Posted on June 2, 2022| Posted in First Few Pages
Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO's true crime masterpiece I'll Be Gone in the Dark. Read the First Few Pages on the blog.
First Few Pages: Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger
Posted on June 2, 2022| Posted in First Few Pages
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining, sharply observed novel about sisters, their perfect lives and their perfect lies. Read the First Few pages on the blog.
First Few Pages: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Posted on May 25, 2022| Posted in First Few Pages
New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center's The Bodyguard is unabashedly romantic, laugh-out-loud funny, and the perfect summer novel. Read the First Few Pages on the blog.
First Few Pages: The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Posted on May 25, 2022| Posted in First Few Pages
Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters is a contemporary fantasy debut. It's a story of motherhood, sacrifice, and hope; of queer identity and learning to accept who you are. Read the First Few Pages on the blog.
First Few Pages: This May End Badly by Samantha Markum
Posted on April 29, 2022| Posted in First Few Pages
This May End Badly is a story about friendship, falling in love, and crossing pretty much every line presented to you—and how to atone when you do. Read the First Few Pages on the blog.
