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First Look: Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Posted on April 8, 2021| Posted in First Look Club

A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies—her first in nearly a decade, and the first novel Lahiri has written in Italian and translated into English.

First Look Club: Dan reviews Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Posted on April 8, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

A marvelous new novel from Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies—her first in nearly a decade. Read Dan's review on the blog.

First Look Club: Jean reviews Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Posted on April 8, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

A marvelous new novel from Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies—her first in nearly a decade. Read Jean's review on the blog.

Author Spotlight: Andy Weir

Posted on March 25, 2021| Posted in Spotlight

Andy Weir talks about his new novel, Project Hail Mary, launching to shelves on May 4, 2021.

First Few Pages: The Sanatorium

Posted on March 18, 2021| Posted in First Few Pages

A detective takes time off from work and is invited by her estranged brother to celebrate his engagement at a hotel high in the Swiss Alps. But that place was once an abanded sanatorium, and when her brother's fiancee goes missing after storm and more guests start panicking, she must trust her instincts if they hope to find her. They just don't know the real danger they're in..

First Few Pages: Magic and Myth: Ireland's Fairy Tales

Posted on March 11, 2021| Posted in First Few Pages

There's a haunting midnight dance that steals children away, an eerie fairy island that appears once every seven years, a magical silver horse that emerges from a dark lake...

First Few Pages: How Beautiful We Were

Posted on March 4, 2021| Posted in First Few Pages

Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, where people live in fear amid environmental degradation, Imbolo Mbue's powerful second novel is told from the perspective of a generation of children and the family of a girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary. Read the first few pages here on the blog.

Most Anticipated Animes of 2021

Posted on February 19, 2021| Posted in Featured

Find out where you should start reading to get up to speed on the stories in these animes.

First Few Pages: The Heiress by Molly Greeley

Posted on February 3, 2021| Posted in First Few Pages

In this gorgeously written and spellbinding historical novel based on Pride and Prejudice, the author of The Clergyman’s Wife combines the knowing eye of Jane Austen with the eroticism and Gothic intrigue of Sarah Waters to reimagine the life of the mysterious Anne de Bourgh. Read an excerpt on the blog.

First Few Pages: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

Posted on February 3, 2021| Posted in First Few Pages

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences—for fans of Madeline Miller. Read an excerpt on the blog.