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Better read these soon-to-be adaptations ASAP so you can decide.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img decoding="async" width="125" height="188" class="wp-image-206014" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05132758/ladyinthelake-1-125x188.jpg" alt="Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman jacket" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05132758/ladyinthelake-1-125x188.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05132758/ladyinthelake-1-250x377.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05132758/ladyinthelake-1.jpg 430w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/24289-dire-straits-mystery-suspense/">Lady in the Lake</a></h2> <p>By Laura Lippman</p> <p><strong>July 19, 2024</strong></p> <p>Laura Lippman’s acclaimed 1960s-set mystery will get the prestige miniseries treatment on Apple TV+ later this month, starring Natalie Portman (who also serves as executive producer on the series) and <em>The Queen’s Gambit</em> and <em>Obi-Wan</em> <em>Kenobi</em> scene-stealer Moses Ingram.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img decoding="async" width="125" height="191" class="wp-image-192446" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25124636/starveacre-125x191.jpg" alt="Book jacket image for Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25124636/starveacre-125x191.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25124636/starveacre-250x383.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25124636/starveacre-718x1100.jpg 718w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25124636/starveacre-768x1176.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25124636/starveacre.jpg 784w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/starve-acre-andrew-hurley-book-review/">Starve Acre</a></h2> <p>By Andrew Michael Hurley</p> <p><strong>July 26, 2024</strong></p> <p>A haunting horror novel that derives much of its power from British folklore and the eerie beauty of the island’s countryside, <strong>Starve Acre </strong>couldn’t ask for a better leading lady to star in its upcoming film adaptation than Morfydd Clark. Before she nabbed the role of the young Galadriel in <em>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power</em>, Clark broke out with her incredible, chilling performance in <em>Saint Maud</em>, Rose Glass’ acclaimed horror debut.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img decoding="async" width="125" height="156" class="wp-image-191216" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20113829/haroldandthepurple-125x156.jpeg" alt="Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson jacket" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20113829/haroldandthepurple-125x156.jpeg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20113829/haroldandthepurple-250x313.jpeg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20113829/haroldandthepurple.jpeg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Harold and the Purple Crayon</h2> <p>By Crockett Johnson</p> <p><strong>August 2, 2024</strong></p> <p>Hollywood has attempted to make a big screen adaptation of Crockett Johnson’s classic picture book for decades, and after years of development hell, a film will finally be released later this year—but there’s a twist. Rather than straightforwardly adapt the original story, the film will follow an adult version of Howard played by Zachary Levi who has escaped the pages of his book and encounters the real world for the first time.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="125" height="194" class="wp-image-206016" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133057/itendswithus-125x194.jpg" alt="Book jacket image for It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133057/itendswithus-125x194.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133057/itendswithus-250x388.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133057/itendswithus-708x1100.jpg 708w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133057/itendswithus-768x1193.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133057/itendswithus-989x1536.jpg 989w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133057/itendswithus.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">It Ends With Us</h2> <p>By Colleen Hoover</p> <p><strong>August 9, 2024 </strong></p> <p>Hoover is one of the biggest names in the romance genre. In 2022, her novel <em>It Ends With Us</em> topped the New York Times bestseller list and the Publishers Weekly adult list for months. Now, the fan-favorite book will be hitting theaters as a movie starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Despite some push backs in the shooting schedule due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the film is confirmed for release on August 9, 2024. <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/colleen-hoover-secretly-signs-her-books-in-bookstores/">Read our interview with Colleen Hoover for the sequel, <em>It Starts with Us.</em></a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="125" height="193" class="wp-image-206017" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133143/supremesatearlsallyoucaneat-125x193.jpg" alt="Book jacket image for The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133143/supremesatearlsallyoucaneat-125x193.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133143/supremesatearlsallyoucaneat-250x387.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133143/supremesatearlsallyoucaneat-711x1100.jpg 711w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133143/supremesatearlsallyoucaneat-768x1188.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133143/supremesatearlsallyoucaneat-993x1536.jpg 993w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133143/supremesatearlsallyoucaneat.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/8909-edward-kelsey-moore-fiction/#.WTly_HXyui4">The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat</a></h2> <p>By Edward Kelsey Moore</p> <p><strong>August 23, 2024</strong></p> <p>Even if Edward Kelsey Moore’s debut hadn’t been so beloved by audiences when it was published in 2013, the upcoming Hulu film adaptation would still be cause for celebration based on its cast alone. Sanaa Lathan, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Uzo Aduba will play the central trio, whose friendship serves as the backbone of their lives in Plainview, Indiana, over 40 years.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="125" height="188" class="wp-image-206018" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133256/spookstreet-125x188.jpg" alt="Book jacket image for Spook Street by Mick Herron" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133256/spookstreet-125x188.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133256/spookstreet-250x375.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133256/spookstreet-733x1100.jpg 733w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133256/spookstreet-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133256/spookstreet.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Spook Street</h2> <p>By Mick Herron</p> <p><strong>September 4, 2024</strong></p> <p><em>Slow Horses</em>, the superb adaptation of Slough House, Mick Herron’s equally superb series of espionage novels, will continue over on Apple TV+ this fall with its fourth season, which will adapt the events of <strong>Spook Street</strong>. That book sees series mainstay River Cartwright facing his most personal challenge yet, when his beloved grandfather, legendary spy David Cartwright, begins to show signs of dementia. David is played by the magisterial Jonathan Pryce on the show, which means that viewers are most likely in for a tearjerking masterclass in acting.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="125" height="182" class="wp-image-206019" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133405/wild-robot-125x182.jpg" alt="Book jacket image for The Wild Robot by Peter Brown" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133405/wild-robot-125x182.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133405/wild-robot-250x363.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133405/wild-robot-750x1089.jpg 750w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133405/wild-robot-768x1115.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133405/wild-robot.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/19601-peter-brown-little-robots-adventure-childrens/">The Wild Robot</a></h2> <p>By Peter Brown</p> <p><strong>September 27, 2024</strong></p> <p>Author-illustrator Peter Brown’s much-loved chapter book debut will come to the big screen with an absolutely incredible cast in tow: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Kit Connor and Ving Rhames will all lend their distinctive voices to the animals lonely robot Roz encounters as she explores the remote island she mysteriously crashed on. But we’re personally most excited to see who voice-acting royalty Mark Hamill will be playing, as well as which lucky character will possess the dulcet tones of Matt Berry, the mellifluous comedy genius responsible for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUPQSoTzpIA">gems such as these</a>.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="125" height="188" class="wp-image-206020" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133458/marlowmurderclub-125x188.jpg" alt="Book jacket image for The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133458/marlowmurderclub-125x188.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133458/marlowmurderclub-250x375.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133458/marlowmurderclub-733x1100.jpg 733w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133458/marlowmurderclub-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133458/marlowmurderclub.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Marlow Murder Club</h2> <p>By Robert Thorogood</p> <p><strong>October 27, 2024</strong></p> <p>Ever since Richard Osman released <em><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/25592-richard-osman-thursday-murder-club-mystery-suspense/">The Thursday Murder Club</a></em>, readers have been inundated with similarly quirky, gentle mysteries starring older sleuths. It should surprise absolutely no one that the British absolutely rose to the occasion (unsurprising given their long history of producing lovable sleuths like Miss Marple, Aunt Dimity and Agatha Raisin), and have produced the greatest challengers to Osman’s throne. Robert Thorogood’s Marlow Murder Club series is one of the chief contenders, and a TV adaptation of the books will air this fall as part of PBS’s Masterpiece Mystery! slate. <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/death-comes-to-marlow-robert-thorogood-book-review/">Read our review of <strong>Death Comes to Marlow</strong>, the second book in the series.</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="125" height="190" class="wp-image-206021" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133557/wicked-125x190.jpeg" alt="Book jacket image for Wicked by Gregory Maguire" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133557/wicked-125x190.jpeg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133557/wicked-250x379.jpeg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05133557/wicked.jpeg 659w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Wicked</h2> <p>By Gregory Maguire</p> <p><strong>November 22, 2024</strong></p> <p>Seemingly in production ever since the original book was published, let alone the generation-defining musical, the <em>Wicked </em>film adaptation will finally hit the big screen after years of casting rumors and false starts. Musicals are a tricky prospect for audiences these days: For every <em>La La Land</em> or <em>Les Misérables</em>, there’s a <em>Dear Evan Hansen</em> or, god forbid, a <em>Cats</em>. But <em>Wicked </em>has assembled a truly impressive cast (Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey are truly perfect picks for Elphaba and Fiyero, and Ariana Grande as Glinda is certainly intriguing, possibly even promising), and Jon M. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/4-books-host-dinner-party/">4 books to help you ace your next (or first!) dinner party</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/alice-cary/">Alice Cary</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2>★ <strong> The Hostess Handbook</strong></h2> <p>According to Maria Zizka (<a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/23957-lifestyles-may-2019-lifestyles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Newlywed Table</em></a>), the three pillars of party planning are “the desire to host, some reliably excellent go-to recipes, and a bit of party know-how.” You’ll get a hefty dose of all three in <strong>The Hostess Handbook: A Modern Guide to Entertaining</strong>. It’s filled with a wide variety of truly enticing recipes that will make you want to start cooking, including vegetarian summer rolls with peanut sauce, saffron couscous with cauliflower, chickpeas and pomegranate, and—wait for it—churro doughnuts with chocolate glaze. These are included in a variety of menus, ranging from a Sunday supper to a holiday dinner party. Zizka also advises on flower arranging, expelling lingering fishy smells and—importantly—navigating dietary restrictions of guests.</p> <p>Zizka’s writing style is entertaining in itself, as well as informative. The flavor of salt-and-vinegar potato-peel chips with chive dip is as if “a regular potato chip went on vacation to a tiny British coastal village and had a fling with a fisherman.” Along with numerous elegant recipes, Zizka offers helpful basics, such as a list of 10 Simple Nearly No-Cook Appetizers, including my personal favorite: “potato chips served in a pretty bowl.” As Lewin notes, “They never disappoint.”</p> <h2><strong>Big Night</strong></h2> <p>Katherine Lewin is the sort of entertainment goddess everyone needs. An introvert who sometimes recharges with short naps while hosting, Lewin owns a dinner party essentials shop in New York City. She shares boatloads of tips in <strong>Big Night: Dinners, Parties & Dinner Parties</strong>, a guide to making “any night you choose . . . a little more special,” whether it’s an elegant gathering or casual weekday meal. Four chapters—one for each season—include 85 recipes along with bartending, preparation and pairing suggestions galore, presented with photos and graphics that pop.</p> <p>Lewin notes, “You know it’s a party when pigs arrive in blankets,” so she includes a sweet-salty “grown-up” recipe for the eponymous appetizer. Her recipe titles alone will make readers smile, with names like A Noodle Soup to Get People Excited and A Big Chopped Salad (to Go With Takeout Pizza). Lewin’s encouraging humor shines through on every page, giving would-be hosts the confidence to plan their own big night.</p> <h2><strong>Swing By!</strong></h2> <p>If you really want to step up your entertaining game, dig into <strong>Swing By! Entertaining Recipes and the New Art of Gathering</strong>. Stephanie Nass has been called the “millennial Martha Stewart,” and this is by far the largest, lushest, most over-the-top of these entertaining books. Nass, who earned the nickname “Chefanie” as a child and uses it as her brand name today, caught the entertaining bug early: “All my life,” she writes, “I have been at greatest peace in the middle of a party.” The book’s winsome cover features Nass perched atop a dinner table, dressed in a drapey pantsuit that matches the place settings.</p> <p>Thumbing through these colorful pages will make you feel as though you’ve been to a fun, fabulous fete. Innovative takes on standards, like her King Midas Pizza with edible gold leaf, shine. Nass is a gifted baker, and her show-stopping chocolate-meringue cake will surely inspire readers to muster their culinary courage.</p> <h2>★ <strong> Victorian Parlour Games</strong></h2> <p>Liven up any gathering with <strong>Victorian Parlour Games: A Modern Host’s Guide to Classic Fun for Everyone</strong>. Ned Wolfe’s charming treatise is chock-full of easy-to-play games “that have stood the test of time for good reason.” Featuring competition games like Smells, Endless Story and German Whist, its compact size makes it an ideal stocking stuffer or hostess gift. Did you know, for instance, that it’s Blind Man’s <em>Buff</em>, not Bluff? Or that the game Hot Boiled Beans and Bacon was featured in both <em>The Big Bang Theory</em> and Charles Dickens’ <em>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</em>?</p> <p>These amusements are suitable for a variety of ages and occasions, from children’s birthday parties (Musical Chairs and a variation, Musical Potatoes), long car trips (Crambo), family get-togethers (pillow fights, with rules) and romantic evenings (kissing games!). Don’t miss Wolfe’s colorful cautions—including “nothing ruins a game night quite like a visit to the hospital.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Whether you’re an accomplished or aspiring dinner party host, these books brim with ideas that will add sizzle to your soirees.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/4-books-host-dinner-party/"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span 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class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/a-true-crime-tour-has-deadly-consequences-in-shelley-burrs-sophomore-mystery/">A true crime tour has deadly consequences in Shelley Burr’s sophomore mystery</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/linda-m-castellitto/">Linda M. Castellitto</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Shelley Burr’s gripping sophomore mystery, <strong>Murder Town</strong>, is set in rural Rainier, Australia, a fictional small town located halfway between Melbourne and Sydney. It used to be known as a nice place to take a break from that long journey, what with its pretty Fountain Park and popular local businesses like Earl Grey’s Yarn and Teashop. But then the “Rainier Ripper” came to town and murdered three people. Now, 17 years later, Fountain Park is but one sad stop on a proposed Ripper-centric tour some residents view as their last chance to return Rainier to its former prosperity. Alas, on the eve of the big vote, the potential tour guide is murdered, leaving Rainier awash in terror once again. Can teashop owner and amateur sleuth Gemma Guillory solve the mystery—perhaps with input from Lane Holland, the investigator from Burr’s bestselling debut novel, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/the-four-best-mysteries-of-september-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>WAKE</em></a>—before the killer strikes again? </p> <p><strong>Congratulations on your second novel! Your first, <em>WAKE</em>, won the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger award in 2019 and soon after became an international bestseller. Now, here we are on the eve of <em>Murder Town</em>’s American debut! How has life changed for you between book one and book two?</strong><br>It’s been a whirlwind! The biggest life change between book one and two is that I gave up my day job in environmental policy and now write full time. Our family moved out to a rural area and I now split my time between writing and farm chores. </p> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>“I try to remember that a murder is a death, and a death leaves behind grieving people.”</p></blockquote></figure> <p><strong>Both of your books explore what life is like for survivors many years after a crime has occurred—their grief and anger, and their fear when mysteries remain unsolved and they don’t know if neighbors are friend or foe. What intrigues you about looking at these fictional cases from a longer-distance perspective, so to speak?</strong><br>I try to remember that a murder is a death, and a death leaves behind grieving people. It affects the person who found the body, the people who investigated the case, the people left wondering if they could have stopped it. I like to enter the story at the point where those impacts have had a chance to ripple outwards. </p> <p>The challenge with a cold case is how to create a sense of urgency. If it’s been 10, 20 years, what’s the hurry to solve it now? I need to make sure I’m answering that question for the reader. Including a present-day crime changes that equation, but doesn’t solve it. </p> <p><strong>Did any real-life cases or favorite thrillers spark your desire to write crime fiction?</strong><br>For both <em>WAKE</em> and <strong>Murder Town</strong>, I had a moment where I was reading something about a real case that sparked an “I have to write this book” moment, but I wouldn’t consider either book based on the case I was reading about. When I read true crime or news stories, I’m not looking for details to add to stories, I’m looking for people in a situation that strikes a chord. </p> <p>For <strong>Murder Town</strong>, that moment came while reading a news article about the South Australian town Snowtown. When I’m talking about the book at home, that’s all I have to say. At a writer’s festival, I can drop that name and watch the audience get what I mean immediately. Internationally it’s not as well known. The Snowtown murders are infamous here, both for their cruelty and for the unusual method of concealing the bodies. They were stored in barrels in a bank vault. </p> <p>The article discussed the dilemma facing residents of Snowtown, a name synonymous with murder. Do they try to create distance? Change the name? Or lean into it? People stop in the town to take selfies in front of the bank. Should they capitalize on that? </p> <p>I immediately empathized, and wanted to tell the story of people faced with a similar choice. </p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-medium"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="250" height="373" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26155515/murdertown-250x373.jpg" alt="Murder Town by Shelley Burr book jacket" class="wp-image-208663" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26155515/murdertown-250x373.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26155515/murdertown-737x1100.jpg 737w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26155515/murdertown-125x187.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26155515/murdertown-768x1147.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26155515/murdertown.jpg 804w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></figure></div> <p><strong>Your stories depict disturbing crimes and spend time in the minds of the people who commit them, the victims who endure them and those left reeling from grief and trauma. Is there anything in particular you do to get into the right headspace to craft these narratives, to inhabit these characters and to transition back to your real life afterward?</strong><br>Sunlight is my best friend. If I’m researching for a book, or if I’ve had to climb down into a dark place to write a scene, I make myself stop at lunchtime. That gives me a few hours to process it. Delving into those things in the evening and then trying to go straight to bed is a big mistake. </p> <p>When I was writing my first book, I worked during the day, so I would write after my then-toddler daughter went to bed. There were some nights where I would write a sentence, go check if the window in her bedroom was locked, write a sentence, check the window . . .</p> <p><strong>You do an excellent, empathetic job of exploring the pros and cons of true crime tourism through the eyes of your characters, from victims’ disgusted families to business owners who acknowledge it’s unseemly (to say the least) but believe there are upsides. What did you hope to convey in <em>Murder Town</em> about “dark tourism,” as it’s been called: its popularity, its effects on survivors and more?</strong><br>It was important to me not to portray one side of the argument as right and the other as wrong. It’s a really difficult choice and the characters on every side have good reasons for feeling the way they do. </p> <p>I did a lot of research into actual dark tourism. When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time in a town that runs on it. My grandparents lived in Glenrowan, which was the site of a shootout between police and the bushranger Ned Kelly. The town has a massive statue of Kelly, an animatronic show and just opened a new visitor’s center focused on the Kelly Gang. It’s a genuinely positive thing for the town, done with the full support of any living descendants. Another good example is the thriving industry of Jack the Ripper tours in London.</p> <p>Those cases aren’t usually controversial, because the crimes were so long ago. What we tend to forget is that dark tourism and a fascination with true crime isn’t new. Ned Kelly tourism started immediately, it just survived a long time. </p> <p>I don’t want to make a case for dark tourism being right or wrong, I just want people to remember that the victims are people, and their friends and family are hurting. </p> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>“We’ve always been a morbid species, and true crime has a long history.”</p></blockquote></figure> <p><strong>Money is of course on the minds of Rainier’s business owners, who’ve been struggling since a highway bypass compounded the town’s downturn after the murders and worry about descending into bankruptcy. What is it about that particular sort of financial desperation, that feeling of running out of options, that makes for compelling fiction?</strong><br>Money touches everything, and is very, very personal. It’s hard to imagine now, given how central money is to both books, but way back in the early drafts of <em>WAKE</em>, I actually tried to avoid making money a plot point. It had the opposite effect—it was distracting to early readers that the characters never seemed to worry about money or how to afford their lifestyle. </p> <p>It’s easy to empathize with a character who is stressed about money, who wants to provide for their family and give their children a stable future.  </p> <p><strong>It’s especially fascinating to read about Rainier locals who are parents, friends and neighbors—but also are the police officers who investigated the first murders, and must now keep everyone safe and calm while they contend with the new case. What about that particular collision of the personal and professional appeals to you?</strong><br>I live in a town about the same size as Rainier, and it’s impossible for the police to just be faceless uniforms. They’re behind you in line at the Country Women’s Association breakfast, they’re picking their kids up at the school gate, they’re grocery shopping at the same time as you. There’s a flipside to that as well—if you encounter the police in their professional capacity, the next CWA breakfast is going to be awkward. </p> <p>In Rainier, every character is connected to every other character in at least two different ways. Every time one of them makes a decision, it echoes through that web of connections. The town’s two police officers are very much a part of that web. </p> <p><strong>You so fully paint a picture of Rainier’s landscape and how your characters move through those emotionally fraught spaces. Did you create an actual map, go on walks, etc., to help you get the physical and psychological aspects of that experience just right?</strong><br>The town has a significant geographical feature—it’s the exact halfway point between Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. There is a real town in that location, Tarcutta. </p> <p>I stopped in Tarcutta while on a road trip (I was transporting our cat to our new home), and was struck by a sign: Turn left for Sydney, turn right for Melbourne. The two cities are nine hours apart. The idea of a town that defines itself based on two other faraway places immediately fascinated me. </p> <p>I don’t like to take a real town and layer a dark history over it, but my fictional towns are always based on real ones. I’m too bad at geography to invent one from whole cloth. I need to be able to look at a map, see what a realistic layout looks like: Would it have its own school, how many businesses are there, how many streets, how many police officers. But, being a fictional town, I can always tweak those details to fit what the story needs. </p> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?p=208940">Read our review of ‘Murder Town’ by Shelley Burr.</a></p></blockquote></figure> <p><strong>You grew up in Newcastle but also spent a lot of time on your grandparents’ farm. How did that experience translate into writing about remote, isolated places? Are there any other aspects of your growing-up years that tend to infuse and inform your stories and characters, whether you realized at first or not?</strong><br>Newcastle and Glenrowan are in different states; every handover was a 16-hour round trip, so I saw a huge number of small Australian towns growing up. Out of all the characters, the nomadic upbringing of Lane Holland feels the closest to my own. Seeing all those towns left me fascinated by how different they all were, but also by the similarities. A lot of highway towns have a “thing” that sets them apart: Holbrook has a World War II submarine installed in a park, Gundagai has the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_on_the_Tuckerbox" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dog on the Tucker Box</a>. That really informed the town of Rainier. </p> <p>My core memory of my time on the property (my grandfather has asked me to stop calling it a farm, as while they had livestock and orchards and acres of paddocks, they didn’t actually make a living farming) is of walking those paddocks. We’d be turned out in the morning and told to come back when we were hungry. There were moments I could look up and realize I was the only person for kilometers. I wanted to capture that feeling of isolation in <em>WAKE</em>. </p> <p><strong>After the events of <em>WAKE</em>, private investigator Lane Holland is now a resident of the Special Purpose Centre prison facility. What was it like to spend time with Lane again? What sort of research did you do to help you capture the atmosphere of the prison? What was the most surprising thing you learned?</strong><br>I was surprised by how easy it was to slip back into Lane’s voice. Despite his circumstances, his story is far from over. </p> <p>I read and listened to a lot of first-person accounts of life in prison. As with my towns, the Special Purpose Centre is fictional, but based on a real facility used for vulnerable prisoners. I also had to do a lot of dry reading of policy papers and prison rules (much of which is redacted for security reasons) and white papers on topics like how aging and dying prisoners live. </p> <p>The most surprising thing I found is a case where a convicted murderer was placed in a prison where the aunt of his victim worked as a guard. I’d assumed there had to be policies to prevent a situation that explosive. Heartbreakingly, it was the aunt who ended up vulnerable—her niece’s killer went out of his way to torment her, and she had to leave her position. </p> <p><strong>What do you think about the ever-increasing interest in true crime? Do you think the help can ever justify the harm? Why do you think there’s such an intense societal fascination?</strong><br>I’m not convinced that it is increasing. We’ve always been a morbid species, and true crime has a long history. I think what is increasing is access to opportunities to create it; these days anyone with the drive and a microphone can start their own podcast or video series, whereas decades ago, creating a radio show or television series was much more challenging. I think that can be a wonderful thing—where would we be without Michelle McNamara’s work on the Golden State Killer? There are a lot of cases getting attention and resources from the true crime industry with the grateful approval of the friends and family of the victims. Other cases, not so much. That lack of gatekeeping also means a lot of content being produced by people who don’t feel bound by any journalistic code of ethics. </p> <p>I love true crime. Respectful, compassionate, victim-centered true crime. I love works like <em>A Light in the Dark</em>, written by Ted Bundy survivor Kathy Kleiner Rubin, or <em>The Five</em> by historian Hallie Rubenhold.</p> <p><strong>Are you a plan-things-ahead writer, especially when multiple secrets and surprises are involved, or are you more of a let’s-see-what-comes-up sort? Did anything that ended up in the book surprise even you?</strong><br>I’m very much a planner. I’m so impressed by writers who prefer to write crime fiction without an outline. Mine is my safety net. Any time I find myself stuck, I can go back to the outline, and every time it turns out that I left something out of a previous scene that’s essential to move forward. </p> <p>But there are always surprises. Sometimes the characters develop in ways that mean they would never act the way they do in my outline. Sometimes I’ll stumble over something in the research that changes the direction of a subplot. Sometimes a character turns out more or less sympathetic than I expected and their ending feels too cruel or too lenient. That’s the fun part. </p> <p><strong>What’s up next for you—is there anything else you’d like to share with readers, in terms of upcoming books or other news?</strong><br>I’m hard at work on a third Lane Holland novel—we’re in the editing stage now.</p> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>Picture of Shelley Burr by Yen Eriksen Media.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">In <b>Murder Town</b>, the acclaimed Australian author investigates the allure of so-called “dark tourism.”</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div 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TBR</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/julie-hale/">Julie Hale</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Book Nooks</strong></h2> <p>The question of how best to set up a personal library has confounded many a book collector. When it comes time to arrange them, all those wonderful volumes can seem like the pieces of an unsolvable puzzle. The literature lover who’s searching for solutions will welcome <strong>Book Nooks: Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays</strong> by Vanessa Dina and Claire Gilhuly.</p> <p>Packed with easy-to-execute design schemes and Antonis Achilleos’ fabulous photographs, <strong>Book Nooks</strong> offers tips on how to group books according to color and size, as well as strategies for using personal effects in an arrangement. For establishing a comfy reading area, there are options to suit every style, space and taste. The book also addresses the art of stacking (Yes, it can be a creative act!), suggests methods for bringing plants into the picture, organizing those prize cookbooks and integrating analog reading material into a teen’s room. With reading recs from noted authors and a look at Little Free Libraries, <strong>Book Nooks</strong> is a bibliophile’s best friend.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Hidden Libraries</strong></h2> <p>DC Helmuth’s<strong> Hidden Libraries: The World’s Most Unusual Book Depositories</strong> is a perfectly on-point present for any reader, but especially one who loves to travel. This wide-ranging title profiles 50 remarkable libraries in locations across the globe. Staff stories, fascinating facts, spectacular imagery and a foreword from critic and librarian Nancy Pearl make it a winning tribute to the mission of libraries everywhere.</p> <p><strong>Hidden Libraries</strong> surveys a range of amazing physical spaces. The Kurkku Fields’ Underground Library in Kisarazu, Japan, is a book-lined grotto covered in grass, while the cocoon-shaped Heydar Aliyev International Airport Library near Baku, Azerbaijan, projects sheer architectural awesomeness. 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Filled with photos from the show, this book is a sunny retrospective and a buoyant tribute to the reading life.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Buried Deep and Other Stories</strong></h2> <p>For the fantasy fan, there’s no better gift than<strong> Buried Deep and Other Stories</strong> by Naomi Novik, bestselling author of the Scholomance trilogy, <em><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/5-books-worth-the-hype/">Uprooted</a></em> and <em>Spinning Silver</em>. As this collection proves, Novik is a natural conjurer whose stories—rich with allusion and detail—feel effortlessly authentic. Each provides an escape into an alternative world that’s wholly realized. </p> <p>“Dragons & Decorum”—a fantastical recasting of <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>, set in the Regency England of Novik’s Temeraire series<em>—</em>finds Elizabeth Bennet riding a winged dragon named Wollstonecraft. In “The Long Way Round,” Novik offers a taste of her next work (tentatively titled <em>Folly</em>) and introduces spirited protagonist Intessa Roh. “Vici,” another Temeraire tale, but this time set in ancient Rome, chronicles the unexpected camaraderie that arises between Marc Antony and a valiant dragon. Introductions from Novik accompany the anthology’s 13 stories, and readers will relish the context they give to her work. This is a transportive collection from an author who maps her narrative milieus with extraordinary precision.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Man in Black and Other Stories</strong></h2> <p>Crime fiction maven Elly Griffiths is known as a prolific writer, having penned the Ruth Galloway, Harbinder Kaur and Brighton mysteries series. But did anyone suspect she was writing short stories on the side? That’s right—Griffiths has long played around with short-form work, and her intriguing new volume, <strong>The Man in Black and Other Stories</strong>, spotlights this aspect of her artistry. </p> <p>The atmospheric anthology brings together 19 pieces, in which, fans will be delighted to learn, Griffiths expands the backstories of some of her most popular characters. The volume’s eponymous story is a spooky sketch set just before Halloween that features Ruth Galloway. “Harbinger” tracks Harbinder Kaur’s all-too-eventful first day at Shoreham Criminal Investigation Department. And in “Ruth Galloway and the Ghost of Max Mephisto,” all three of Griffiths’ sleuths converge, as it were. Ingeniously plotted and leavened with humor, the pieces are brief but satisfying. 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Readers will lose themselves in this engrossing, atmospheric and emotional tale.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Pictures of You</strong></h2> <p>Twenty-nine-year-old Evie Hudson awakens in a hospital with no memories past the age of 16 in <strong>Pictures of You</strong> by Emma Grey. Evie’s youthful voice lends a <em>Freaky Friday</em>/<em>13 Going on 30</em> vibe to the beginning of the novel, but the can’t-look-away plot is ultimately much more serious, and the tone soon changes to match. Evie struggles to integrate what she learns of her recent past with her teenage vision of who she would become. Then an old friend, Drew, reluctantly steps in to help her discover why she broke ties with her family and best friend. Grey jumps back in time to fill in gaps for the reader, and Evie’s tale becomes darker and ever more riveting as layers are peeled back and sacrifices revealed. There’s nonstop drama and surprise after surprise in this twisty tearjerker.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Perfect Fit</strong></h2> <p>A couple re-meets-cute in <strong>Perfect Fit</strong> by Clare Gilmore. Josephine Davis runs her own clothing company in Austin, Texas, and is shocked when her largest investor hires business consultant Will Grant. Not only is Will the twin brother of Jo’s ex-best friend, but the pair also made out as teenagers. Can they work together even though they haven’t spoken in nine years? Gilmore writes in a fresh, modern voice, and fills the world around Josie and Will with cool friends with cool jobs and cool attitudes who support their burgeoning romance. It seems impossible for them not to end up together . . . if only they can overcome their insecurities and act like the adults they are now. Fun food, fun drinks and fun parties put this squarely in the rom-com lane, with an added coming-of-age element thanks to Josie’s first-person perspective.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Emma Grey’s <b>Pictures of You</b> highlights everything that’s great about one of romance’s most soapy tropes.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/long-live-the-amnesia-plot/"> <span 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="46b0932" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ad20fa loop-data" data-id="75ad20fa" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7e816cd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="7e816cd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3552549 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> 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Suspense</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/mystery/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Mystery</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/historical-mystery/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Historical Mystery</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/cozy-mystery/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Cozy Mystery</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-105df504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="105df504" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/inspector-gamache-john-rebus-and-bruno-courreges-are-back-and-theyre-all-in-top-form/">Inspector Gamache, John Rebus and Bruno Courrèges are back—and they’re all in top form</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/bruce-tierney/">Bruce Tierney</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>A Grave in the Woods</strong></h2> <p>The typically unflappable Bruno Courrèges is annoyed. While he was on medical leave, his position as chief of police was taken over by an overbearing new hire, and she has no intention of vacating it until he has been cleared to return to service. Moreover, she has lectured him regarding his general untidiness and inept record-keeping. For the time being, it is better for everyone concerned if Bruno beats a hasty retreat to somewhere else, anywhere else. So, for <strong>A Grave in the Woods</strong>, Martin Walker’s 17th installment in the popular series, Bruno is tasked with investigating (wait for it . . .) a grave in the woods. Three bodies are in the grave, all dating back to World War II: two German women and one man, an Italian submarine captain, oddly distant from his expected undersea context. Oh, and while we are on the topic of water, Bruno’s hometown of St. Denis—a sadly fictional village in the Périgord region of France—is bracing for an epic, climate change-fueled flood. The dams have held thus far, but it’s getting dicey. As Bruno digs deeper into the grave situation (sorry), questions dating back some 80 years are unearthed. Thus, there is perhaps more history than mystery in this episode of Bruno’s adventures, but there is nothing wrong with that. There is plenty of what readers come to St. Denis for: the food and wine; the camaraderie; and of course, Balzac the basset hound, surely one of the most engaging four-legged supporting characters ever to grace the pages of a mystery novel.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Midnight and Blue</strong></h2> <p>Wow, you miss one book in a series, and the protagonist transforms from the number one cop in Scotland to a prison inmate. As Ian Rankin’s latest mystery, <strong>Midnight and Blue</strong>, opens, John Rebus is cooling his heels in the slammer. His crime: attempted murder, which is under appeal, but the wheels of justice are turning slowly. At first, he is incarcerated in the relatively safe Separation and Reintegration unit, where prisoners in danger (such as ex-cops) are assigned, but he is soon to be rehoused in the general prison population, in part thanks to a safe-passage guarantee from Edinburgh’s reigning crime lord, who credits Rebus for his ascent to the underworld throne. When a murder takes place in a nearby two-person cell, Rebus’ detecting instincts bubble to the surface, although he must be somewhat more circumspect than if he was out on the streets. In a parallel narrative, Rebus’ onetime colleague Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl, a case that will come to have a tangential—or perhaps more than tangential—connection with the aforementioned prison murder. Author Rankin is in top form as he reinvents his flawed hero by having him navigate an equally flawed milieu, in what must be one of the most original locked-room mysteries ever.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Murder Takes the Stage</strong></h2> <p>One of my favorite plot devices for a mystery—or really any sort of novel—is the revisiting of a familiar tale through the perspective of a different character, such as Gregory Maguire’s retelling of the Cinderella story, <em>Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister</em>. Colleen Cambridge has mined this vein exceptionally well with her series featuring Phyllida Bright, housekeeper to Agatha Christie. This time out, the Christie entourage moves to London for <strong>Murder Takes the Stage</strong>, in which one of the author’s stories has been made into a West End play. Unfortunately, however, an actor whose surname began with the letter A turns up dead at a theater beginning with the letter A. Then, the body of an actor playing Benvolio is discovered at a theater beginning with a B. You can see where this is going, right? It’s a clever and delicious spin on one of Christie’s better known works, <em>The A.B.C. Murders</em>. Exactly one year ago, I opined that Cambridge’s previous installment in the series, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/phyllida-bright-is-agatha-christies-housekeeper-and-a-detective-on-the-side/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Murder by Invitation</em> <em>Only</em></a>, “straddles the line between historical fiction and intricate, Christie-esque suspense quite well, without the cloying cutesiness that can sometimes plague mysteries on the cozier side of things. And Phyllida Bright is simply a gem.” I stand by that assertion 100%.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">★<strong> The Grey Wolf </strong></h2> <p>An old legend tells of two wolves that battle inside each of us: a black wolf that represents anger, greed, arrogance, resentment, envy and ego; and a gray wolf that represents kindness, generosity, compassion, empathy, love and hope. Which one will win, you may ask? The answer is simple, yet profound: The one you feed. <strong>The Grey Wolf </strong>also serves as the title of Louise Penny’s 19th entry in her critically acclaimed series featuring Chief Inspector Gamache of the Sureté du Québec. <strong>The Grey Wolf</strong> is far and away Penny’s most ambitious novel to date, landing Gamache and his team squarely into the middle of ecoterrorism on a scale hitherto unimaginable in typically tranquil Canada. But as data begins to trickle in, it becomes apparent that the plot’s tentacles are farther reaching than anyone could reasonably have predicted, involving an order of Québécois monks who have taken a vow of silence, the highest levels of the Canadian federal government and even the Vatican. Equally troubling is evidence suggesting that key members of the Sureté may have been compromised, leaving the core team of Gamache, Beauvoir and Lacoste twisting in the wind as the stopwatch ticks away the minutes. <strong>The Grey Wolf</strong> is 432 pages long, and I read it in one sitting, because I could not put it down.</p> <p></p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Plus, Colleen Cambridge gifts readers with another clever mystery starring Phyllida Bright, housekeeper to none other than Agatha Christie.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div 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class="elementor-element elementor-element-1cdfcfbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1cdfcfbe" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">4 cookbooks sure to inspire creative moves in the kitchen</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-29f14894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="29f14894" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Cookbooks are among the most treasured gifts for anyone who loves to cook, bake, grill or simply learn about food and culture. Many food aficionados enjoy reading cookbooks cover to cover, while others hunt and peck for recipes that will hit the spot. Our four picks offer gorgeous photography, mouthwatering recipe descriptions, enlightening social context and inspiring ways to make the most of the food in your larder. But proceed with caution: You may decide to roll up your sleeves and make some of the recipes, as I did, before you can gift wrap the book!</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f0d2179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f0d2179" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h6><em>Feature by Becky Libourel Diamond</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c10912b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3c10912b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fbd707d" data-id="7fbd707d" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div 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elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="7e816cd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3552549 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> <span class="elementor-post-info__terms-list"> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/cookbooks/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Cookbooks</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/food-drink/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Food & Drink</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/nonfiction/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Nonfiction</a> </span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f673bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="f673bfe" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"> <div class="genres-tax"><a class="taxo-genres-link isParent" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/nonfiction/" style="color: #71b99c">Nonfiction</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/food-drink/" style="color: #71b99c">Food & Drink</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/cookbooks/" style="color: #71b99c">Cookbooks</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-105df504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="105df504" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/breaking-bao-clarice-lam-book-review/">Breaking Bao</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Review by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/becky-libourel-diamond/">Becky Libourel Diamond</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-43fdb172 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="43fdb172" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e1b6ce elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> <span class="elementor-post-info__item-prefix">by </span> <span class="elementor-post-info__terms-list"> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?taxonomy=contributor&term=becky-libourel-diamond" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Becky Libourel Diamond</a> </span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><strong>Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks From Asia and Beyond</strong> by award-winning pastry chef Clarice Lam is a striking collection of thoughtfully crafted baked goods, highlighting her “love for Asian flavors while simultaneously connecting the dots between cultures.” Recalling her diverse background (her mother is from Hong Kong and her father from the Philippines) and experiences (the family lived and traveled all over the world), Lam explains how food was her solace during times when she felt like an outsider. On her path to becoming a chef, she gained knowledge and appreciation of the “interwoven food histories” that sustained her when the rest of the world shut her out. Organized into three main sections—Bao, Cakes and Desserts, and Snacks—Lam’s highly detailed instructions accompanied by texturally rich close-up photos will help assist even the most inexperienced pastry chef, as many of the recipes can be rather complicated and span several pages. Detailed chapters on ingredients, tools and equipment helpfully describe how and why they are used and where to get them. Dishes range from traditional Asian recipes such as shokupan (Japanese milk bread—one of the most common recipes in Asian baking) and chili crisp (a staple oil in every Chinese household), to dishes with an Asian-inspired twist, such as matcha-azuki Mont Blanc and pandan-lime meringue pie. This beautiful, informative cookbook is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys being creative in the kitchen, and might even inspire home bakers to invent their own confectionary delights. </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Clarice Lam’s <b>Breaking Bao</b> is a striking collection of thoughtfully crafted baked goods that highlights the inventive pastry chef’s love of Asian flavors.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" 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class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Review by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/becky-libourel-diamond/">Becky Libourel Diamond</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-43fdb172 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="43fdb172" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e1b6ce elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> <span class="elementor-post-info__item-prefix">by </span> <span class="elementor-post-info__terms-list"> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?taxonomy=contributor&term=becky-libourel-diamond" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Becky Libourel Diamond</a> </span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>With the goal of sharing simple, delicious recipes filled with constructive tips to reduce waste, save time and cut costs, <strong>Every Last Bite: Save Money, Time and Waste With 70 Recipes That Make the Most of Mealtimes</strong> by British chef and writer Rosie Sykes (<em>The Kitchen Revolution</em>) is a delightful mix of global recipes reflecting her background and experiences as a chef and former London pub owner. Featuring eight chapters with cheeky titles such as “Quick as a wink and not too filling,” “Goings-on in the oven” and “Blueprints for leftovers,” Sykes has crafted an accessible, practical resource that will be welcomed by anyone looking to rein in their food budget and avoid excess waste and energy usage. The recipes are a wide-ranging mix of cultural dishes, from Catalan-style beans and chorizo, pea and potato pav bhaji, and bacon and egg pie. Each is accompanied by a helpful symbol indicating alternate serving suggestions, ways to use up leftovers, ingredient hacks, storage tips, budget helpers and low/no-waste ideas. For example, the simple, delicious cauliflower farfalle, which combines roasted cauliflower, red onions and bow-tie pasta dressed in a simple walnut pesto, features a tip to store nuts in the refrigerator to prevent spoiling. The recipes and instructions are clearly laid out (including conversions to American measurements), and will appeal to both beginning and advanced cooks.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><b>Every Last Bite</b> is an accessible, practical cookbook that will be welcomed by anyone looking to rein in their food budget and avoid excess waste and energy usage.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" 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class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Review by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/becky-libourel-diamond/">Becky Libourel Diamond</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-43fdb172 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="43fdb172" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e1b6ce elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> <span class="elementor-post-info__item-prefix">by </span> <span class="elementor-post-info__terms-list"> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?taxonomy=contributor&term=becky-libourel-diamond" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Becky Libourel Diamond</a> </span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The recipes in the lavishly presented <strong>Our South: Black Food Through My Lens </strong> feature a fascinating blend of ingredients, flavors and techniques. Acclaimed chef Ashleigh Shanti, a queer Black woman from Appalachia, shares the region’s history and her own backstory to show how she developed a love of all things culinary. Recalling past meals rich in bacon, lard, butter and country ham, Shanti includes an abundance of regional dishes, such as Virginia Brunswick stew, and black pepper quail and leather britches, a southern Appalachian specialty dish of dried green beans and smoky seasoned meat. I made the gingered shrimp, watermelon and peach skewers—like eating summer on a plate—and the cucumber and celery heart salad, which is bathed in zesty, pickled goodness and tasted even better the second day. Shanti notes that her book is meant to “amplify your understanding of the complexities of Black food” and “dispel the myths of what America thinks Black cooking is and is not.” <strong>Our South</strong> is a perfect gift for anyone curious about the intersections of food and culture.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Ashleigh Shanti’s excellent, lavishly presented <b>Our South</b> twines the recipes and culture of Black Appalachia with the chef’s own culinary journey.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a 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<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3a902e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image" data-id="3a902e3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-featured-image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container article-book-star"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-75ab309 elementor-view-stacked starred-rev-icon-loop-208962 star-of-article elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon" data-id="75ab309" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="icon.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-icon-wrapper"><div class="elementor-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-star"></i></div></div></div></div> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/our-south-ashleigh-shanti-book-review/ "><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" 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data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Review by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/becky-libourel-diamond/">Becky Libourel Diamond</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-43fdb172 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="43fdb172" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e1b6ce elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> <span class="elementor-post-info__item-prefix">by </span> <span class="elementor-post-info__terms-list"> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?taxonomy=contributor&term=becky-libourel-diamond" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Becky Libourel Diamond</a> </span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Sure to inspire leisurely, locally crafted meals paired with excellent conversation and luscious wine, <strong>The Artful Way to Plant-Based Cooking: Nourishing Recipes and Heartfelt Moments</strong> is a breathtaking cookbook created by mother-daughter team Trudy Crane (a ceramic artist) and Chloé Crane-Leroux (a New York City-based food and lifestyle photographer) that could do double duty as an attractive coffee table display. 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elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/arlene-mckanic/">Arlene McKanic</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3><strong>Tiny Pep Talks</strong></h3> <p>Reading Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden’s humorous and often snarky <strong>Tiny Pep Talks: Bite-Size Encouragement for Life’s Annoying, Stressful, and Flat-Out Lousy Moments</strong> is much like an afternoon spent with your favorite vodka aunty who’s always had your best interest at heart. After a lighthearted introduction, their advice covers sticky situations that range from the utterly trivial to the somewhat deep. It starts out, for example, with “For When It’s Time to Get Off the Couch and Go to Bed.” Other offers of comfort include “For When Your Clothes Don’t Fit,” and, inevitably, “For When You Just Got Ghosted: A Spooky Tale.” There’s also advice for if you’ve been walking around with spinach between your teeth, when your battery’s down to 5% and when you can’t stand your friend’s significant other (Skaggs and Linden specify that this means a significant other who’s simply annoying, as opposed to one who’s abusive and dangerous. That’s for a “more serious book.”)</p> <p>Even weighty stuff like grief is handled with a touch of sass. Grief, they write, “is like a toddler. At any given moment, it might be messy, it might kick and punch you in the gut, and it might refuse to go to bed when all you want is to go to sleep.” But as Scarlett O’Hara said, tomorrow is another day. You’ll be okay.</p> <h3><strong>Good People</strong></h3> <p>Gabriel Reilich and Lucia Knell’s lovely, open-hearted <strong>Good People</strong> comforts through example. It tells the stories of all kinds of ordinary folk who’ve gone through stuff and come out the other side, sometimes battered, like the narrator of “Invictus,” but unbowed.</p> <p>In the very first story, we follow Amy B. as she happily moves from Washington, D.C., to attend law school in New York City, only to be poleaxed by a family tragedy. New Yorkers are notorious for ignoring people who break down and cry on subways or airport terminals, but in Amy’s case, someone notices and helps her. She never learned his name and doesn’t even know if she’d recognize him if she saw him again, but his brief presence permanently changed her life for the better. <strong>Good People </strong>is full of stories where an “angel” shows up at a moment of crisis. Wherever you land in this book, you’ll be comforted by the fact that despite the insanity of the times we live in, most people are indeed, good.</p> <h3><strong>Life Audit</strong></h3> <p>Ximena Vengoechea’s <strong>Life Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering Your Goals and</strong> <strong>Building the Life You Want</strong> is one inspirational book where you’ll need to do some work. As the title says, it asks you to do an audit of your life, but the process is led by pages of delightful bar graphs, mind maps, drawings and Venn diagrams in cool pastel colors. In other words, it’s much more fun than an IRS audit of your taxes.</p> <p>Auditing your life is a worthwhile pursuit when you don’t quite know what you want to do, or if you’re in a rut. Vengoechea breaks down the process into small but revealing steps. At the beginning you’re encouraged to write down every single one of your wishes, no matter how trivial, on 100 sticky notes in the space of an hour. Though labor-intensive, this helps you prioritize your wishes, identify your core values, use your time wisely and pick the people (five of them, the author suggests) who are eager to offer you support. Vengoechea also shows you how to avoid folks who would drag you down and shares motivational tricks, such as getting an ice cream cone or putting on a party dress after you’ve turned in your manuscript. <strong>Life Audit</strong> is a lovely book to keep on your bedside table.</p> <h3><strong>Not Sure Who Needs to Hear This, But . . .</strong></h3> <p>Though this book is over 200 pages long, you can easily read Willie Greene’s <strong>Not Sure Who Needs to Hear This, But . . .</strong> in a few hours. Indeed, its layout allows you to just jump in anywhere, for every page holds something pithy. Greene, the founder of <a href="https://www.wetheurban.com/">WE THE URBAN</a>, which launched as a Tumblr account that dispenses similar advice, divides his book into six chapters: Peace; Love; Learning, Unlearning, Relearning; Creativity; Well-being and Affirmations. The first few pages of each chapter posit the virtue, followed by sections, none more than a couple of paragraphs long, that tell you how to achieve it. After that comes pithy adages, often framed by colorful boxes that recall sticky notes. Included are: “Forgive yourself every night before going to sleep”; “Act. Even if fear is present” and “Delete the Ex-files.” (This one, I believe, means to move right along after you’ve been dumped or subjected to that even worse 21st-century atrocity of “ghosting.”) There are dozens of these little pep pills for the soul. Who needs to hear them? We do!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Humans have been trying to improve themselves since they discovered they had selves that needed improving. 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class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ad20fa loop-data" data-id="75ad20fa" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7e816cd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="7e816cd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3552549 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> <span class="elementor-post-info__terms-list"> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/coming-of-age/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Coming of Age</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/fiction/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Fiction</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/historical-fiction/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Historical Fiction</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/literary-fiction/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Literary Fiction</a> </span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f673bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="f673bfe" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"> <div class="genres-tax"><a class="taxo-genres-link isParent" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/fiction/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Fiction</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/literary-fiction/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Literary Fiction</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/historical-fiction/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Historical Fiction</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/coming-of-age/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Coming of Age</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-105df504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="105df504" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/4-cant-miss-book-club-picks/">4 can’t-miss book club picks</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/julie-hale/">Julie Hale</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>In Amanda Peters’ <strong>The Berry Pickers</strong>, Ruthie, a 4-year-old Mi’kmaq child, disappears from a farm in Maine where her migrant family is employed during the summer. Set in 1962, the novel is narrated by Ruthie’s brother, Joe, and by Norma, a girl whose remote, unapproachable parents seem to be harboring secrets. Spanning five tumultuous decades, the novel brings these parallel narratives to a surprising climax. Peters’ sensitive depiction of family members learning to live with loss is unforgettable. Themes of loyalty, memory and guilt will spark lively conversation among readers.</p> <p>Inspired by historical events, Tan Twan Eng’s atmospheric novel <strong>The House of Doors</strong> is about writer W. Somerset Maugham, who, with waning health and a declining reputation, goes to Penang in 1921 in search of material for a new book. He finds what he’s looking for after reconnecting with his friend Robert Hamlyn. Robert’s wife, Lesley, shares information with Maugham about her murky past, including her links to Chinese revolutionaries and a murder—perfect fodder for a novel. Writing with wonderful detail, Eng delivers a smart, suspenseful narrative that sheds fresh light on a fascinating era in history.</p> <p>Rio and Gibraltar, a successful Black couple, leave behind the world of Boston academia to build a new life in Gabriel Bump’s electrifying book <strong>The New Naturals</strong>. With the backing of a rich patron, they start an experimental community founded on tolerance and trust. The community—based in a bunker-like space under a hill—draws a variety of wayward souls, but friction soon arises, and the couple’s dream of an ideal society is threatened. Grief, social justice and the nature of community are a few of the novel’s engaging discussion topics.</p> <p><strong>Demon Copperhead</strong>, Barbara Kingsolver’s genius reenvisioning of Charles Dickens’ <em>David Copperfield</em>, has been hailed as one of the best books of the century. Demon, the narrator of the novel, lives in a trailer in Lee County, Virginia, with his mother, a drug addict. He’s creative and smart, but faces enormous challenges when his mother’s death lands him in foster care. Kingsolver portrays Demon’s difficult coming-of-age with vividness and immediacy. Featuring a sprawling plot and expansive cast of characters, the novel is an epic for our times and a modern book club classic.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Choose one of these buzzed-about novels for your book club and get set for a great meeting.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/4-cant-miss-book-club-picks/"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-icon"> 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elementor-widget-image" data-id="3a902e3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-featured-image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container article-book-star"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-75ab309 elementor-view-stacked starred-rev-icon-loop-209034 star-of-article elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon" data-id="75ab309" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_position":"absolute"}" data-widget_type="icon.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-icon-wrapper"><div class="elementor-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-star"></i></div></div></div></div> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/4-cant-miss-book-club-picks/ "><img loading="lazy" width="302" height="460" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26161011/berrypickers.jpg" class=" book_loop_thumb-img attachment-large 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="46b0932" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ad20fa loop-data" data-id="75ad20fa" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7e816cd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="7e816cd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3552549 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="about"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms"> <span class="elementor-post-info__terms-list"> <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/historical-mystery/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Historical Mystery</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/mystery/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Mystery</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/mystery-suspense/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Mystery & Suspense</a>, <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/suspense/" class="elementor-post-info__terms-list-item">Suspense</a> </span> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f673bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="f673bfe" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"> <div class="genres-tax"><a class="taxo-genres-link isParent" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/mystery-suspense/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Mystery & Suspense</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/suspense/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Suspense</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/mystery/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Mystery</a><a class="taxo-genres-link null" href="https://www.bookpage.com/genres/historical-mystery/" style="color: #5f7fe2">Historical Mystery</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-105df504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="105df504" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/andy-mills-is-back-with-a-case-set-in-the-world-of-1950s-queer-booksellers/">Andy Mills is back—with a case set in the world of 1950s queer booksellers.</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/bruce-tierney/">Bruce Tierney</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Seventh Floor</strong></h2> <p>In David McCloskey’s latest thriller, <strong>The Seventh Floor</strong>, the CIA team dedicated to eradicating moles is hilariously referred to as the “Dermatologists.” (I will never be able to unthink that.) There is no gentle introduction in this book, no setting of scene, no lulling the reader into a false sense of security. By the end of page six, a Russian agent is dead, having bitten down on his poison-filled Montblanc pen scant seconds before a team breaks into his office. A bit later, American agent Sam Joseph hangs upside down in a Russian black-ops site, pleading ignorance to a group of unbelieving interrogators. The heart of the matter seems to be that there is an extremely high-placed Russian mole in the CIA, with one team of facilitators dedicated to seeing that said mole remains securely in place, and a second team equally dedicated to ferreting them out. But this is the world of espionage, after all, and alliances are fluid at best and downright lethal at worst, with no handy brochure that lists true affiliations. The two main characters are Sam and Artemis Procter, the latter a no-nonsense CIA operational chief who irritates most people simply by walking into a room. Together, these two must navigate the minefields and expose the mole, or very likely die in the attempt. <strong>The Seventh Floor</strong> is not really about these heroes as much as it is about the process of flushing out a traitor, but it proves remarkably difficult to put down either way. PS, McCloskey knows whereof he speaks: He is a former CIA analyst who delivered classified briefings to congressional oversight committees, and he regularly wrote for the President’s Daily Brief, the top secret intelligence summary that appears on the desk in the Oval Office every morning. It shows.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Rough Pages</strong></h2> <p>Lev AC Rosen’s <strong>Rough Pages </strong>is the third installment in his historical mystery series featuring gay detective Evander “Andy” Mills, a former San Francisco police officer who was outed and fired, and has now launched a private investigation firm serving the queer community in the City by the Bay. These postwar noir novels are set in the 1950s, when gay bashing was not only tolerated, but encouraged, even—or especially—by those sworn to “protect and serve.” Andy is drawn into a case involving the disappearance of Howard Salzberger, a bookstore owner who supplies a select clientele with queer books by subscription, and who may have run afoul of postal regulations prohibiting the distribution of “obscene materials.” At the center of the case is Howard’s missing notebook, which lists his subscribers: If the government gets hold of that, there will be hell to pay. The Mafia is also interested in obtaining the notebook, and among the mobsters, there is perhaps even less tolerance of queerness than there is by the government or general public. Rosen’s Evander Mills books are unsettling to read; like Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins series, they unflinchingly depict historical—and in some ways, ongoing—discrimination against minorities. And like Mosley, Rosen takes his shots at the establishment by simply telling the day-to-day stories of marginalized people, the people who those in power tried to shove off into the shadows, but who persisted in living vibrant lives all the same.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Death by Misadventure</strong></h2> <p>To begin with, a small confession: While reading Tasha Alexander’s latest Lady Emily mystery, <strong>Death by Misadventure</strong>, I happened upon the word “snarky.” As her novels are written in the vernacular of the time (in this case, 1906), “snarky” seemed to me to be very out of place. So I Googled the word, only to discover that its first recorded usage was in the year (wait for it . . .) 1906. I should have known better than to doubt Alexander. Lady Emily relates the story in the first person: A high-society murder takes place in the shadow of Neuschwanstein Castle, a killing that has roots dating back a generation, to the days of the castle’s creator, Bavaria’s Mad King Ludwig. <strong>Death by Misadventure</strong> is an Agatha Christie-esque locked-room mystery, with the victim and the cast of potential perpetrators snowbound after an Alpine storm renders the roads impassable. Lady Emily will investigate the murder, as she has done in the 17 previous novels; she easily rivals Jessica Fletcher of <em>Murder, She Wrote</em> in terms of acquaintances lost to untimely and violent demise. As is typically the case with locked-room mysteries, there are secrets and motives galore, but good luck figuring out “whodunit” before the big reveal. I certainly did not.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">★<strong> The Drowned</strong></h2> <p>In the 1950s, in a field adjacent to the rocky Irish coast, a Mercedes SL sits idling. The driver’s door is open, but no driver is in sight. A local outcast happens upon the car while walking his dog, and is in turn happened upon by the car owner’s distraught husband, who cries out that his wife has thrown herself into the sea. Thus begins John Banville’s atmospheric mystery novel <strong>The Drowned</strong>. The local constable, a lout and a drunkard with no love for the aforementioned outcast, is first to investigate, but the situation requires an altogether more delicate and thorough touch. So Detective Inspector St. John (pronounced “sin-jun”) Strafford is called in from Dublin to preside over the case. And where Strafford goes, it is pretty much a foregone conclusion that his colleague/adversary, pathologist and medical examiner Quirke, will not be far behind. As the investigation moves forward, Stafford and Quirke expose some troubling connections to an earlier case, a case that everyone thought had been solved, but now seems to have a few loose threads that require pulling. This is a book that deserves to be read slowly, not simply for the plotting and the characters (which are quite good in their own right), but for the sheer richness of the prose. <strong>The Drowned </strong>is genre fiction that rises to the level of full-on, capital <em>L</em> literature.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Lev AC Rosen’s critically acclaimed series has another win, plus new reads from Tasha Alexander and John Bancroft in this month’s Whodunit column.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/features/is-romantic-suspense-back/">Is romantic suspense back?</a></h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d26d0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="d26d0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><span class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/christie-ridgway/">Christie Ridgway</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">★<strong> I Did Something Bad</strong></h2> <p>Set in Yangon, Myanmar, <strong>I Did Something Bad</strong> by Pyae Moe Thet War combines kisses-only romance and suspense. Freelance journalist Khin Haymar has two months of access to movie star Tyler Tun in order to write an in-depth exposé. It’s the chance of a lifetime and, even though she’s known for more serious articles, such as one featuring an underground abortion clinic, Khin is recently divorced and needs a boost.,. When Khin and Tyler meet, they’re immediately drawn to each other, but journalistic ethics rule out a relationship between a writer and subject. Still, Tyler is handsome and sexy, and one night he steps in to save Khin from danger . . . How could she not be tempted? As they work together to investigate the threat, love blossoms. With swoony moments and some serious ones regarding the importance of journalism, this sweet yet thoroughly modern story satisfies.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Highlander’s Return</strong></h2> <p><strong>The Highlander’s Return</strong> by Lynsay Sands hits all the classic notes of a satisfying historical romance: a marriage of convenience, a strong-but-silent hero and a feisty heroine who’s very deserving of her Happily Ever After. Six years ago, Annella Gunn’s husband, William, went missing the day after their wedding. After his younger brother, brawny warrior Graeme, returns home and delivers the news that William has died, Annella is a widow with an unknown future ahead of her. Graeme knows almost instantly what the beautiful Annella should do: Marry him. As he assumes his brother’s position of laird of the Gunn clan, Graeme also takes on the task of convincing Annella to become his bride. Their mutual passion works in his favor, but after the vows are exchanged, Annella and Graeme still have much to learn about each other—and a hidden danger lurks within the castle walls. Filled with excitement in and out of the bedchamber, this romance is a sizzling addition to Sands’ Highland Brides series.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Showmance</strong></h2> <p>Tony Award-nominated playwright Chad Beguelin offers up a truly entertaining debut romance in <strong>Showmance</strong>. When playwright Noah Adams’ Broadway musical closes after one night, he returns to his Illinois hometown to look in on his ailing dad and lick his own wounds. The community’s local theater was his refuge as a gay teen, and when the group asks him to stage the same musical that just flopped, Noah can’t say no—even though Luke, his hunky high school nemesis/bully, is involved. Told in Noah’s first-person perspective, with well-drawn characters and bouncy dialogue, <strong>Showmance</strong> includes touching scenes between Noah and his undemonstrative father, as well as some of Noah’s old tormentors. As it turns out, hunky Luke likes guys, too, and his and Noah’s smoking chemistry leads to a happy ending that readers—especially those who catch all the musical references—will grin over.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Pyae Moe Thet War makes a convincing argument for the subgenre with her thrilling debut, plus Lynsay Sands’ latest Highland Brides romance.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ac7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="4c6ac7a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" 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As she tells the stories of Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Tubman, Pocahontas and other notable female figures, Miles looks at the ways in which the great outdoors impacted their personal development and understanding of the world. Her narrative is a beautifully observed testament to the importance of place. Reading groups will find a range of discussion topics, including women’s empowerment and the influence of nature.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/what-an-owl-knows-jennifer-ackerman-book-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds</strong></a> by Jennifer Ackerman offers fresh perspectives on the nocturnal predator. Over the centuries, the owl has been portrayed as intelligent, vigilant and enlightened while remaining strangely inscrutable. Ackerman penetrates the bird’s unique mystique as she teams up with ornithologists and other experts to find out how owls connect with each other, acquire food and migrate. Blending the latest research with her own discerning impressions, Ackerman delivers an exceptional scientific study that’s revealing and accessible.</p> <p>In <strong>Bicycling With Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration</strong>, Sara Dykman shares the story of the remarkable odyssey she undertook in 2017. Beginning in Mexico and traveling on a ramshackle bike, Dykman followed the migration course of the eastern monarch butterfly to draw attention to the vulnerability of the species. In a tale that’s funny, insightful and poetic, Dykman reflects on the fragility of nature and the challenges of bike travel, and acquaints readers with the majestic monarch. Themes of ecology, exploration and solitude make this a rewarding book club pick.</p> <p>Melissa L. Sevigny chronicles the journey of two mavericks in <strong>Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon</strong>. The hazards of the Colorado River did not deter botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, who navigated the treacherous waterway in 1938 in order to index the Grand Canyon’s plant species. Aided by a small team, the duo traveled for 43 days. Sevigny brings their expedition to vivid life in a narrative that’s at once a rip-roaring adventure story and a thoughtful account of the natural world.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-001fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="001fe5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode">Fall is a terrific time to connect with nature. 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class="coauthor-descriptor">Feature by </span> <span class="coauthor-byline"><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/contributor/the-editors-of-bookpage/">the editors of BookPage</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9937e68 trim-txt elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="9937e68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-medium"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="250" height="380" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154726/modelhome-250x380.jpg" alt="Model Home by Rivers Solomon book jacket" class="wp-image-207949" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154726/modelhome-250x380.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154726/modelhome-723x1100.jpg 723w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154726/modelhome-125x190.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154726/modelhome-768x1168.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154726/modelhome.jpg 789w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?p=208105">Model Home</a></strong></h2> <p><em>Read if your Halloween plans are: A horror movie marathon, specifically A24 horror movies</em></p> <p>Ezri Maxwell doesn’t know whether their childhood home had ghosts, exactly, but they do know that it was haunted and determined to maim, traumatize and scare them and their Black family into leaving their mostly white Dallas suburb. Desperate to distance themselves from a childhood of constant dread, Ezri and their sisters fled the former model home as soon as they were old enough. Their parents, however, stayed where they were—right until the day they died under mysterious circumstances. At its core, Rivers Solomon’s <strong>Model Home </strong>is a study of the interior landscape of someone trying to make sense of their life in the wake of extreme tragedy. Ezri’s head is cluttered with the detritus of trauma, from their mother’s ambivalence toward them as a child to the repercussions of living with mental health issues for years, (“a host of diagnoses—which change with whatever clinician I see”). A disturbing tale that explores self-doubt, family drama and childhood trauma, <strong>Model Home</strong> is a powerful and gut-wrenching addition to the haunted house pantheon.</p> <p class="has-text-align-left"><em>—Laura Hubbard</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-medium"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="250" height="341" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154141/djinnology-250x341.jpg" alt="Djinnology by Seema Yasminis book jacket" class="wp-image-207928" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154141/djinnology-250x341.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154141/djinnology-750x1022.jpg 750w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154141/djinnology-125x170.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154141/djinnology-768x1047.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154141/djinnology.jpg 880w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?p=208069">Djinnology</a> </strong></h2> <p><em>Read if your Halloween plans are: Exploring potentially haunted places—abandoned strip malls, creaky old houses, creepy caves … you get the idea.</em></p> <p>If you’re in the mood for some spine-tingling stories, cozy up to <strong>Djinnology: An Illuminated Compendium of Spirits and Stories From the Muslim World</strong>, a fictitious (or is it?) compendium that is both fascinating and creepy, and made all the more so by Pulitzer Prize-winner Fahmida Azim’s striking illustrations. Seema Yasmin, a journalist, professor and physician, has created a fictional narrator named Dr. N, a taxonomist and ontologist who has traveled the world to investigate the sometimes benevolent, sometimes malevolent djinn. Djinn, Dr. N writes, have been “haunting humanity since pre-Islamic times.” He submits the fruits of his research to his academic committee to explain his long and unexplained absence from class, in this volume of stories from around the world that capture the long history and great variety of djinn. Many of these stories are related to human events, such as one concerning a ghostlike horseman who allegedly appeared in Cairo’s Tahrir Square at the height of the Arab Spring. Another terrifying tale of more dubious origins takes place in London, when a woman delivering her husband’s specimen to an IVF clinic spots what she thinks is an abandoned baby in the middle of the road. She stops, of course, but things do not go as she expects. <strong>Djinnology</strong> is beautifully designed, with maps, English and Arabic inscriptions and more, gamely selling a high-octane, between-two-worlds vibe. Most of all, Azim’s haunting illustrations in smoky colors perfectly portray this menagerie of spirits. Readers will find themselves looking over their shoulders.</p> <p class="has-text-align-left"><em>—Alice Cary</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-medium"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="250" height="378" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153801/welovethenightlife-250x378.jpg" alt="We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft book jacket" class="wp-image-207914" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153801/welovethenightlife-250x378.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153801/welovethenightlife-728x1100.jpg 728w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153801/welovethenightlife-125x189.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153801/welovethenightlife-768x1160.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153801/welovethenightlife.jpg 795w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?p=208163">We Love the Nightlife</a></strong></h2> <p><em>Read if your Halloween plans are: A bar crawl in a tiny costume, weather be damned</em></p> <p>Quite often in fiction, the figure of the vampire has represented loneliness, but we’ve arguably never seen that sense of yearning quite the way Rachel Koller Croft portrays it in her new novel, <strong>We Love the Nightlife</strong>. Croft’s protagonist, Amber, is frozen in her party girl prime, turned in the waning days of the 1970s by her maker, the beautiful and manipulative Nicola. Decades later, Amber begins to imagine what life might be like without Nicola, and considers an escape plan. But Nicola’s influence is powerful, her ambitions are vast and her appetite for control deeper than Amber ever imagined. Despite her vampiric nature, Amber feels like one of us. This is mainly due to Croft’s skill; her conversational, warm and relatable prose depicts Amber not as a lonely monster, but as a person longing for freedom in a savage world covered in glitter and awash with pulsing music. We also get to see Nicola’s side of the story and her own brand of yearning, giving the book an antagonist who’s not just remarkably well-developed, but human in her own twisted way. These dueling perspectives, coupled with memorable side characters and a beautifully paced plot, make <strong>We Love the Nightlife</strong> an engrossing, darkly funny, twisted breakup story that’s perfect for vampire fiction lovers and fans of relationship drama alike.</p> <p class="has-text-align-left"><em>—Matthew Jackson</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-medium"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="250" height="378" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153446/americanscary-250x378.jpg" alt="American Scary by Jeremy Dauber book jacket" class="wp-image-207902" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153446/americanscary-250x378.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153446/americanscary-728x1100.jpg 728w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153446/americanscary-125x189.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153446/americanscary-768x1160.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22153446/americanscary.jpg 795w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?p=208049">★ American Scary</a></strong></h2> <p><em>Read if your Halloween plans are: Watching a brainy horror documentary, or peeking at spooky clips on YouTube</em></p> <p>Any horror writer doing their job knows how to tap into the fears that plague us most. Jeremy Dauber’s <strong>American Scary:</strong> <strong>A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond</strong> provides a robust account of how art has reflected American dread for centuries. As it turns out, our history is rife with foundational fear, making it prime territory for some scary storytelling. Dauber starts his “tour of American fear” with our country’s bloody beginnings and proclivity for blaming the devil for everything from bad weather to miscarriage (hello, Salem!). He then passes through slavery, the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War and beyond to more contemporary paranoias reflected in film: murderous technology (<em>The Terminator</em>), individual indifference (the Final Destination series) and surveillance (<em>Paranormal Activity</em>), to name a few. Dauber’s attention to the details of myriad cultural touchstones, both famous and obscure, will entice those who care to tiptoe deeper into the darkest of the dark. <strong>American Scary</strong>’s greatest success is making readers consider what art may be born of our late-night anxieties. Spooky stuff, huh?</p> <p class="has-text-align-left"><em>—Amanda Haggard</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-medium"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="250" height="386" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154757/villagelibrarydemonhuntingsociety-250x386.jpg" alt="The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner book jacket" class="wp-image-207951" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154757/villagelibrarydemonhuntingsociety-250x386.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154757/villagelibrarydemonhuntingsociety-713x1100.jpg 713w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154757/villagelibrarydemonhuntingsociety-125x193.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154757/villagelibrarydemonhuntingsociety-768x1184.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154757/villagelibrarydemonhuntingsociety-996x1536.jpg 996w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154757/villagelibrarydemonhuntingsociety.jpg 778w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?p=208149">The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society</a></strong></h2> <p><em>Read if your Halloween plans are:</em> <em>Curling up in a chair at home, reading a lightly spooky book or one of the more gothic Agatha Christies</em></p> <p>Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle resides in a quiet hamlet in upstate New York. The only out of the ordinary detail about Ms. Pinkwhistle is that she loves to solve a good murder mystery—not only those in the books she protects and enjoys at work, but also the real-life, grisly deaths in the otherwise sleepy little town of Winesap. But when a string of local murders hits a little too close to home, Sherry realizes that she can no longer remain an unattached bystander. A demon, or several, might be at the heart of these ever-increasing deaths, and Sherry will need the help of her skeptical friends and her possibly-possessed cat to root out the evil in Winesap. C.M. Waggoner’s <strong>The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society </strong>is a stunning blend of genres, a dark supernatural adventure masquerading as a cozy mystery—and by the time readers realize this, they, like Sherry, are too deeply entrenched in the case to let it go. Waggoner infuses the pages with darkly humorous scenes and snappy dialogue, as well as unexpected magical touches that hearken back to the author’s previous fantasy novels, a combination that’s perfect for fans of horror tropes as well as lovers of mystery. Sherry Pinkwhistle is a sleuth to be reckoned with, and beneath her frumpy and soft exterior lies a pleasant surprise: a clever, determined heroine who will stop at nothing to protect the place she calls home and the people who live there. </p> <p class="has-text-align-left"><em>—Stephanie Cohen-Perez</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-medium"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="250" height="311" src="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154035/eerielegends-250x311.jpg" alt="Eerie Legends by Ricardo Diseño book jacket" class="wp-image-207924" srcset="https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154035/eerielegends-250x311.jpg 250w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154035/eerielegends-750x932.jpg 750w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154035/eerielegends-125x155.jpg 125w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154035/eerielegends-768x954.jpg 768w, https://t1.bookpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/22154035/eerielegends.jpg 966w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.bookpage.com/?p=208071">Eerie Legends </a></strong></h2> <p><em>Read if your Halloween plans are: Circling up with friends and family for a night of scary stories</em></p> <p><strong>Eerie Legends: An Illustrated Exploration of Creepy Creatures, the Paranormal, and Folklore From Around the World</strong> arrives like Halloween candy, just in time for the spookiest season of the year. 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