When I saw “a novel of the first dog,” I was thinking something totally different – this is Presidential politics season, after all – but this looks really interesting! Set against the most dramatic time in our species’ history, The Dog Master: A Novel of the First Dog tells the story of one tribe’s struggle for survival and one extraordinary… Read more
This just in from Harper Collins! Waiting for me on my Kindle, Spy Trade by Matthew Dunn: When a mission goes awry in Syria, senior CIA officer Bob Oakland is captured by aspiring members of ISIS, who demand the release of one of their own, Arzam Saud, in U.S. captivity. When their hands are tied by Washington’s refusal to negotiate, the… Read more
Today’s new book is Seriously Wicked by Tina Connelly. I don’t really do much YA, but you never know what will make the reading list on a hot summer afternoon… The hilarious new YA from acclaimed author Tina Connolly. Camellia’s adopted mother wants Cam to grow up to be just like her. Problem is, Mom’s a seriously wicked witch. Cam’s used… Read more
More new books this week – first up, In Wilderness by Diane Thomas: In the winter of 1966, Katherine Reid moves to an isolated cabin deep in Georgia’s Appalachian Mountains. There, with little more than a sleeping bag, a tin plate, and a loaded gun, she plans to spend her time in peaceful solitude. But one day, Katherine realizes the woods… Read more
More new books this week, starting with A Scourge of Vipers by Bruce de Silva: To solve Rhode Island’s budget crisis, the state’s colorful governor, Attila the Nun, wants to legalize sports gambling; but her plan has unexpected consequences. Organized crime, professional sports leagues, and others who have a lot to lose–or gain–if gambling is made legal flood the state with… Read more
I am still trying to catch up on the backlog of new books I haven’t told you about! Today, it’s A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara: Brace yourself for the most astonishing, challenging, upsetting, and profoundly moving book in many a season. An epic about love and friendship in the twenty-first century that goes into some of the darkest places… Read more
And here’s an exciting new ARC from the folks at Tor/Forge: Collision by William S. Cohen: Former Secretary of State William S. Cohen provides a Washington insider point of view in this new political thriller, Collision. Sean Falcone, former National Security Adviser to the president of the United States, attacks a gunman during a mass killing at an elite Washington law… Read more
There are so many new books for me to tell you about! I’m going to try and get caught up on the new books I’ve received and hope to review for you… Loonies by Gregory Bastianello: Smokey Hollow is a quiet town, but all that changes when Brian Keays moves in and discovers a locked steamer trunk in the attic… Read more
This one came from my local library, as it is a subject of some interest to me. I’ll let you know what I think! Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids edited by Meghan Daum. One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed “fertility crisis,” and whether modern… Read more
The Shakespeare Conspiracy (A Christopher Klewe Novel Book 1), by Jeffrey Hunter McQuain What makes a secret worth dying for? That’s what Christopher Klewe, a brash young professor from Virginia, finds out in Jeffrey Hunter McQuain’s new thriller “The Shakespeare Conspiracy” when he stumbles upon the most shocking cover-up in literary history. On a rainy Halloween at Washington’s Kennedy Center,… Read more