The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer (book review)
Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she’s descended from magicians, she’s skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she’s just an ordinary girl who loves books. [...]
Book Reviews & Recommendations with Aubrey Taylor
What was your favorite picture book as a kid? Thanks for having me today, by the way! I was an only child, and my mother was able to stay home with me in the early years. She and I would curl up together with a big pile of books and [...]
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (book review)
The swimmers are unknown to each other except through their private routines (slow lane, fast lane), and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world without comfort or relief. [...]
The Accidental Text by Becky Monson (book review)
Once upon a time, Maggie Cooper lived for adventure. Jumping out of planes was child’s play. Now she can’t even work up the nerve to ask out her coworker. For a bit of self-therapy, she begins to text her recently deceased mother’s phone—the only problem is that the number has [...]
The View from Coral Cove by Amy Clipston (book review)
In the wake of a broken engagement and the death of her last surviving family member, romance novelist Maya Reynolds moves to the haven of Coral Cove, North Carolina, to take over her great-aunt’s toy store. Some of her grief is immediately eased by imaginative eight-year-old Ashlyn Tanner, who talks [...]