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 [...]
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Eva Carter
Gemma thought she had her future all mapped out. She had a wonderful husband, a cute apartment, and plans to start a family. But just months after their wedding, illness took her husband from her. And now she finds herself trying to think up new dreams, when all she really [...]
Book Recommendations with Paula Peckham
What was your favorite picture book as a kid? I loved the Richard Scarry books. I pored over every page, finding things that made me laugh hidden in with all the other illustrations. (Me too!) What was the first “real” book (with chapters and without pictures) you remember reading? 101 [...]