Reviews and recommendations across new fiction and nonfiction.
James Wilson is the Founding Father you never heard of. Jesse Wegman explores his contributions to America’s independence in his elegantly written The Lost Founder .
Historian Denise Kiernan brings the Revolutionary War era vibrantly alive through the stories of its unsung heroines in Obstinate Daughters .
The author’s debut middle grade graphic novel, Through the Black Gate , drew from memories of his father and a close friend.
Discover the many unsung women who contributed to American independence in Denise Kiernan’s rich, accomplished Obstinate Daughters .
Two colorful books contain fascinating revelations about the creatures with which we share the Earth.
Patti Murin’s lively, winning performance in The Shippers will charm fans of forced-proximity and friends-to-lovers romance.
Heartfelt and humorous, the audiobook of Good Joy, Bad Joy is a delightful portrait of a woman awakening to a new life and sense of purpose in her later years.
Tae Keller writes with empathy and insight, and her characters raise When Tomorrow Burns to another level.
Fans of tender, thoughtful romances with a touch of fantasy will enjoy Ashley Poston’s charming, emotional, but not overly sentimental Someday Garden .
Although Rose by the Sea deals with heavy topics, its ability to revel in beauty and humanity is poignant and often breathtaking.
Gillian French combines painstaking forensic analysis and detective work with edge-of-your-seat action in her second Shaw Connolly mystery.
Listeners will be riveted by the stories of Nigerian scammers Biggy, Chibuike, Richie and Azeez in Carlos Barragan’s The Yahoo Boys , which is an excellent audiobook.