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Look, I do a new release blog every single week. And, oftentimes, when I'm doing the research, I come across the same names over and over. Breaking through the James Pattersons, the Nora Roberts, and the Stephen Kings of the writing world is darn near impossible. This year, I've made a point to read debut novels. So, without further ado, a debut to read right now. There There by Tommy Orange What I liked: Here's the thing. I read this book a couple of months ago and I didn't

This week John Grisham takes us to the Philippines AND to church! We learn how to have fewer things by buying just one more thing. HP and JP

Jodi Picoult tackles a difficult topic, Sally and Busy tell the story of their lives in completely different ways, and James Patterson is no

Fall: An Ermahgerd Merstery follows 12-year-old Kimmy as she navigates the sometimes difficult world of junior high. All while finding an ab

The goal: fifty-two Current count: forty-two The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian: 3 stars I've been super into psychological thrillers lately. I liked this one until the very end. For me, the ending is a little weak. But, if you like thrillers, it's worth a read. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid: 3 stars This book is a quick read. Or, in my case, a quick listen, about leaving your war-torn home and fleeing to America. There There by Tommy Orange: 2 stars I wanted to love this bo

Tomorrow, our day is devoted to author photos for debut writers, Smoky Lynx and Charlaine LeRoux. So, I'm posting the new release blog a day early. Fiction: Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras This debut, set in Colombia during the height of Pablo Escabar's reign, Fruit of the Drunken Tree tells the stories of sisters, Chula and Cassandra, who live in essentially a gated community. Meanwhile, right outside, kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations are the no

The goal is fifty-two books in fifty-two weeks. Current count: thirty-three An American Marriage by Tayari Jones: 4 stars Celestial and Roy have only been married a little over a year when Roy is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, putting their newish marriage under an unimaginable amount of stress. The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy: 3 stars The women in the mom's group decide to leave their babies at home and have a well-deserved night out, things go way, way south when

This weeks book recommendation is Fredrik Backman's debut novel, A Man Called Ove. I stumbled upon this book last year and instantly fell in love with Ove. Probably because I have a soft spot for curmudgeons. And, boy, is he one. He doesn't speak to his neighbors, he finds something wrong with all of them, he is the epitome of "get off my lawn" while shaking a cane. He's basically Clint Eastwood in Gran Turismo*. Behind his cranky-man exterior is a story of loss, loneliness,

This week's recommendation is another book. Because my entire life is books. Seriously, the publishing company, the part time job at the library, the bookkeeping. Okay, that last one is a stretch, but it has the word book in it and I love the word bookkeeping because of the triple double letters. Anyway. The Book of Essie, y'all, read it. I don't watch reality TV. I don't care about reality TV. When I saw it was a Book of the Month Club option, I scrolled right past it. My sc

One of my favorite books of all time is Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynne Jones. It is magical realism at its finest. Sophie, the eldest of three girls, gets on a witch's bad side. The Witch of the Waste (great name for a witch) puts Sophie under a spell, transforming her into an old woman. Her only chance in breaking the spell lies with a grumpy wizard named Howl. Sophie manages to get a job cleaning Howl's house in an effort to convince him to break the spell. Once she's