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We want stories that will carry us to other worlds, make us lose sleep, make us cry like we peeled ten onions, then tickle our fancy til we laugh hysterically. And love. We want books that will make us fall in love over and over again. What are the hottest books coming out this month? What stories will resonate with us and blow our minds? Check out Book Buzz to find out the latest in book news and discover the stories trending now!
[ad_1] A day laborer hired to clean up a flooded creek outside of Boulder, Colorado uncovers what could be a valuable find—if it doesn’t kill him first. It was just a day-labor gig. Really, the only reason I’d signed on was because, for insurance reasons, hiring on meant getting fitted for a brand-new … Read more
[ad_1] “I don’t want to talk about my family,” I announced to the therapist at the beginning of my very first counseling session. “I had a perfect childhood.” I wasn’t there to marinate ad nauseam in some theoretical Freudian stew of discontent that didn’t actually exist. I just had some patterns that I recognized as … Read more
[ad_1] I believe it is ultimately up to the reader to decide what makes a great historical fiction novel but here are some things that I, personally, love to see. 1. A completely new and original point of view. As a reader of historical novels myself, I prefer the ones that look at a familiar … Read more
[ad_1] Until someone becomes a parent, they have no idea how little time parents actually get for themselves in a day. I get asked from time to time how to find time to read as a parent. The question usually goes something like this: I know that reading to my kids is one of the … Read more
[ad_1] There are so many ways to get “lost in translation”, as evidenced by the frequent and varied use of that expression. We drop it into conversation. “Something got lost in translation,” we say, meaning everything from the very literal to the very metaphorical. It is the title of books and articles, of a movie. … Read more
[ad_1] Keltie Knight is an Emmy Award-winning television personality and a New York Times bestselling author. She’s also a co-host on The LadyGang podcast with Jac Vanek and Becca Tobin—if you haven’t listened yet, you need to. Knight and the girls co-authored Act Like a Lady, which is a relatable, empowering, and hilarious take on being unapologetically … Read more
[ad_1] I hitchhiked over twenty thousand miles as a teenager, mostly in the United States, some in Yugoslavia before the war and in Turkey. Despite this, I have always struggled to write about “the road.” I find that something in the process of writing about it, violates the experience itself. There is the metaphorical road, a … Read more
[ad_1] Poetry has a way of bringing people together. When we connect with words on a page, we feel seen. When other people connect with those same words, we feel that we’re not alone. It’s a really remarkable thing to experience and to watch. I would argue that maybe more than any other form of … Read more
[ad_1] As a girl, Maggie dreamed of joining the Sisters, a group of women who enjoy the status and attention afforded by their beautiful wings. Now, years later, she has wings of her own. But an encounter in the woods forces her to reckon with her past—and the painful price her wings demanded. Content warning … Read more
[ad_1] As tropical storms rain down and heat waves keep coming, we hope you can take a break from the chaotic August weather to sit down with a book or two. Our favorites this month are as eclectic as ever, encompassing biographies, like that of Civil Rights leader Representative John Lewis; memoirs, like Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s … Read more