Exile’s End | Tor.com

Exile’s End | Tor.com

[ad_1] Exile’s End is a complex, sometimes uncomfortable examination of artifact repatriation and cultural appropriation. An artifact of indescribable and irreplaceable beauty created by an “extinct” culture has been the basis of another culture’s origin stories. The race who created the artifact has survived on a distant world and has sent a representative to reclaim … Read more

5 Books for Fans of The Real Housewives

5 Books for Fans of The Real Housewives

[ad_1] As a true Housewives fan myself, I know how hard it can be to wait for a new season of your favorite Real Housewives series. There’s always a deficit of crazy drama in my life when I can’t see tables being flipped over or someone throwing wine in someone else’s face, or crying and … Read more

Books About Black Joy to Add to Your Bookshelf

Books About Black Joy to Add to Your Bookshelf

[ad_1] The first time I saw Black Panther in the theater, I felt like I could take over the world. The first time I read a heroine in a romance novel who looked like me, my heart swelled with hope. My experiences aren’t unique because it’s still rare to see mainstream media feature stories about … Read more

7 Must-Read Books by James McBride

7 Must-Read Books by James McBride

[ad_1] Pitch-perfect. Hilarious. Heartfelt. Stunning. These are the words that come up again and again in reviews of James McBride’s work. The National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author has a unique ability to blend the humorous and the profound, the urgent and the everyday, the timely and the timeless. And it’s never been a … Read more

Beach Read Book Club Discussion

Beach Read Book Club Discussion

[ad_1] Beach Read by Emily Henry, one of the most buzzed about books this summer,  was voted to be the Read it Forward book club pick of June. Yes, it is July now (your sense of time hasn’t gone too far astray, we promise), so we did film this video a month late—but for a … Read more

The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex

The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex

[ad_1] Each of the Empire’s houses keeps secrets, even from themselves. For the bookish academics of the Sixth, every secret is a mystery, and every mystery is a puzzle to be solved or a paper to be published. Deep in the bowels of their house, one such secret is about to reveal itself. The study … Read more

The thriller TBR for anyone who loved ONE OF US IS LYING

The thriller TBR for anyone who loved ONE OF US IS LYING

[ad_1] If the plot twist of One of Us Is Lying knocked your socks right off, we have a few twisty thrillers recommendations for that TBR.   They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman  Gossip Girl meets One of Us Is Lying with a dash of The Secret History in this slick, taut murder mystery set against the backdrop of an exclusive … Read more

2020 Thrillers to Read All Year Long

2020 Thrillers to Read All Year Long

[ad_1] This year has been… hard. I don’t believe in fully “escaping” from what’s going on in the world because it’s important to tune in and be a part of the conversation but, that said, I do think sometimes we all need a recharge—a short time to disconnect so we can power back up again. … Read more

Historical Fiction About Women Ahead of Their Times |

Historical Fiction About Women Ahead of Their Times |

[ad_1] My novel, Atomic Love, features a young woman ahead of her era, a female physicist during WWII, when few women were scientists. Working on the Manhattan project, she helps to create the first atomic reaction. I’m happy to recommend some electrifying historical novels about other women ahead of their times. Featured image: Photo by … Read more