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• Lock In by John Scalzi

  

  Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever and headaches. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Forgotten Bones by Vivian Barz

  

  When small-town police officers discover the grave of a young boy, they’re quick to pin the crime on a convicted felon who lives nearby. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

  

  For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Song of The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning (Tour Stop)

  

  In 2016, fleeing London with a broken heart, Alexandra returns to Australia to be with her grandparents, Romy and Wilhelm, when her grandfather is dying. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Last Summer by Kerry Lonsdale

  

  Lifestyle journalist Ella Skye remembers every celebrity she interviewed, every politician she charmed between the sheets and every socialite who eyed her with... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse

  

  “We slipped into this country like thieves, onto the land that once was ours.” With these words, spoken by an illegal Mexican day laborer, The Madonnas of Echo... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira

  

  It’s 2072, and lunar helium-3 mining is powering the fusion reactors that are bringing Earth back from environmental disaster. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Sunday Post/Book Haul

  

  The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. A post to recap the past week, and share news about the upcoming week. First Sunda... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy

  

  A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley

  

  In return for a random act of kindness, scholar Li Bai Chang presents young cook Kat Holloway with a rare and precious gift—a box of tea. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders # 1) by Robin Hobb

  

  Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wares, it comes only from the Rain River Wilds. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Emily, Gone by Bette Lee Crosby

  

  When a music festival rolls through the sleepy town of Hesterville, Georgia, the Dixon family’s lives are forever changed. On the final night, a storm muffles... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

  

  Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• COVER REVEAL: Sketch by Didi Oviatt

  

  Today’s cover reveal is for the beautiful cover for Sketch by Didi Oviatt. Sketch Expected Publication Date: June 2019 Genre: YA Thriller/ Psychological Thrille... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

  

  Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. This is the world of young Merlin, the illegitimate child of a South Wales... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sanctuary

  

  Notre Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France, is in flames today. My heart bleeds as eight centuries of history is ablaze. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

  

  Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle

  

  Newlyweds Brooklyn and Derek are enjoying the final days of their honeymoon in Paris. As they’re browsing the book stalls along the Seine, Brooklyn finds the... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

  

  As I Lay Dying starts with the family’s matriarch, Addie Bundren dying and looking out the window as her son Cash builds her coffin. The Bundren family live on ... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne

  

  Seventeen-year-old Stella Ainsley wants just one thing: to go somewhere—anywhere—else. Her home is a floundering spaceship that offers few prospects, having bee... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE