Book Reviews

The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George Stephanopoulos
We arrive, fellow citizens, at the fleeting moments of a presidential…

When you are a single woman in her twenties and starting a career,…

The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
Miye Lee’s THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE imagines…

Family Family by Laurie Frankel
India Allwood grew up wanting to be an actor. She was hooked…

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson works as a Volkswagen mechanic in the Tri-Cities…

THE LOST YEAR by Katherine Marsh
I try to make it a point to read a handful of the National Book…

A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
Have you ever thought about hopping into the Grand Canyon and…

The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
Chloe once dreamed of being a librarian, now her dreams are for…

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier
The unnamed narrator of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s PIZZA GIRL…

Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
For twenty years, each time Daphne Bell meets a new man the universe…

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova is a book that has stuck…

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris
The Summer Reading Program at Joplin Public Library comes to…

Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria
If you’re still on the prowl for this summer’s beach read,…

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
A halt to her archeological dig and the vague mention from her…

Funny Story by Emily Henry
’Tis the season … oh, no, not that season ... the season…