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Category: Brief Book Shout-Out

In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

In this haunting novel, the author of Wild Women and the Blues weaves together two stories as they unfold decades apart, as a woman on the run from an abusive husband joins her intrepid aunt as they head across the country from Chicago to Los Angeles, and confront a painful and shadowy past that has reverberated across generations.

Black history, Black Hollywood, Brown Broadway, Civil Rights Movement, dual timeline
It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler

It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler

For the Geller sisters, all is not what it seems, and everything is about to change. Join them as they mourn the loss of a parent, face the quagmires of their existence, and find the way to their best lives.

balance of life, family, sisters, upbeat
Crazy to Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein

Crazy to Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein

Looking for a fun, laugh-filled novel full of heart that will run the gamut of emotions (but mostly you’ll be laughing)? Marilyn Simon Rothstein has outdone herself with Crazy to Leave You, her third novel published by Lake Union.

advertising, family, jilted, second chance
Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin and Gae Polisner

Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin & Gae Polisner

When chance, or fate, throws two twelve-year-olds together on board a scientific research ship at the edge of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it’s not all smooth sailing!

clean water, eco-activism, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, marine ecology, synchronicity
The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart

The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart

When Donna Everhart writes, she builds her stories around little-known or long-forgotten pieces of the South’s history. Her newest novel, … More

Southern grit, Southern history, Tar Heel, turpentine
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain

The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain

Clear your calendar to read Diane Chamberlain’s The Last House on the Street! You won’t want to stop once you’ve … More

civil rights activism, decades, North Carolina, Voting Rights Act of 1965
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

I could sum up Hell of a Book by Jason Mott, “a Jenna Bush Hager ‘Read With Jenna’ Book Club … More

Black Lives Matter, fear and death, police violence, publishing
Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge

Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge

Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge is the perfect book for readers who crave adventure in nature, love realism in … More

adventure, sisters, suspense, whitewater

In Another Light by A. J. Banner

All A.J. Banner novels are page turners. That’s a given; however, In Another Light takes the reader to another dimension … More

Murder, Pacific Northwest, parental loss, Thriller
Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale

Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale

Kind of a Big Deal. Shannon Hale, Author. August, 2020. Macmillan. 400 pages.Available in hardcover, paperback, digital, and audio versions. … More

acting, book fantasies, Broadway, nannies

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