Hall reflects upon his 27 years as a teacher, most of which were spent with fifth graders in Cheboygan, Michigan. The book has 27 chapters, or “lessons,” one for every year of the author’s teaching career. They all follow a similar format, beginning with an anecdote about a classroom project, field trip, or problem. Hall …
Recent Irvine, California, high school graduate Edelweiss “Edie” Birch seeks her inheritance: the Hart Creek, Maine, home of her estranged late maternal grandmother, Ludmilla Vovk. The pointy red-and-white structure out in the woods is a character unto itself, not least because it can grow chicken legs and move around like Baba Yaga’s house. Pale, red-haired …
In I Who Have Never Known Men, which was republished in a revised translation in 2022, Harpman’s eerie prescience was on full display in a tale about 39 women and a girl held for decades in a bunker for reasons never made clear to them. The book, which was first published in 1995 in the …
It all begins when Virginia Kent, the newest server at Shepherd’s Pies on Florida’s Laguna Key, asks Preston Shepherd if he’ll pretend to be her boyfriend in order to keep her mother, Deandra, who’s found her there, from dragging her home to her family of wealthy, soulless lawyers. Shepherd, who’s not much for the ladies, …
Billionaire Orson Darcy’s fatal plunge from the eighth floor of his Fifth Avenue apartment building would have seemed suspicious even if it weren’t for the sign his killer left behind: “DDD&R, I AM COMING FOR YOU.” The “YOU” presumably includes Darcy’s partners, Peyton Danforth, Richmond Dingell III, and Butch Rapp, and Det. Bridget Washington, the …
Cumming’s Box 88 series is notable for its focus on both the professional and personal life of its protagonist, agent Lachlan Kite, and for its strong impression of authenticity. The author dives deep into the complexities of the spy game, relating it to the current international geopolitical situation. This fourth outing, which is no exception, …
After a long and lively career, O’Conner, once known as the Warlord of Willow Ridge, has settled into a relaxed lifestyle with longtime girlfriend Gwen Gardner, who owns Fix & Go, a chain of body shops. Phillips’ second O’Conner caper is long on banter, backstories, and outrageously named larger-than-life characters. The opening chapter features wide-eyed …
Former thief Sparrow suffers nightmares stemming from the events in series opener Fateless (2025), and the Deathless King continues to pose a threat throughout the lands. For people to have any chance of fighting back, Sparrow must find an artifact that may bestow upon her the powers of Maederyss, the goddess of Fate. This object …
Ezekiel is an artificial intelligence aboard the spaceship Delphi; the rest of the crew consists almost entirely of humanoid androids from the Solarian civilization. Their mission is to seek out other intelligent lifeforms throughout the galaxy, attempt to contact them, and learn more about them (“Our mission is to learn,” notes Hero, the ship’s captain). …
Blue-eyed Inna Pallo, who dyes her auburn hair blond, is the new heir to the Pallo empire. She’s determined to investigate her sister’s death while training to take over the family business, the illustrious Horizon Club. The club’s allure is based on sprites—insectlike creatures whose magic makes people feel euphoric. The Pallos market the sprites …
