Jessie Kim has reached a low point in her life. Laid off from a high-powered Wall Street bank, despite her skills and hard work, she returns home to...
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“The Anti-Social Season”
This cute romance novel by Adele Buck is a fun read for the holiday season and provides a good look into our social media world. Additionally, one...
The Most Popular Books Since 2005
According to Booklist from the American Library Association, these are the Top of the List adult fiction winners from 2005–2024. 2005 The March by...
“The Stranger in Her House”
You won’t be able to put down this psychological thriller by John Marrs. It is about the “helpers” of Gwen, who lives alone despite having dementia....
“The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is a lovely book set in Pennsylvania, jumping between the late 1920s and the early 1970s. The...
“His Majesty’s Dragon”
Have you ever had an opportunity that calls you to quickly change careers? That happens in His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik, an alternative...
Over the Rainbow with “The Book Haters’ Book Club
“All it takes is the right book to turn a book hater into a book lover,” writes Gretchen Anthony in The Book Haters’ Book Club. In the Lyn-Lake...
The Violin Conspiracy Book Review
Up-and-coming Black classical violinist Ray McMillian receives a $5 million dollar ransom note for the return of the Stradivarius violin he...
‘Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead’ Is A Polish Thriller with Twists
In Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, detective Janina lives alone on the outskirts of a forest. Caring for several...
The Golem and the Jinni
The novel The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker experiments with several different genres but is primarily fantasy historical fiction. Taking...
Make The Big Four Your Number One Read
If your idea of a good read is a story to help you your mind unwind, then try The Big Four by one of the world’s greatest mystery authors, Agatha...
Family Mystery Underscores Maternal Love
At once a study of generational mother-daughter relationships and a tightly-knit family mystery, Eve Chase’s The Daughters of Foxcote Manor travels...
2 Classic Reads for a Rainy Day
Check out two favorite books for a rainy day of classic reading. Curling up with a children’s classic The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett...
Local Author Sarah Hanley Wins Minnesota Fiction Award for Debut Novel
Sarah Hanley and her debut novel, Matka, were featured in our September 2019 issue. Sarah Hanley won the second annual Minnesota Author Project in...
‘Beauty of the Moment’ is a Teenage Love Story About Cultural Differences
Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena is told in alternating viewpoints between two teenagers, who have nothing in common. Susan is the new girl...
Maple Grove Author Publishes Historical Novel Based on Grandmother’s Life
Author Sarah Hanley pens debut novel "Matka." Maple Grove author Sarah Hanley touches people’s hearts with her debut novel, Matka. The book is based...
Nadia Cakes Owner Abby Jimenez Pens Infertility Romance Novel ‘The Friend Zone’
Nadia Cakes’ Abby Jimenez whips up "The Friend Zone." For romance novel recommendations from Abby Jimenez, click here. A young woman, struggling...
Romance Novel Recommendations from Author and Nadia Cakes Owner Abby Jimenez
This article originally appeared as part of the story Cook's Books in the April 2019 issue. Nadia Cakes owner and Food Network champ Abby Jimenez...
First-time Author Pens a Yarn with a Minnesota Tie-in
In Melanie Heuiser Hill’s The Giant Pumpkin Suite, Rose and Thomas are 12-year-old twins, who are very different from one another. Rose is a gifted...
Read, Drink & Listen: Local Experts Feature the Latest Trends
READ Beartown by Fredrik Backman is a character-driven novel with intertwining side stories. When a traumatic event happens that threatens to bring...
