Clik here to view.
Book review: ‘Lip Service’ by M. J. Rose
Julia Sterling is polished, pert, pretty — and pretty frustrated. Seen more as a patient than a wife by her noted psychologist husband, Julia is used to suppressing her feelings and remaining the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag’ by Jennifer Gilbert
Jennifer Gilbert was only 22 when she was violently, randomly attacked outside a friend’s apartment in New York City. In the wake of that physical and mental assault, Gilbert was forced to reconcile...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘The Good Woman’ by Jane Porter
Perfection. On the outside, Meg Brennan Roberts is the very portrait of it. Attractive and successful, Meg manages to weave her three kids’ schedules in seamlessly with full-time work at a winery in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Lunch With Buddha’ by Roland Merullo
New Yorker Otto Ringling is traveling cross-country with his kids on a devastating errand. Adrift and in mourning, Otto and his college-aged son and daughter join up with Otto’s sister, Cecelia, as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘I Kill Me’ by Tracy H. Tucker
Christine Bacon’s comfortable marriage is about to implode — along with her insides. After almost two decades together, Richard wants to “spice things up” . . . by inviting a busty Brit into the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘The Wedding Beat’ by Devan Sipher
Thirty-something writer Gavin Greene is used to romantic settings, tearful vows and candlelit dinners — just not his own. As a wedding columnist for New York’s leading newspaper, Gavin attends intimate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘I Suck At Girls’ by Justin Halpern
Ah, the first read of a squeaky-new year — and my very first digital read. Justin Halpern’s I Suck At Girls has two awesome distinctions in the wide world of Meg’s reading — and, you know, it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures’ by Emma Straub
Growing up in her family’s homegrown theater in beautiful Door County, Wisconsin, Elsa Emerson wants nothing more than to bathe in the spotlight of her older sister. Beautiful Hildy is enigmatic,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘The Spellman Files’ by Lisa Lutz
When I walk into the library, it’s typically with a purpose. Spending so much time on the bookish Internet means I usually have a shortlist of books I’d like to find and take home with me — or better...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Evel Knievel Days’ by Pauls Toutonghi
Leaving this hardcover propped on the arm of the couch, my mom spotted the title and snapped her head up in surprise. “You’re reading a book about Evel Knievel?” she squeaked. “Not exactly,” I replied...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Someday, Someday, Maybe’ by Lauren Graham
Aspiring actress Franny Banks is on a time crunch. With six months until her self-imposed deadline to land a real acting gig in New York City, Fran is struggling to make ends meet in a cutthroat world...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Going Vintage’ by Lindsey Leavitt
After she discovers her boyfriend cheating on her with a virtual girlfriend, 16-year-old Mallory decides she’s over technology. Her grandma got along just fine without FriendSpace and smartphones and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘The Lost Husband’ by Katherine Center
Libby Moran is looking for a way out. Widowed with two young children, her only option in the wake of Danny’s death was to move in with her difficult mother. Still adrift three years later, a letter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Bloom’ by Kelle Hampton
As Kelle Hampton and her husband prepare to welcome their second little girl, they have no idea that lovely Nella, new little sister to their beloved Lainey, will present more new challenges — and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Have Mother, Will Travel’ by Claire and Mia Fontaine
Mia and Claire Fontaine, a mother-daughter duo who “found” each other again after years of physical and drug abuse threatened to separate them forever, have settled into a familiar — and unfamiliar —...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Nowhere But Home’ by Liza Palmer
When Queenie Wake fled Texas for brighter lights, she never imagined she’d be back. Her fantasy life working as a chef in New York City wasn’t all she’d imagined, sure, but it was better than wandering...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Paris In Love’ by Eloisa James
I love daydreaming about Paris. It’s one of my favorite pastimes, in fact. The people, the architecture, the desserts . . . all tantalizing. Intoxicating. Absorbing. If I had the funds and vacation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘The Wonder Bread Summer’ by Jessica Anya Blau
Allie Dodgson thought she was doing everything right. The serious daughter of a restaurant owner and a wild tambourine girl, she’s used to towing the line to put herself through college. Misjudging an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘Yes, Chef’ by Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised American chef Marcus Samuelsson had anything but a conventional upbringing. After his African mother dies of tuberculosis following the 75-mile walk to a hospital that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book review: ‘All the Summer Girls’ by Meg Donohue
Three friends, three cities, three completely different lives . . . and one summer house filled with memories, ready to be revisited — or best left in the past. In Philadelphia, good girl Kate is...
View Article
