In a resort town on the border of North and South Korea in deep Winter, a French-Korean receptionist at a guesthouse meets a graphic novelist from France. Immediately drawn to him, she agrees to shown him around her town and hopes that he will not just see the town as she sees it, but also …
"Why I am better than you and you are better than someone who didn't buy this book." That's the tagline on the cover, and that made me laugh, so then I wanted to read it. I think this one is intentionally polarizing and decidedly trying to annoy some people with it's cover design (ok, and …
When a headless woman's body is found on a running trail in Birmingham, UK, DI Watts is on the case. When a further gruesome clue is found nearby, criminologist Will Traynor is called in to help. But can he get past his own trauma to focus on the case? Dark Truths is the first novel …
Red Bluff, Mississippi, is a dying town in the 70's, slowly being eaten up by the encroaching kudzu, and there's something rotten at the heart of the "blackwood" that lurks underneath it's leaf canopy. A family living rough end up there at the same time that Colburn returns to town, an artist looking for answers …
The authors of this book make up a pair called The Minimalists, who started a blog together and later a successful podcast about decluttering and simplifying your life. This book is partly their memoir of growing up under difficult circumstances and not having much, to leading lives of debt and unhappiness. At this point they …
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Billed as an "escapist thriller", The Siren is set on the Carribean island of St. Genesius, where films star Cole Power is starring in a film opposite his ex-wife, Stella. Joining them is Taylor, the producer hoping to resurrect her career and Stella's mysterious assistant, Felicity, who has a secret link to some of the …
Joan thinks she's found love with a married man, but her life takes a tailspin when her previous, and also married, boyfriend and boss kills himself in front of her at a restaurant. Joan decides to go find answers and confront a woman called Alice, who has some connection to a trauma in her past. …
Revival Season is Monica West's debut novel, and it follows a Southern black Evangelical family, through the eyes of the main character, Miriam, the 15 year old daughter. Miriam's father is a Baptist preacher and faith healer, and each Summer they travel with him to tent revivals, where he heals the sick and injured through …
John Paul Brammer is an LGBTQ writer and artist whose advice column, Hola Papi, was originally on a Grindr affiliated site. This book is his memoir, written in the form of advice letters or essays, and talks about the life and relationship lessons that he's learned. I loved this book so much. The authors voice …
Delta Dawn (no really) grew up poor and unloved, but has made good by becoming a successful family photographer amongst the wealthy New York elite. She longs for a better lifestyle and sense of belonging, and when she's hired to photograph Natalie Staub's 11th birthday, she yearns to become part of the lives of the …
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