I received a digital advance reader’s copy of In Search of the Color Purple by Salamishah Tillet from the publisher (Abrams Press). In Search of the Color Purple is scheduled for release on January 12, 2021. In Search of the Color Purple is a nonfiction exploration of the story behind The Color Purple. Tillet approaches... Continue Reading →

I received an advance reading copy of We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper from the publisher (Grand Central Publishing). We Keep the Dead Close is scheduled for release November 10, 2020. We Keep the Dead Close is an investigation into a murder at Harvard fifty years ago. Jane Britton is a grad student... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance readers copy of Little Threats by Emily Schultz from the publisher (G.P. Putnam). Little Threats is scheduled for release on November 10, 2020. Little Threats begins with Kennedy’s release from prison for the murder of her friend fifteen years ago. While Kennedy confessed to the murder in response to pressure... Continue Reading →

I received an advance reading copy of Down Along with that Devil’s Bones by Connor Towne O’Neill from the publisher (Algonquin Books). Down Along with that Devil’s Bones is scheduled for release on October 13, 2020. Down Along with that Devil’s Bones is a nonfiction dive into the rise and fall of American memorials, specifically... Continue Reading →

I received an Advance Readers’ Edition of Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten from the publisher (St. Martin’s Press). Tsarina is scheduled for release on October 13, 2020. Tsarina is the fictional telling of the history of Catherine, the second wife of Peter the Great. At the opening of the novel, Peter the Great dies, leaving no... Continue Reading →

I received an Advance Readers’ Edition of A Brotherhood Betrayed by Michael Cannell from the publisher (Minotaur Books). A Brotherhood Betrayed is scheduled for release on October 6, 2020. A Brotherhood Betrayed is the true story of one man (Abe Reles) who rose to prominence within the mob before turning and giving evidence against them.... Continue Reading →

I received a digital ARC of Dear Child by Romy Hausmann from the publisher (Quercus). Dear Child is scheduled for release October 6, 2020. Dear Child begins with a woman escaping from her captor in a cabin in the woods. In the midst of her flight, she is hit by a car and wakes up... Continue Reading →