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Kelly McMasters
Rave Booklist \"It’s against this challenging background that McMasters shares a wise, honest, and completely absorbing memoir of marriage and motherhood that is particular in the details but universal in a way that will resonate with many readers. Resilience and reinvention are at the heart of it, as she struggles to support her family, raise her sons, and find community and, ultimately, peace.\
Alizah Holstein
Positive Booklist Captivating ... Holstein is a natural teacher, with an enlightening storia that holds particular appeal for readers fascinated by Rome, history, and travel.
Eric Rickstad
Positive Booklist [A] suspenseful thriller, one that reflects our politically divided times.
Stephanie Land
Positive Booklist Engaging ... Compelling, honest.
Minna Dubin
Positive Booklist This book represents a voice that belongs in every parenting collection, both for the information it provides and the validation it offers to families who struggle with the challenges of raising children.
Millie Bobby Brown
Positive Booklist Heartfelt and warm, with quietly heroic characters that embody the innocence of first love and wartime patriotism, Brown’s debut is sure to be popular among readers who enjoy novels that bring lesser-known notable events from the past to life.
Colin Walsh
Positive Booklist Part mystery, part thriller, and completely unpredictable, this is one to recommend to readers who enjoy the darkly atmospheric, character-driven stories of authors like Jane Harper and Anne Cleeves.
Tara Conklin
Positive Booklist A winning third novel, with Darcy’s smart, introspective voice at the heart of it. Her unconventional adventures... drive home the importance of community and how important it is to show up and participate.
Peggy Orenstein
Positive Booklist Dedicated crafters will particularly enjoy this pandemic-times memoir, but the appeal goes far beyond. The sweater may be ugly, but the journey is beautiful.
Katelyn Monroe Howes
Rave Booklist In 2021, a young woman with terminal cancer decides to have her body cryogenically preserved, hoping that the future will hold a cure for her disease...Medical technology and political ideology can be uneasy companions, as is the case when, 100 years later, Alabene is reanimated by a shadowy group of rebels called Resurrectionists, whose mission is to save the millions of people who have frozen their bodies...Alabene joins the rebels and embarks on a dangerous mission to liberate the Awoken, all while desperately searching for her lost love, the man who supported her throughout her illness...Howes’ debut novel treats readers to a reflective, futuristic adventure story that’s full of twists and turns while also offering thoughtful commentary on issues that are all too real in our here and now: medical ethics, equity and inclusion, and personal freedom.