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A girl uncovers an underground society in her quest to find her brother

A girl uncovers an underground society in her quest to find her brother

A coming-of-age romance takes a sudden twist in Lauren Owen’s first novel. When poet-playwright James Norbury disappears without...

Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen

A girl retraces her puzzling and chaotic childhood

A girl retraces her puzzling and chaotic childhood

Tooly Zylberberg’s quiet life as a bookshop owner in a tiny Welsh town becomes cacophonous when an ex-boyfriend in New York...

Maryam Siddiqi

A sizzling peek at what goes on in a restaurant kitchen

A sizzling peek at what goes on in a restaurant kitchen

If you’ve ever considered spending time in a restaurant kitchen, Michael Gibney’s book Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line may...

Emma Waverman

A young woman realizes her mom was right after all

A young woman realizes her mom was right after all

In her third memoir, Kelly Corrigan turns the spotlight on her no-nonsense, unyielding mother, a woman who’s never been...

Kerry Clare

Author Josh Malerman on his love of horror and biggest fear

Author Josh Malerman on his love of horror and biggest fear

Josh Malerman, frontman of the band The High Strung, talks about his love of writing and his new book, Bird Box.

Laurie Grassi