Lambert writes with a studied aloofness and matter-of-fact tone about a body that constantly generates conflict with itself and the world around it…. read more

There’s been a devastating earthquake, and the Bay Area has been evacuated, but not everyone has left, and Lily, sweet, stable, dependable Lily, is hellbent on rescuing her sister, even if she has no idea if she’s still alive… read more

Block an afternoon out of your schedule, grab a copy of Camille Perri’s new novel, When Katie Met Cassidy, and get ready to laugh, cry, and rediscover your faith in romance… read more

Paper Is White follows Ellen Margolis, assistant curator at the Foundation for the Preservation of Memory, as she navigates the choppy waters of history, kicked up by two very intense and very important personal involvements. … read more

“Porn gave me material to explore. I didn’t need to go out and research something. I was living it. The research was my life.”… read more

Starla Martin, the sardonic narrator of Amber Dawn’s second novel, Sodom Road Exit, is a twenty-something college dropout with a penchant for pricey art, designer clothes, and one-night stands…. read more

That Inevitable Victorian Thing is billed as a young adult book, but as is often the case with this category, older readers will also enjoy this inventive royal coming-of-age fairy tale… read more

The Lauras is many types of book: it is a road trip book, a coming-of-age tale, a mother-child story; it is full of ghosts and yearning and sacrifice and discovery…. read more

“I was thinking about all the very specific elements that make up the poor, rural heartland, and I really wanted to paint a full picture of something very uniquely American, these eccentric individuals who feel out of place in their own home”… read more

“I find that the way I define and feel happiness keeps changing. Going through the worst time of my life definitely lowered the bar, which is actually a good thing.”… read more