April 23, 2026
The Nameless Land Has the Right Kind of Fantasy Gravity
The best fantasy titles make you curious before the plot summary even gets a chance to speak.
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April 17, 2026
The Lychford Collection Looks Like a Good Place to Disappear for a Weekend
There is a certain kind of fantasy collection that feels less like a book stack and more like a doorway.
April 16, 2026
For the Reader Who Secretly Likes Business Books Now
A little unsettling, a little energizing, and much smarter than the average airport business title.
April 6, 2026
The Perfect Book for the Friend Who Won't Stop Talking About What's Next
You know the person. They're always reading about where their industry is headed, bookmarking articles about market shifts, asking "but what happens i
March 11, 2026
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Has the Right Kind of Panic Baked In
Horror titles do not need subtlety if they know exactly what nerve they want to hit.
February 19, 2026
The City in Glass Looks Like Fantasy with an Actual Visual Imagination
Some fantasy covers promise scale. This one promises atmosphere, fragility, and maybe a little heartbreak.
January 15, 2026
The Bog Wife Sounds Appropriately Haunted and a Little Feral
A title like this either collapses instantly or arrives carrying actual atmosphere. This feels like the second kind.
December 12, 2025
The Book of Love Looks Like the Kind of Weirdness Worth Committing To
Some novels make a simple promise. This one sounds like it is making several at once, and somehow getting away with it.
November 18, 2025
Old Tricks, New Treats Interview Part 5
OLD TRICKS, NEW TREATS is book three of the BAG OF TRICKS trilogy: a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80’s. 1 – The prose feels vivid and cinemat...
April 12, 2025
Align Your Business with the Real You: Connect with Yourself, Create What Matters Most, and Define Your Success by Jennifer Musser
Jennifer Musser once asked herself, “Who’s really running my business?” The answer was a turning point. In Align Your Business with the Real You, she explores how self-leadership u...
March 25, 2025
Intersections: Short Stories From Rideshare Passengers by Andrew Spink
Book Summary: Nobody lies to their Uber driver. The anonymity functions like a truth serum, putting everyone’s raw and unfiltered selves on full display. But it is in those ridesha...
December 14, 2024
Apricot Marmalade and the Edmondson Transmittal by Lon Orey
Summary: The war was not going well. The surprisingly effective Tet Offensive in late January 1968 had humbled and embarrassed the South Vietnamese and their American allies. It ha...