A fascinating Lit Hub article sent me down a rabbit hole about the surprisingly familiar world of Roman romance novels.
Wait… Ancient Rome Had Romance Novels?
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A Digital Book Festival? Count Me In!
Imagine attending a book festival from your favorite reading chair.
Review: The Day My Soul Died by Rishi Vohra
Rishi Vohra’s The Day My Soul Died is a heavy but worthwhile novel about trauma, resilience, and what justice can look like after sexual violence.
Review: The Dead Room by Catriona McPherson
A grief-soaked, gaslighty fever dream where memory slips, strangers feel familiar, and nothing in Lindsay’s quiet Scottish homecoming feels safe.
A Cool Opportunity for Booksellers Who Love International Literature
I spotted this in Shelf Awareness and immediately wanted to share it. Books Across Borders has extended the deadline for its Fall 2026–Spring 2027 fellowship, offering booksellers a remarkable opportunity to connect with the international literary community through some of the world’s premier book fairs.
Review: Prepper: Book 1
The power is gone. Society is unraveling. In Prepper, Tom Abrahams delivers a compelling apocalyptic tale that explores survival, desperation, and what happens when the systems we rely on disappear.
Review: The Drop by S. R. Masters
Four friends. One stalled roller coaster. Six hundred and fifty feet between them and the ground. The Drop combines a unique high-stakes premise with buried secrets, fractured friendships, and plenty of psychological suspense.
Bookish News That Hit Close to Home
Some stories stay with you because you've lived them. As a parent of a former NICU baby, this article about nurses creating a book for siblings touched my heart.
Bookish Rabbit Hole
One of the things I love most about historical fiction is discovering the people history nearly forgot. A fascinating article about Mary Shelley's half-sister, Fanny Imlay, sent me down a literary-history rabbit hole today.
Review: Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
When strange letters begin appearing in her refrigerator, Mullory Prudence finds herself swept into a deadly inheritance game at an enchanted estate in the Hamptons. With magical parties, family secrets, illusion magic, and a murder mystery at its heart, Mystery Royale delivers a delightfully atmospheric YA fantasy mystery full of twists, suspects, and surprises.