After reading "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" last year, I was interested to read more of Taylor Jenkins Reid's novels. I'd heard good things about this one, of course, and was eager to try it out. I'd also heard many people wondered if "Daisy Jones and The Six" were actually a real band after... Continue Reading →
I have a distant memory of reading "The Night Circus" more than 10 years ago, but much like the novel itself, it remained a mystery. I decided to reread it (and since I remembered only that a circus was involved - which I think I just gathered from the title - I was essentially reading... Continue Reading →
Nancy Mauro is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel New World Monkeys and The Sugar Thief, a novel about a secret pastry recipe that upends the lives of an entire immigrant family. Nancy grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where her Italian-Canadian family owned the bakery that invented the wildly popular (and equally... Continue Reading →
"The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett was published in 2020 and has received rave reviews ever since. It was the Goodreads 2020 winner for Historical Fiction and has been a popular choice at TBPL since it's publication. The story follows identical twins Desiree and Stella Vignes, who grew up in the small town of Mallard,... Continue Reading →
Some novels have simple, everyday titles that are so common, they can even be found for multiple books. I think it's safe to say that this isn't one of them. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" may be a mouthful, but it will be well worth the potential tongue twister! This charming and... Continue Reading →
I placed my hold for "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" back in the summer of 2021, and finally received it in mid-March 2022. The wait and anticipation continued to rev up my excitement for the novel, as well as continually seeing it on many top book lists online. Of course, this left me with... Continue Reading →
Book clubs offer a great opportunity for friends and book lovers to gather (whether virtually or in person) to catch up and discuss a good book. There’s only two problems with this activity and they seem to come up at every meeting: what book should the group read next and how do you find enough... Continue Reading →
This book had been on my radar for quite some time, and I had my hold placed a few months before it finally came to me. Now I know we aren’t ever supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I can’t help but love this one. That green dress is something straight from... Continue Reading →
Book clubs offer a great opportunity for friends and book lovers to gather (whether virtually or in person) to catch up and discuss a good book. There’s only two problems with this activity and they seem to come up at every meeting: what book should the group read next and how do you find enough... Continue Reading →
This week we are featuring novels set during the Victorian time period. We've got some mysteries, a gothic thriller, historical fantasy, and even a novel from the classic canon written during the Victorian period itself. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next or watch on our YouTube channel.... Continue Reading →
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