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  • To Sir, with Love: By Lauren Layne is a sweet, lovely story | Book Review Podcast

    To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne is a sweet, lovely story

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    "Layne updates the Nora Ephron 1998 rom-com, You've Got Mail, for digital-age Manhattan...Sweet and full of humor… readers will be rooting for Gracie to find her Prince Charming."  (Booklist)


    “Remember the movie You've Got Mail? Think of this novel as an updated version, Tinder and all....It's the perfect read while sipping a Mai Tai on the sand.” (Cosmopolitan.com)

    “If you love the 1998 film You've Got Mail you’ll love this book...And if you’re a sucker for a New York City setting, Cooper’s little Manhattan shop and park dates will check that box for you, too." (USA Today)

    “As light and refreshing as a glass of champagne, To Sir, with Love will have you smiling from the first swoon-worthy page to the last.”  (Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author )

    "Fans of Nora Ephron will adore this ... Lauren Layne puts a fresh spin on a favorite classic, creating a charming, witty, heartfelt tale of hope and love and second chances." (Lori Nelson Spielman, New York Times bestselling author of THE LIFE LIST )

    "A charming, swoony, funny, must-read delight of a book! Unexpected side-effect: I now crave a champagne tasting in Manhattan with an oh-so-handsome business rival." (Evie Dunmore, USA Today Bestselling Author of PORTRAIT OF A SCOTSMAN )

    "To Sir, with Love is a delight—as sweet and bubbly as a glass of champagne. I loved Gracie's fairytale take on the world, her wonderful friends and family, and her highly unusual romantic situation! Such a warm, lovely read." (Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flatshare )

    "Crackling with humor and sizzling with romantic tension, this charming modern fairy tale sparkles like the best champagne. I couldn’t put it down!" (Alexis Daria, National Bestselling author of You Had Me At Hola )

     “Perfect for: fans of You've Got Mail, Meet Cute, and The Wedding Party.” (Country Living)

    “For when your fave movie of all time is You’ve Got Mail…Don’t miss this modern version." (The Skimm)

    3 min
  • The Road Trip: By Beth O'Leary | Book Review Podcast

    The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

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    "THIS BOOK IS PERFECT.”—Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of Ghosted


    “As with her surprise hit, The Flatshare, O’Leary expertly balances humor and heart while introducing a zany cast of 20-somethings… Readers won’t want this crazy road trip to end.”—Publishers Weekly

    "The Road Trip is a humorous yet deeply moving journey toward confronting the past, forgiveness, and reconciliation, with a poignant detour to a summer of young love in Provence. I loved the vivid cast and the depth and intimacy in O’Leary’s writing.”—Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author

    “Read this!  Absolutely loved it!”—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author

    3 min
  • Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke: By Eric LaRocca | Book Review Podcast

    Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke: By Eric LaRocca

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    "A startling affair...I'll be cleaning up particles of darkness in my office for weeks." - Josh Malerman (Bird Box, Inspection)

    "When broken people do broken things - especially in the name of love - we all get broken, too. What starts as sweetly genteel swiftly descends into everything that's brutalizingly ugly about the abusive master/slave dynamic. A hauntingly elegant, masterfully written, and ultimately devastating indictment of cruel manipulation and even crueler submission. This is one deeply fucked-up heartbreaker. You have been warned." - John Skipp (The Light at the End)

    "Part Dennis Cooper's The Sluts, part David Cronenberg's The Brood...Eric LaRocca's Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is a masterpiece of epistolary body horror." - Max Booth III (We Need to Do Something)

    "Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is a tight, merciless epistolary, each piece of correspondence coiling the reader around its finger and never letting go. LaRocca skillfully weaves a grotesque, unforgettable page-turner of manipulation and depravity." - Hailey Piper (The Worm and His Kings)

    "With darkly poetic prose and chilling stories that peel back layers of skin to reveal a beating, bloody heart, Eric LaRocca is the clear literary heir of Clive Barker." - Tyler Jones (Criterium, The Dark Side of the Room)

    "Eric LaRocca is a fierce talent that knows no limit, masterful and utterly unmissable!" - Ross Jeffery (Juniper, Tome)

    2 min
  • How the world is passed: By Clint Smith | Book Review Podcast

    How the world is passed: By Clint Smith

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    “Raises questions that we must all address, without recourse to wishful thinking or the collective ignorance and willful denial that fuels white supremacy.” ―Martha Anne Toll, The Washington Post


    “Sketches an impressive and deeply affecting human cartography of America’s historical conscience…an extraordinary contribution to the way we understand ourselves.” ―Julian Lucas, New York Times Book Review

    "Part of what makes this book so brilliant is its bothandedness. It is both a searching historical work and a journalistic account of how these historic sites operate today. Its both carefully researched and lyrical. I mean Smith is a poet and the sentences in this book just are piercingly alive. And it’s both extremely personal—it is the author’s story—and extraordinarily sweeping. It amplifies lots of other voices. Past and present. Reading it I kept thinking about that great Alice Walker line ‘All History is Current’.”―John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed

    “The summer’s most visionary work of nonfiction is this radical reckoning with slavery, as represented in the nation’s monuments, plantations, and landmarks.”―Adrienne Westenfeld, Esquire

    “The detail and depth of the storytelling is vivid and visceral, making history present and real. Equally commendable is the care and compassion shown to those Smith interviews — whether tour guides or fellow visitors in these many spaces. Due to his care as an interviewer, the responses Smith elicits are resonant and powerful. . . . Smith deftly connects the past, hiding in plain sight, with today's lingering effects.”―Hope Wabuke, NPR

    “This isn’t just a work of history, it’s an intimate, active exploration of how we’re still constructing and distorting our history.” ―Ron Charles, The Washington Post

    “The power of an itinerant narrator—Smith journeys to Monticello, Angola Prison, Blandford Cemetery, and downtown Manhattan—is that it reveals slavery’s expansive, geographical legacy. Smith tells his stories with the soul of a poet and the heart of an educator.”  ―The Millions

    “Both an honoring and an exposé of slavery’s legacy in America and how this nation is built upon the experiences, blood, sweat and tears of the formerly enslaved.”―The Root

    3 min
  • Choose me: By Tess Gerritsen | Book Review Podcast

    Choose me By Tess Gerritsen

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    “With deceitful characters and plenty of twists, this novel is highly recommended for fans of Gerritsen or Braver, and readers who love suspense stories.” —Library Journal (starred review)

    “An emotionally charged page-turner that will definitely keep readers guessing, Choose Me has all of the twists and turns in the right places. Gerritsen and Braver are definitely the co-writing dynamic duo to look out for!” —Mystery & Suspense Magazine

    “In just 320 pages, Gerritsen and Braver manage to weave a tale so sordid, so shocking, that you can’t stop reading. Whether you need a solid beach read this summer or you need something for a long flight or road trip, Choose Me is the perfect choice.” —Culturess

    “Choose Me is a whirlwind with sharp, fluid prose and fine depth of character, telling an age-old story with powerful and timely relevancy. Told from alternating perspectives, the story is chilly, creepy, nuanced, layered, a puzzler of the first order, and—above all—poignant. This story will hit home for many. Gerritsen and Braver really nailed this one.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author

    “A spellbinding mystery. Gerritsen and Braver’s expert storytelling is on full display.” —Karin Slaughter, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author

    3 min
  • Hostage: By Clare Mackintosh | Book Review Podcast

    Hostage: By Clare Mackintosh

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    "A mind-blowing read that questions everything you know about somebody. A triumph!" - Sandie Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Woman


    "Fiendishly clever. Mackintosh takes domestic suspense to new heights in this tale of a kidnapped child, hijacked plane, and two parents' desperate fight to save their family." - Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

    "A propulsive read―Hostage will have you questioning 'what would you do?' at every turn." - Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Wife

    "It felt like watching a blockbuster movie; edge of seat, nail biting, propulsive, compulsive, thrilling and just so beautifully done." - Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone

    "A nail-biter of a thriller with an unexpected gut-punch at the end―a fantastic read!" - Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Her

    "No one writes a twist like Clare Mackintosh." - Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author

    3 min
  • Bath Haus: By P.J. Vernon | Book Review Podcast

    Bath Haus: By P.J. Vernon

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    "P. J. Vernon has crafted a thriller that is dark, gripping, and addictive. Reading Bath Haus is like eavesdropping on the disintegration of a beautiful lie. You think you know how it's going to end but you have NO IDEA." S. A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland 


    "Bath Haus starts out as a cat-and-mouse thriller, but by the end you’ll realize that everyone is both cat and mouse. You’ll also be a breathless wreck, because this book is not fooling around. . .Things come to a head in a finale that initially feels like a collision between The Boys in the Band and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? but quickly spirals into genuine nail-biting terror. Don’t miss Bath Haus. It’s intricate, speedy and scary." BookPage

    "Bath Haus is an electrifying, addictive, and terrifying thriller that lodged my heart in my throat from the first line. The gorgeous writing and masterful, enthralling plot dug into my skin, not letting go until the explosive ending. P. J. Vernon is a spectacular talent with a brilliant voice that will hypnotize you." Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today bestselling author of Woman on the Edge

    “What a ride! Taut as piano wire prose, propulsive plotting. Breathlessly twisty. Brilliantly addictive.” C. J. Tudor, author of The Burning Girls

    "Sexy, twisted and sharp—reading Bath Haus is like reaching for a man's fly and discovering it's made of razor wire." John Fram, author of The Bright Lands

    3 min
  • The Damage: By Caitlin Wahrer | Book Review Podcast

    The Damage: By Caitlin Wahrer

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    “A complex, suspenseful story about the shocking and unexpected consequences of a sexual assault… a brilliant debut. One of the best books you’ll read this year.”

    —Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

    “The Damage pulled me in from the first page with smart narration, characters I cared about, a hold-your-breath plot, and a terrific final twist. Put this one high on your summer list.”
    —Stephen King

    “Wahrer weaves a brilliantly layered story of a horrific crime and how it forces each member of a loving family to confront the harrowing question of what kind of person they truly are.... Breathtakingly real…compelling.”
    —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Final Twist

    “Smart, suspenseful and timely, this accomplished debut takes us on a journey through the investigation, the legal process and the emotional fall-out from one ugly night in a small town in New England.”
    —Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of To Tell You The Truth

    “A blisteringly smart and evocative novel, with a compelling premise, richly developed characters, and enough suspense to keep you up all night. A powerful debut."
    —Bruce Holsinger, national bestselling author of The Gifted School

    “A brilliantly-observed novel. . . a damning and humane exploration of family, brotherhood and upbringing. To say I loved it is a wild understatement.”
    —Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of The Choice

    3 min
  • The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot: By Marianne Cronin | Book Review Podcast

    The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot: By Marianne Cronin

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    “This multi-generational novel about friendship is something special: moving, joyful, and life-affirming.” -- Good Housekeeping, UK (Book of the Month)


    “Glorious debut about friendship . . . Touching, honest, and funny.” -- Prima (Book of the Month)

    "A heart-warming story about how friendship can grow between people of different generations." -- BBC

    “Cronin’s characters are fully drawn, and chime together to tell a sweet story about connection, loss, and living.” -- Irish Times

    "Cronin’s touching debut is a joyous celebration of friendship, love, and life." -- Publishers Weekly

    "Marianne Cronin’s first novel brims with so much life. . . . With love and tenderness on every page, this imaginative novel is a joy to read." -- BookPage (starred review)

    3 min

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"Booklicious" is a podcast that focuses on books and all things literary. It is the ultimate destination for book lovers and those who want to dive deeper into the world of books. Each episode features in-depth discussions on a wide range of books, from classic literature to the latest bestsellers. The hosts bring their passion and expertise to the table as they share insights, opinions, and behind-the-scenes stories about the books they love.