Having Read That with Brian Vakulskas

Author: Lan Samantha Chang Book: THE FAMILY CHAO: A Novel Publishing: ‎ W. W. Norton & Company (February 1, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): One of Literary Hub’s and The Millions’ Most Anticipated Books of 2022 A Goodreads Readers’ Most Anticipated Mystery of 2022 An acclaimed storyteller returns with “a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery” […]

Author: Kerri Maher Book: THE PARIS BOOKSELLER Publishing: ‎ Berkley (January 11, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): A BookBub Best Historical Fiction Book of 2022 ∙ A BookTrib Top Ten Historical Fiction Book of Spring ∙ A SheReads’ Best Literary Historical Fiction Coming in 2022 ∙ A Reader’s Digest’s Best Books for Women Written by Female […]

Author: Lisa Gardner Book: ONE STEP TOO FAR (A Frankie Elkin Novel) Publishing: Dutton (January 18, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming…and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him Timothy […]

Author: Maya Washington Book: THROUGH THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR: My Father and the Team that Changed the Game Publishing: ‎ Little A (January 1, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): A warm and invigorating memoir about a daughter’s love for her father and her appreciation for how he and others changed the game of […]

Author: Nick Petrie Book:  THE RUNAWAY (A Peter Ash Novel) Publication: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (January 18, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): “Petrie has a preternatural talent for ratcheting up suspense.”–New York Times Book Review When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she’s in far deeper trouble than he could ever imagine in the […]

Author: John Vandemoer Book: RIGGED JUSTICE: How the College Admissions Scandal Ruined an Innocent Man’s Life Publishing: HarperOne (September 28, 2021) Synopsis (from the Publisher): The former Stanford University sailing coach sentenced in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal tells the riveting true story of how he was drawn unwittingly into a web of deceit […]

Author: Elizabeth George Book: SOMETHING TO HIDE: A Lynley Novel Publishing: ‎ Viking (January 11, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. When a police detective is taken off life support after […]

Author: Jonathan Evison Book: SMALL WORLD: A Novel Publishing: Dutton (January 11, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): One of the LA Times’s 10 Books to Add to Your Reading List This Month! One of Book Culture’s Most Anticipated Reads of January 2021! “A bighearted, widescreen American tale.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred) “Masterpiece…the quintessential Great American Novel.”—Booklist (starred) […]

Author: Kevin Birmingham Book: THE SINNER AND THE SAINT: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece Publishing: ‎ Penguin Press (November 16, 2021) Synopsis (from the Publisher): *A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice* From the New York Times bestselling author of The Most Dangerous Book, the true story behind the creation […]

Author: Andrew Roberts Book: THE LAST KING OF AMERICA: The Misunderstood Reign of George III Publishing: Viking (November 9, 2021) Synopsis (from the Publisher): From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and […]