Bethanne Patrick

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Bethanne Patrick

Reading List 10 books for your June reading list If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your June reading list. Reading is a versatile summer activity: A book can educate you, entertain you and occasionally even do both of those things.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Bethanne Patrick

Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your June reading list. Reading is a versatile summer activity: A book can educate you, entertain you and occasionally even do both of those things. Our selections this month include literary fiction …

1 month ago | oprahdaily.com | Ashley Flowers |Bethanne Patrick

1The Missing Half, by Ashley Flowers Now 39% OffNicole “Nic” Monroe is stuck in Mishawaka, Indiana, working unhappily at an arcade called Funland, the only job she can manage since her sister Kasey vanished seven years ago. When Nic meets Jenna Connor, whose sister Jules disappeared under eerily similar circumstances, the women join forces, hoping to finally uncover the truth and find closure.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Bethanne Patrick

9 hours ago6 Creepy Sci-Fi Books to Make Your Skin CrawlScience fiction, like horror, is an excellent venue for capturing an era’s fears.

1 month ago | latimes.com | Mark Athitakis |Lorraine Berry |Jessica Ferri |Bethanne Patrick |Chris Vognar

Nothing says “summer’s here!” than reading near a body of water. And what qualifies as a beach read has evolved to include more than romances and thrillers. From histories on New York’s 1960s art scene and the making of the film “Sunset Boulevard” to biographies on James Baldwin, Clint Eastwood and Bruce Lee, to gripping memoirs from Miriam Toews and Molly Jong-Fast, there’s something from every nonfiction genre.