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Things in Nature Merely Grow

1 week ago | bookreporter.com | Yiyun Li

As more and more people are discussing their mental health openly, it is hard to have one memoir top another. Everyone’s issues are singular, personal to the point where readers sometimes can feel shy or uncomfortable knowing these things. Every once in a while, though, a Mary Karr, a Maggie Nelson or even a Tatum O’Neal presents a visceral and stinging account of a difficult life.
The Last Ferry Out

2 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Andrea Bartz

Andrea Bartz, the New York Times bestselling author of THE SPARE ROOM and the Reese’s Book Club pick WE WERE NEVER HERE, is back with another twisty, suspenseful thriller. This time, she takes her fiction abroad to the Mexican Caribbean, where secrets roll in as sneakily as the waves. It has been four months since Abby heard the most terrifying words a person can hear from their long-term partner: I need to tell you something.
The Emperor of Gladness

3 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Ocean Vuong

After the strong critical and popular response to his fiction debut, ON EARTH WE’RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS, expectations for Ocean Vuong’s second novel understandably are high. With THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS, the gifted poet has produced an emotionally affecting novel that is rooted in the particulars of life as it partakes of the universal. Set in the gritty fictional small town of East Gladness, Connecticut, in 2009, the book, like its predecessor, draws on Vuong’s immigrant experience.
Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up

3 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Dave Barry

Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up » Click here to read Ray Palen's review. Review #1 by Ron KaplanIn 1998, I reviewed DAVE BARRY TURNS 50 for --- gasp! --- another publication. A dozen years later, I reviewed I'LL MATURE WHEN I’M DEAD: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood for --- yay! --- Bookreporter.com.
Show, Don't Tell: A Writer, Her Teacher, and the Power of Sharing Our Stories

4 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Kristine Gasbarre

It’s not often that I find the lack of previous experience with an author a disadvantage when reading or commenting on a new release. This time I did, even though SHOW, DON’T TELL by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Gasbarre really tries to hold up its end.
The Missing Half

4 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Ashley Flowers |Alex Kiester

Ashley Flowers was already a household name when her debut, ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE, was released in 2022. As the #1 female podcaster in the country, Flowers hosts “Crime Junkie,” making her foray into suspense fiction not only a natural one, but a booming success when her debut became an instant bestseller. Now, with the release of THE MISSING HALF, Flowers proves that she is not letting go of the literary world anytime soon…and the genre is all the better for it.
Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown: A Baseball Memoir

1 month ago | bookreporter.com | Bill Madden

On the one hand, I’m one of those book nerds who love seeing how the sausage is made when it comes to writers’ memoirs: when they first became interested in pursuing their career, how they got their start, etc. On the other, I can be a bit leery when it comes to too much name dropping and self-aggrandizement.
2 Sisters Murder Investigations

1 month ago | bookreporter.com | James Patterson |Candice Fox

Individually, James Patterson and Candice Fox are outstanding thriller writers. Put them together, and the results are often something special. This time, their joint effort is 2 SISTERS MURDER INVESTIGATIONS, the second entry in their 2 Sisters Detective Agency Mystery series. Rhonda and Barbara “Baby” Bird are half-sisters. Their father left his private detective agency behind when he passed away, and they reluctantly decided to keep it going.
The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary

1 month ago | bookreporter.com | Susannah Cahalan

At one point in their lives, they had served as each other’s liberators, and together they would liberate the consciousness of countless people during the turbulent 1960s. Rosemary Woodruff was familiar with the mystical as she watched her father perform tricks in front of wonderstruck audiences in the Midwest. A supernatural experience Rosemary had in her youth was impactful enough in her mind that she desired to replicate it.
Fun for the Whole Family

1 month ago | bookreporter.com | Jennifer E. Smith

When the Endicott siblings were kids, their lives were nothing if not chaotic. Their mom, Frankie, left the family when they were all still young, and their dad had to work extra hard to provide for the four children on his own. As a result, the Endicotts grew almost inseparable. Oldest sister Gemma became a de facto mother figure to her younger siblings. Connor retreated into his books and writing. The twins, Roddy and Jude, seemed so close they could practically be one person.