Monday, February 02, 2026

Pg. 69: Mara Williams's "The Epicenter of Forever"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Epicenter of Forever : A Novel by Mara Williams . About the book, from the publisher: A moving story abo...

Five spy thrillers that are also good literature

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Michael Idov is a novelist, director, and screenwriter. A Latvian-born American raised in Riga under Soviet occupation, he moved to New Yor...

Q&A with Madeleine Dunnigan

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From my Q&A with Madeleine Dunnigan , author of Jean : A Novel : What's in a name? I knew Jean’s name early on. Jean’s mother is...
Sunday, February 01, 2026

What is Mara Williams reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Mara Williams , author of The Epicenter of Forever : A Novel . Her entry begins: Most Eligible by Isabelle Enge...

Pg. 99: Daniel K. Williams's "The Search for a Rational Faith"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Search for a Rational Faith: Reason and Belief in the History of American Christianity by Daniel K. Willi...

Twelve top memoirs of widowhood

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Marion Winik is the author of nine books, including The Big Book of the Dead (2019) and First Comes Love (1996; reissued with a new intro...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Q&A with Michael Idov

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From my Q&A with Michael Idov , author of The Cormorant Hunt : A Novel : How much work does your title do to take readers into the sto...

Six of the most surprising thrillers ever written

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Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer — in case you’re wondering ...

Pg. 99: Kent Lehnhof's "Voice and Ethics in Shakespeare's Late Plays"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Voice and Ethics in Shakespeare's Late Plays by Kent Lehnhof . About the book, from the publisher: Brea...

Mara Williams's "The Epicenter of Forever," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: The Epicenter of Forever : A Novel by Mara Williams . From the entry: The Epicenter of Forever is about a...
Friday, January 30, 2026

What is Laura Carney reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Laura Carney , author of My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free . Her entry begins: I ...

Pg. 69: Janet Burroway's "Simone in Pieces"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Simone in Pieces by Janet Burroway . About the book, from the publisher: Readers first meet Simone Lerrant...

Pg. 99: Michelle Pace's "Un-welcome to Denmark"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Un-welcome to Denmark: The paradigm shift and refugee integration by Michelle Pace . About the book, from th...

Seven novels that bear witness to Latin America’s Dirty Wars

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Jahia de Rose is an antillana-deutsch artist, landworker, writer, and scholar. Her bylines appear in Electric Literature, midnight + indigo...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Q&A with Carrie Classon

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From my Q&A with Carrie Classon , author of Loon Point : A Novel : How much work does your title do to take readers into the story? ...

Six top memoirs that make grief feel less lonely

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Charley Burlock is the Books Editor at Oprah Daily where she writes, edits, and assigns stories on all things literary. She holds an MFA in...

Pg. 99: Emily Lieb's "Road to Nowhere"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore by Emily Lieb . About the book, from the publisher: Tr...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Pg. 69: S. J. Rozan's "First Do No Harm"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: First Do No Harm : A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mystery by S. J. Rozan . About the book, from the publisher: In t...

Robert Dugoni's "Her Cold Justice," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Her Cold Justice (Keera Duggan) by Robert Dugoni . The entry begins: I actually had two actresses in mind...

Six thrillers that explore the dark sides of fame

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Jessie Garcia is an award-winning sports journalist who has risen the ranks in television news, first as an anchor/reporter, then to newsroo...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

What is Carrie Classon reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Carrie Classon , author of Loon Point : A Novel . Her entry begins: At this moment, I don’t dare start to read a...

Q&A with Andromeda Romano-Lax

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From my Q&A with Andromeda Romano-Lax , author of What Boys Learn : How much work does your title do to take readers into the story? ...

Pg. 99: Lydia Murdoch's "What We Mourn"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: What We Mourn: Child Death and the Politics of Grief in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Lydia Murdoch . About ...

Ten perfect books to gift this Valentine’s Day

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One title on Tertulia's list of books that make a perfect Valentine’s Day gift : Tartufo Kira Jane Buxton In this buzzworthy new r...