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3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (860+ words) Starting a new series from a beloved author is always exciting as a reader. How does it feel as authors to step into a new world? Honestly, exciting and scary. It's a lot of fun to play in Maggie's world....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (966+ words) Reach past prose for these exceptional collections of poetry, including Night Owl and The Near and Distant World. 4 great reads for National Poetry Month 2026 Maggie Smith's newest poetry collection (and her 11th book overall) is a contemplation of the big questions:…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (239+ words) With appealingly contemplative prose, stunning art and informative back matter, When Twilight Comes expertly melds inspiration and education while fostering connection to the beings that share our world. While we humans are yawning as the sky brightens, or sighing as…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (131+ words) Curious sorts of all ages will revel in The Dirt! and its enthusiastic support of the notion that soil is something to explore, respect, preserve and celebrate. Leave the Trees, Please celebrates our leafy compatriots by showing us that "Every…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (512+ words) The stories in The News from Dublin powerfully highlight what characters choose not to say and the consequences of not speaking, which makes for compelling and often suspenseful reading. The News From Dublin Irish novelist Colm T'ib'n (Brooklyn, Long Island,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (452+ words) The Adjunct is a grim satire with a dark heart, in which a woman's inability to be the main character of her own life is amplified by the use and abuse dealt out by the gig economy of higher education....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (385+ words) Lily Brooks-Dalton doesn't just know how to craft a gripping story. She knows much about archaeology, enough to make Ruins a puzzle that rewards attention. Lily Brooks-Dalton's Ruins is a devilishly clever mystery. About halfway through its 400-page length, this…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (379+ words) In The Near and Distant World, Bianca Stone's love for poetry comes across as a deep reflection on its "bitter-sweet suicidal explosions" and a hunt for its beautiful, bloody heart. The Near and Distant World Robert Frost was Vermont's first…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (384+ words) Full of snappy prose and imaginative world building, the first high fantasy from Ilona Andrews is a refreshingly unique start to a new series. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Maggie has long dreamed of the world of Kair Toren,…...