Brawler

by: Lauren Groff Goodreads synopsis: One of our best American writers, Lauren Groff returns with a fierce new story collection, her first since the award-winning and bestselling Florida. Each story in Lauren Groff’s electric collection is an individual triumph, bold, agile, and packed with power. They hum in exhilarating resonance. Ranging from the 1950s to the […]

Go Gentle

by: Maria Semple Goodreads synopsis: Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A Stoic philosopher and divorcée, she lives a contented life on New York City’s Upper West Side. Having discovered that the secret to happiness is to desire only what you have, she’s applied this insight to blissful effect: relishing her teenage daughter, the […]

Mad Mabel

by: Sally Hepworth Goodreads synopsis: Meet Mad Mabel. Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is eighty-one years old. She’s lived on her idyllic street, Kenny Lane, for sixty years–longer than anyone else. Aside from being a curmudgeon who minds everyone else’s business, few would suspect that Elsie has a past that she has worked exceedingly hard at concealing. […]

Yesteryear

by: Caro Claire Burke Goodreads synopsis: My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive. Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her […]

Tidbit – May 2026

Good old summertime is upon us! What’s your favorite summertime pleasure? Helen says: I love to gather friends and go “Shellin’ with Helen”. Just getting on the boat and putting an anchor on a deserted island is my way of checking out and living in the moment (phone free!). Last weekend, my friend, Mabel, and […]

The Break-In

by: Katherine Faulkner Goodreads Synopsis: After killing an intruder in self-defense, a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns, from the author of the “deliciously twisted thriller” (People) The Other Mothers. Alice, a professional mother of one, is hosting a playdate with friends at her upscale London home when a […]

The Bright Years

by: Sarah Damoff Goodreads Synopsis: One family. Four generations. A secret son. A devastating addiction. A Texas family is met with losses and surprises of inheritance, but they’re unable to shake the pull back toward each other in this big-hearted family saga perfect for readers of Mary Beth Keane and Claire Lombardo. Ryan and Lillian […]

Good People

by: Patmeena Sabit Goodreads Synopsis: Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong. Zorah Sharaf brought shame upon her family. What’s the truth? Depends on who you ask. The Sharaf family is the picture of success. Successful, rich, happy. They came to this country as refugees with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. And now, […]

Mona’s Eyes

by: Thoma Schlesser Goodreads Synopsis: Fifty-two weeks. That’s all the time Mona has left to learn about beauty before she loses her eyesight forever. Fifty-two works of art. Every Wednesday, Mona’s grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art. Fifty-two chapters. Together, on their visit to Paris’ museums, Mona and […]