by Erin Mitchell | May 14, 2026 | Events
Whitby Lit Fest marks a new exciting chapter as it’s been granted charitable status. The festival, which launched last year, was created to celebrate Whitby’s literary heritage, as well as connect readers to contemporary writers and inspire readers and visitors alike....
by Elise Cooper | May 14, 2026 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
You Can Tell Me Oliva Cruz Book 1 Melinda Leigh Montlake Pub. May 2026 You Can Tell Me by Melinda Leigh features Olivia Cruz. Fans might remember her from the Morgan Dane series. This story plays off what happens to Olivia in Save Your Breath. On the three-year...
by Skylar Warren | May 12, 2026 | Features
There’s something special about a small-town diner. It’s about more than the food. It’s the worn red booths that have held three generations of families. It’s the way the bell above the door jingles as it welcomes old friends and says to new faces, “Welcome! You...
by Elise Cooper | May 11, 2026 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Red Grade Jenn Herrington Book 3 Pamela Fagan Hutchins Skipjack Publishing December 2025 Red Grade by Pamela Fagan Hutchins is a legal thriller with a great story and compelling characters. The main female lead, Jennifer Herrington, a former prosecutor, now a defense...
by Peter Handel | May 7, 2026 | Books, Features, Reviews
The Delivery is a refreshing twist on the “white knight syndrome” so common in the macho-driven world of stoic men meting out frontier justice so prevalent in crime fiction today. Second in what surely will be an ongoing series, The Delivery follows last year’s The...
by Elise Cooper | May 7, 2026 | Author Workspaces, Books, Features
The Summer House Murder Ava Roberts Crooked Lane Pub. April 2026 The Summer House Murder by Ava Roberts is about the relationship between three sisters and their cousin. The story is narrated from the perspectives of Esme, Regina, Piper, and Alexis, weaving together...
by Sarah Reida | May 5, 2026 | Books, Reviews
The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Shaefer Cosmo Reads/June 2, 2026 The surface of this group is a shiny oil spill, rainbows and beautiful, and easy to miss as toxic. When Wisconsin-based Bookstagrammer Charlie meets glamorous influencer Vivienne during an interview...
by Elise Cooper | May 5, 2026 | Author Workspaces, Books, Features
Where The Truth Lies Katherine Greene Crooked Lane Books March 2026 Where The Truth Lies by Katherine Greene, the pen name of bestselling authors A. Meredith Walters and Claire C. Riley, is a domestic suspense story. The small-town setting enhances the secrets,...
by Ande Pliego | May 4, 2026 | Behind the Book, Features
Secret societies, dimly-lit halls, teetering stacks of time-worn books and coffee-stained papers—dark academia has so many tangible elements, but the lifeblood pulsing through its veins is its undying pursuit of forbidden knowledge. At its heart, the genre centers...
by Erin Mitchell | May 1, 2026 | Awards, Features
Harrogate International Festivals has announced the 18 titles longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2026, now in its twenty second year. The longlist, voted for by an academy of journalists, reviewers, booksellers, bloggers,...
