For author Anne Wright (writing under a pseudonym), sharing sex advice among the women in her family has become a tradition, a coming-of-age ritual passed down from grandmother to granddaughter for at least eight generations. Grandma’s... Read More

Remember the rhyme about the woman in the shoe who had so many children Well, this mom knows exactly what to do, and we do too: count, count, count. Radiant watercolors and a marvelous cast of characters make this book a stand-out for... Read More

Elementary school children have an insatiable curiosity for wildlife books. More than stories, these are the books that come home from the library to read with mom and dad. And excellent they are for the one-on-one on the couch, for book... Read More

Wonderful storytelling with words and pictures of the man behind dynamite, and the unexpected, sometimes tragic consequences of invention. A book for every library. It will never go out of date and can be read aloud in grades two through... Read More

In "The Pain Nurse" (Poisoned Pen Press, 978-1-59058-624-2), Jon Talton manages to make a big city hospital seem as creepy as a haunted mansion. A SAVAGE KILLER IS ON THE LOOSE, a knife-wielding derelict sneaks into the hallways, the... Read More

Imagine if Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series was set in Australia and you’ll get a fair idea of Garry Disher’s series featuring Inspector Hal Challis. In "Blood Moon" (Soho Press, 978-1-56947-563-8), the latest entry which teams... Read More

You can always tell when a pro is clicking on all cylinders. "Smoke and Whispers" (Soho Constable, 978-1-56947-564-5), Mick Herrons fifth novel, crackles from the start as writer Sarah Tucker arrives in northern England to identify the... Read More

Gregory Orr, prolific author and a man who has endured much personal loss, continues to write about the human predicament in spare and loving language. “Grief will come to you. Loss? You can be certain of it,” he writes. So “no... Read More