Under The Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Welcome to Charon’s Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the…
Home Is Where The Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose (Format used for this read: Audiobook) After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s…
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson (Format used for this read: Audiobook) On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns…
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I read this book for the first time 3 years ago and absolutely LOVED IT. When someone in my book club picked this as our monthly read this month, I was kinda JAZZED to dig into it again, remembering how weird and wonderful it was.…
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage by (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Molly Roden Winter was a mother of small children with a husband, Stewart, who often worked late. One night when Stewart missed the kids’ bedtime—again—she stormed out of the house to clear her head. At a bar, she met Matt, a flirtatious…
Will by Will Smith (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Will Smith’s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale — but it’s only half the story. Will Smith thought, with good…
A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Paul, one of the Queen’s personal footmen, met Diana during one of her first visits to Balmoral Castle. And while it may have been fate that brought them together, they shared a strong bond that endured to the end of her life. Burrell…
Congratulations, the Best is Over! by R. Eric Thomas After going viral “reading” the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas finally knew who he was and where he was going. He was living his best life. But then everything changed. In this collection…
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray (Format used for this read: Audiobook) A life without freedom to choose is not worth having. Godwin Baxter’s scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream…
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books when her eyes lock on a photograph in the New York Times. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in more than 60 years – a book…