• book review of Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

    In Intermezzo, Sally Rooney crafts a poignant tale of love, longing, and self-discovery, capturing the quiet moments that define relationships and the spaces in between.

  • The Wedding People

    At a grand Newport wedding, a woman and a mysterious guest confront their pasts in The Wedding People—a poignant, beautifully written novel about love, fate, and second chances.

  • The Hotel Nantucket

    The novel tells the story of Lizbet Keaton, a successful New York City hotelier who inherits a rundown hotel on Nantucket Island. Lizbet decides to renovate the hotel and turn it into a luxury destination. However, she soon discovers that the hotel is haunted by the ghosts of its former owners.

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures

    Tova Sullivan, a widow, works as the night janitor at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Tova is lonely and isolated, but she finds solace in her friendship with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus who lives at the aquarium. The novel explores themes of loss, grief, friendship, and the power of the human-animal bond.

  • The Winners

    Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left Beartown in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake.

  • Wish You Were Here

    Diana and her boyfriend Finn are planning a trip to the GalƔpagos Islands when the COVID-19 pandemic hits. Diana is stranded in New York City while Finn is deployed to a hospital in Los Angeles. Diana struggles to cope with the isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic, and she begins to question her relationship with Finn.

  • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

    The novel tells the story of Sam Masur and Sadie Green, two friends who meet in a hospital when they are children. They bond over their shared love of video games, and they eventually go on to become successful video game designers. However, their friendship is tested by fame, success, and tragedy.

  • The Paper Palace

    "The Paper Palace" is set over 24 hours and fifty years. It takes us deep into the lives of one family, revealing the secrets and complex relationships that have long been buried.The story begins in Cape Cod when Elle, a 50-year-old happily married woman and mother of three, wakes up in a so-called Paper Palace—a summer place made of paper and made real by the family's shared history. However, the tranquillity is broken...

  • Once There Were Wolves

    Tells the story of Inti Flynn, an Australian biologist who moves to the Scottish Highlands to lead a controversial project to reintroduce fourteen gray wolves into the wild. The objective is to reestablish an ecological balance and regenerate the overfarmed land. But the project is met with fierce opposition from local farmers who view the wolves—and any change they represent—as a threat.