Bad Intentions, Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Warren Zevon, edited by Michael Downing, packs a punch you won’t soon forget. Like Zevon’s iconic song “Lawyers, Guns and Money”, the short stories in Bad Intentions feature people caught in…
A woman and mother struggling with the loss of her husband is catapulted back to the days and years prior to his death when she discovers a letter from him with a confession and a warning: he committed a crime…
Cara Benson’s An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss, and Commitment is a climate memoir that covers a sweep of experiences, including recovery, hiking and suicide. Even if these elements are not in your life, this book…
I absolutely loved Ripple Effects and Other Stories, Lesley Mahoney O’Connell’s debut collection of short stories. Set in coastal communities on New England’s South Shore, these sharply observed and lyrical stories that shine a light on people who feel like…
A complicated relationship with your mother is one thing, but Isabelle Archer’s suspicion that her mother killed her siblings in a horrific fire years before is more than complicated. Author Rea Frey’s new page-turning thriller, Dear Mother (Thomas & Mercer,…