Retreat by Random House

In fiction, just like in real life, there are all kinds of different mothers, all mothering in their own styles. So when I read Just What Kind of Mother Are You?, I got to thinking, what other mothers could I think of in thrillers? So I came up with this (by no means exhaustive list). [...]

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I love a good thriller. I am open to all types of thrillers: spy thrillers, psychological thrillers, historical thrillers. But sometimes what you want is the grittiest thriller you can find. So I’ve compiled this list of seven gritty thrillers, starting with the new, poised-to-be-a-blockbuster-success, The Andalucian Friend! Chapters-Indigo | Amazon The Andalucian Friend by [...]

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We’ve already told you what books we can’t wait for you to read in March. Now we’re giving you eleven books we can’t wait to talk about with you in April! So when you’ve finished reading any of these books, follow us on Twitter, friend us on GoodReads and let us know what you thought! [...]

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  Authors have a wonderful ability to transport us miles and miles from the chair we’re reading in to another place and often another time. When you are reading a great book with wonderful description it’s easy to imagine, the house, city, or country that the book is set in. But even better than imagining [...]

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I love the Flavia de Luce series! If you’re looking for a great cozy, funny mystery series that already has five books under its belt, you’re in luck! Flavia is our plucky, chemistry-obsessed, 11-year-old amateur sleuth. Somehow trouble follows her around, and not just the trouble she starts when exacting her revenge on her two [...]

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Everything I’ve ever heard about mystery readers as a group has said that they are a voracious bunch. Mystery readers read alot and they read fast. So what better way to get lots of books than to get the first three books in a series sent right to your eReader? That’s why we’ve put together [...]

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There are so many great books coming in the first half of this new year that we wanted to share some of the ones we’re particularly excited about with you. You might have heard us talking about some of these on Twitter, or Goodreads, but here are our recommendations for 6 great books out this [...]

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Hello! I’m Jessica, and I’m back! In case you didn’t notice I was gone (which I won’t hold against you) I’ve been off for a year on maternity leave. I naively believed I would be getting a ton of reading done, but the baby had other ideas! That being said I did manage to squeeze [...]

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It’s a new year! Welcome to 2013. Many of you are very good at trying new genres, shaking things up in your reading style. As book lovers, we’re always trying to find the next book that will become our ‘favourite’. So to help you continue to grow and find new books you never knew existed, [...]

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So, you got a bookstore gift certificate or an eReader over the holidays and now you need some suggestions on how to spend it/what to fill it up with. You’ve come to the right place! Here are our top suggestions for fiction, mystery and thrillers, Canadian fiction, biographies, business books, cooking, historical fiction, music books, [...]

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