Iâm somebody that starts far too many sentences with the phrase âRemember when.â I have great sensory recollection of things from my past. As a high schooler in the 90s, I can still smell the CK One I was wearing during the Seinfeld finale and hear the Nirvana blaring through my 5-disc changer while I did my homework. I love using my writing to bring certain time periods back to life. I think because technology is moving so quickly â I struggle to understand TikTok â I like writing books and reading books that take me back to a time period that isnât changing with status updates, new pictures, and Snaps every second.
I have long been a fan of Jennifer Weiner and expected another charming, funny (and modern) read when I picked up Mrs. Everything. But this book far surpassed my expectations. It was far more serious, ambitious, and sweeping than her other books. The story centers on two sisters growing up in 1950s Detroit, taking me back to an era where women were raised to be housewives alone, and follows them through the tumultuous sixties and beyond. Weinerâs writing and research are so strong, I felt like I experienced the historical milestones along with the characters.
In this instant New York Times bestseller and âmultigenerational narrative thatâs nothing short of brilliantâ (People), two sistersâ lives from the 1950s to the present are explored as they struggle to find their placesâand be true to themselvesâin a rapidly evolving world from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner.
Jo and Bethie Kaufman were born into a world full of promise.
Growing up in 1950s Detroit, they live in a perfect âDick and Janeâ house, where their roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the worldâŚ
Tearjerker warning here. This book brought me back to 1930s Atlantic City. As a Jersey Girl, Iâm always curious to read books about the place I grew up. I was especially interested in this book because it centered on a Jewish family, similar to my own. While the plot hinges on a tragedy, there are also hopeful moments and some well-placed humor. Not only was I wrapped up in the family drama, but I learned so much history about the Jersey Shore, a place that today barely resembles what author Rachel Beanland describes.
"The perfect summer read" (USA TODAY) begins with a shocking tragedy that results in three generations of the Adler family grappling with heartbreak, romance, and the weight of family secrets across the course of one summer.
"Rachel Beanland is a writer of uncommon wit and wisdom, with a sharp and empathetic eye for character. She'll win you over in the most old fashioned of ways: She simply tells a hell of a story." -Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer Finalist for The Great Believers
Atlantic City, 1934. Every summer, Esther and Joseph Adler rent their house out to vacationers escaping to "America's Playground"âŚ
Secrets, misunderstandings, and a plethora of family conflicts abound in this historical novel set along the Brazos River in antebellum Washington County, East Texas.
It is a compelling story of two neighboring plantation families and a few of the enslaved people who serve them. These two plantations are a microcosmâŚ
This book gave me the nostalgia vibes I didnât know I needed. As a non-gamer, I was hesitant to pick up a novel about two video game designers. Iâm not interested in the games of today â Fortnite makes me cringe â let alone the history of how modern gaming came about. Or so I thought. I bought this book because I have loved all of Zevinâs other books and sheâs an auto-buy author for me. It turns out that in the right hands, any subject matter is interesting and I found myself fascinated by the way the early games were developed and even the history of the various consoles. Not to mention the heart-wrenching friendship tale that deeply affected me and had me recommending this book to my tech-challenged mom and my teenage son equally.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest, examining identity, creativity and our need to connect.
This is not a romance, but it is about love.
'I just love this book and I hope you love it too' JOHN GREEN, TikTok
Sam and Sadie meet in a hospital in 1987. Sadie is visiting her sister, Sam is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there, but playing together brings joy, escape, fierce competition -- and a special friendship. Then all too soon that time isâŚ
I love a quirky book and more than a quirky book, I love a quirky main character. Lessons in Chemistry took me across the country to California and time-traveled me to the 1960s into a scientific research lab where the indefatigable Elizabeth Zott is a brilliant mind constantly being put down and forced into jobs beneath her. She ends up becoming a TV chef â cooking is just chemistry after all â and the rest is all just positively charming and delicious.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠Meet Elizabeth Zott: a âformidable, unapologetic and inspiringâ (PARADE) scientist in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show in this novel that is âirresistible, satisfying and full of fuel. It reminds you that change takes time and always requires heatâ (The New York Times Book Review).
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Oprah Daily, Newsweek, GoodReads
"A unique heroine ... you'll find yourself wishing she wasnât fictional." âSeattle TimesâŚ
A freak accident on board the HMS Spartan during a sea battle with the French navy in 1804 catapults Midshipman Harry Heron and his shipmates Ferghal O'Connor and Danny Gunn four hundred years into the future, landing them on the NECS Vanguard, flagship of the World Treaty Organisation Fleet.
Historical fiction at its best. This book about the once wealthiest woman in the United States, Marjorie Post, packed the informational punch of a textbook and the juicy details of a soap opera. I loved moving through the decades with Marjorie, starting in the late 19th century at her birth up until her death in the 1970s. Getting to relive major historical events and reveling in the zeitgeist of different cultural moments in Marjorieâs shoes was such a thrill. Pataki is top-notch at historical fiction that focuses on fascinating women.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠âMarvelous . . . I just had to be there with the Post cereal heiress through every twist and turn.ââMartha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls
âNew-money heiress Marjorie Post isnât content to remain a society bride as she remakes herself into a savvy entrepreneur, a visionary philanthropist, a presidential hostess, and much more.ââKate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code
Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone,âŚ
A hilarious, honest story about four lifelong friends determined to change their lives, come hell (terrible bosses, ex-husbands) or high water (so much laundry) from the author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel. Melissa, Priya, Tara, and Suki were going places when they graduated high school in 1997. Their yearbook superlatives were Most Likely to Win the White House, Cure Cancer, Open a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, and Join the Forbes 400. Reunited at their 25th reunion, the women realize nothing has gone according to plan. Fueled by nostalgia, they form a pact to bring their youthful dreams to fruition. Through the ensuing highs and lows, they are reminded of the enduring bonds of friendship and why itâs never a good idea to peak too early.
Tap Dancing on Everest, part coming-of-age memoir, part true-survival adventure story, is about a young medical student, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor raised in N.Y.C., who battles self-doubt to serve as the doctorâand only womanâon a remote Everest climb in Tibet.
True Blood meets Supernatural in the kickoff of this urban paranormal fantasy series from an acclaimed author. Readers enter a dystopian San Francisco filled with empaths and vampires embroiled in political unrestâand Book 1 is just the beginning.
Much as she wishes otherwise, superstar political consultant Olivia Shepherd was bornâŚ