Mystery Fiction

"Like a well-curated playlist, 'The Candy House' uses chapter breaks to switch perspectives and tempos without killing the mood, and each sensuous little story feels like a peek through the blinds at people whose larger journeys we can only guess at." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Wistfully charming.... This unapologetically genre-bending tribute to life and death, and the beautiful weirdness found in both, has potential to spark exceptional book club discussions." -- Shelf Awareness

"Wistfully charming.... This unapologetically genre-bending tribute to life and death, and the beautiful weirdness found in both, has potential to spark exceptional book club discussions." -- Shelf Awareness

We explore a novel set in 19th-century NYC that digs into the life and times of -- and the mysterious murder of -- one Andrew Haswell Green, who was once known as "The Father of Greater New York" yet is today all but forgotten.

We explore a novel set in 19th-century NYC that digs into the life and times of -- and the mysterious murder of -- one Andrew Haswell Green, who was once known as "The Father of Greater New York" yet is today all but forgotten.

As we approach the holidays, Nancy Pearl, the bestselling author, retired librarian, and longtime literacy advocate, offers some can't-miss reading suggestions for book lovers.

As we approach the holidays, Nancy Pearl, the bestselling author, retired librarian, and longtime literacy advocate, offers some can't-miss reading suggestions for book lovers.

Novelist TaraShea Nesbit offers "Beheld," now out in paperback, which looks at the Mayflower Pilgrims and the Plymouth Colony from the various perspectives of only female characters.

(Note: This interview originally aired back in June.) Our guest is the novelist Jonathan Lee, whose latest book is a vivid, page-turning work of…

(Note: This interview first aired back in March.) Our guest is Kevin Brockmeier, an imaginative and acclaimed writer based in Little Rock, Arkansas. His…