Friendships Archives

5-STAR REVIEW: MEET ME IN ITALY by Brenda Novak

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 8 April 2026

Publication Date: April 7, 2026 A sun-soaked trip to the Amalfi Coast promises a fresh start—and reveals secrets never imagined in New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak’s tender new novel. In the wake of her...

4-STAR REVIEW: MORE THAN ENOUGH by Anna Quindlen

Family Life JoAnne - 24 February 2026

Publication Date: February 24, 2026 A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with life—from...

4-STAR REVIEW: LAURYN HARPER FALLS APART by Shauna Robinson

Dark Humor JoAnne - 11 September 2025

Publication Date: September 9, 2025 For fans of Elyssa Friedland comes a rollicking fall novel from beloved author Shauna Robinson, where the friend who left and the friend who stayed must reunite to...

4-STAR REVIEW: A SUMMER FOR THE BOOKS by Michelle Lindo-Rice

Friendships JoAnne - 8 July 2025

Publication Date: July 15, 2025 Fans of Jennifer Weiner and Sunny Hostin will love this emotional dual-timeline novel about two former besties finding their way back to each other. To heal their friendship, they’ll...

4-STAR REVIEW: MAKING FRIENDS CAN BE MURDER by Kathleen West

Cozy Mystery JoAnne - 12 June 2025

Publication Date: June 10, 2025 Thirty-year-old Sarah Jones gets caught up solving a murder after unknowingly befriending a dangerous con artist (who’s nothing like what she seems) in this playful, twisty mystery from...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE LAMPLIGHTER’S BOOKSHOP by Sophie Austin

Historical Romance Amy Wilson - 9 June 2025

Publication Date: March 1, 2025 In the shadowy aisles of the Lamplighter's Bookshop, secrets lie as thick as the dust… When Evelyn Seaton answers an advertisement for an assistant at a forgotten bookshop in...

5-STAR REVIEW: JUST BEACHY by Wendy Wax

Women's Fiction Amy Wilson - 6 June 2025

Publication Date: June 3, 2025 A former actress in need of a reset reunites with her grandmother, her first crush, and the ladies of Ten Beach Road in this escapist novel from USA Today bestselling author...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE COBBLER’S CRUSADERS by Rick Steigelman

Fiction Sandy Saucier - 5 June 2025

Publication Date: May 4, 2025 Jacquelyn Pajot is a nine-year-old American girl whose excitement over a solo visit to her grandmother in Paris is soon diminished by the discovery that the grandmother is...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL AND TERRIBLE THINGS: A NOVEL by S.M. Stevens

Friendships JoAnne - 2 June 2025

Publication Date: July 18, 2024 “Brilliantly relatable…a compelling exploration of friendship, individuality, and the shared struggles that make us who we are.” –Booklife Editor’s Pick “Much like finding love when you’re least expecting it, sometimes...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE BAYROSE FILES by Diane Wald

Friendships Amy Wilson - 22 May 2025

Publication Date: May 27, 2025 Ambitious young journalist Violet Maris secures a coveted residency at a prestigious artists' and writers' colony in 1980s Provincetown, armed with a file of stories written by a...

4-STAR REVIEW: THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID by Eleanor Pilcher

Women's Fiction Lori Van Buren - 11 April 2025

Publication Date: April 15, 2025 Eleanor Pilcher is electric in her witty, funny, and heartfelt women’s fiction debut, following polar opposite best friends Beth and Serena. When demisexual Beth decides she’s done with...

4-STAR REVIEW: BOY: A NOVEL by Nicole Galland

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 25 February 2025

Publication Date: February 25, 2025 From critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland comes a vibrant and thought-provoking historical tale of love, political intrigue, and gender-swapping set in the theatre world of Elizabethan London. Alexander “Sander”...