Fiction

Editorial Note – I was given a copy of American Pop by Snowden Wright in return for a review. American Pop by Snowden Wright is about one family’s ascent and fall.

Katrin Schumann is the author of the novel, The Forgotten Hours, and numerous nonfiction books. She has been awarded fiction residencies from the Vermont Studio Center, the Norman Mailer Writers Colony, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Schumann teaches writing at GrubStreet in Boston and was an instructor in PEN’s Prison Writing Program. …

The Forgotten Hours by Katrin Schumann is a well-crafted novel and especially important in the #MeToo era. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my review first.

Editorial Note – I was given a copy of Katrin Schumann’s The Forgotten Hours in return for a review. The Forgotten Hours by Katrin Schumann is a thought-provoking and compelling story about family loyalty and the secrets we keep from ourselves. This well-crafted novel is especially important in the #MeToo era.

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah is a gripping story about survival and human resilience. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first.

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah is a captivating story about survival. Her writing will draw you in immediately and you won’t be able to put it down. I couldn’t!

Editorial Note – I was given a copy of Lisa Jewell’s Watching You in return for a review. Watching You by Lisa Jewell is a creepy thriller that will make you feel genuine chills.

Family Trust by Kathy Wang is about a family trying to pursue what they believe is the American dream. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first.

Family Trust by Kathy Wang is about a wealthy Chinese-American family coming to terms with the patriarch’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis. It deals heavily with wealth—both having it and not having it, immigrant parents and their American-born children and some relationship drama. There’s also comedic moments, too.

Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak is about a family forced to spend a week in quarantined together during Christmas. Sounds like an interesting one to read during the holidays!

Family Trust by Kathy Wang is said to be a mashup of The Nest and Crazy Rich Asians. It’s receiving plenty of buzz.

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult is about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis.

The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton is one crazy ride! The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first. 

The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton is crazy. And I mean that in the best possible way. This one is Agatha Christie meets Groundhog’s Day meets something all its own.