Brain Maker: the power of gut microbes to heal and protect your brain… for life by David Perlmutter. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2015. Available in Large Print… Brain Maker

“Pumpkinheads,” by Rainbow Rowell. Copyright 2019, First Second (209 pages, $17.99). Rainbow Rowell is a queen of nostalgia and reminding us of our youth. She’s done this with her storytelling… Pumpkinheads

“The Familiar Dark” by Amy Engel.  New York: Dutton, 2020, 238 pages $26, available as Kindle Tortuous deception spins out of control in the hardscrabble Missouri Ozarks when two families… The Familiar Dark

Everyday Millionaires by Chris Hogan. Brentwood, Tennessee : Ramsey Press, 2019. 250 pp. If asked what their one dream or wish would be, many people would probably answer something along… Everyday Millionaires

This Brilliant Darkness: A Book of Strangers by Jeff Sharlet. W.W. Norton & Company, 2020. 320 pages. $25. This Brilliant Darkness by Jeff Sharlet is subtitled “a book of strangers”.… This Brilliant Darkness

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner. New York: St. Martins, 2020, 320 pages. In the 150 years since Jane Austen published her first novel, there have been numerous adaptions… The Jane Austen Society

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Penguin Press, 2019. 256p. Unlike its title, Ocean Vuong’s debut novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, is an undeniably gorgeous read from… On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

Remembrance by Rita Woods. New York: Forge, a Tom Doherty Associates book, 2020. What if there had been a secret escape from slavery? A sliver of the universe, protected by… Remembrance

“99 Percent Mine,” by Sally Thorne. Copyright 2019, Harper Collins (342 pages, $15.99). If you’re looking to steam up your August then look no further than Sally Thorne’s second novel… 99 Percent Mine

The Lion’s Den by Katherine St. John, New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2020. This is, quite possibly, the most deceptive cover, ever. Who wouldn’t want to be the woman… The Lion’s Den