Between New Year's Eve sparklers and all these starred reviews from Library Journal in January, my eyes have had no time to recover! Please join me in giving these authors and titles a round of applause for starting the new year with a bang.
Driving the King by Ravi Howard: "this novel is a personal, poignant portrayal of how the lives of African Americans could be so easily derailed by racial inequality under the law." —Library Journal starred review
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell: "The multitude of points of view exemplifies the best of third-person omniscience, revealing innermost secrets, hopes, and fears." —Library Journal starred review
American Ghost by Hannah Nordhaus: "Every aspect of the account is enlightening, well written, and entertaining" —Library Journal starred review
Hush Hush by Laura Lippman: "After writing several excellent stand-alone novels (After I’m Gone), Lippman returns to her popular series sleuth in this compelling mystery about a good mother gone bad." —Library Journal starred review
The Siege Winter by Ariana Franklin and Samantha Norman: "The rigidity of status in feudal society rightly permeates every scene, but Norman and Franklin excel at showing how the war impacts everyone in this richly researched, female-driven historical mystery." —Library Journal starred review
Congratulations!
-Amanda