E168 is up & running with author @samsussman.bsky.social! We sat down to talk about his remarkable auto-fiction debut, The Boy From the North Country. Don’t miss the very special interview: bit.ly/46sF0JC Thank you, Sam! #penguinpress Special thanks to @jeffreyyamaguchi.bsky.social #BookSky

Huge thanks to @groveatlantic.bsky.social for this fabulous book mail. Someone hand me a fork, I’m ready to dig right in! 🍽️ #BookSky

Loved this historical fiction coming-of-age story of young William Carter as he searches for his missing father in NARROW THE ROAD by James Wade. An adventure tale set in 1930s Texas that I’m still thinking about. On shelves in August. #ewgc

Eli Cranor gives us MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42 this August, and man was it a good one! A rookie FBI agent finds herself deep in the web of the college football empire. The beginning of a new series featuring Special Agent Rae Johnson. I’m already anxious to read the next one. #ewgc

Do not miss AMITY by Nathan Harris. The gripping story of a brother & sister, recently emancipated, yet forced to go on the run across the Mexican desert to escape their former slave owner. On shelves in September. #ewgc

I remembered! Hello, #ewgc peeps! Now if I can just remember the books I wanted to boost… 🤔

E166 of the Top Shelf Podcast is up & running! Listen here: bit.ly/4erEtel I had the incredible honor of hosting authors Nancy Grace and Benee Knauer to discuss their powerful new book, What Happened to Ellen: A Miscarriage of American Justice. A must listen. @thenancygrace.bsky.social #beneeknauer

For most of us, so much of who we are is little different from who we first were. #SundaySentence from What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski. Just started this gem and got pulled right in. @kenjaws.bsky.social @groveatlantic.bsky.social

What a way to celebrate 165 episodes! Frederic S. Durbin joined me to talk about his fantastic new historical fiction gem, THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN, a western that follows a Civil War veteran haunted by visions. Listen here: bit.ly/440F6XF Thank you, Fred! #bookthreads @melvillehouse.bsky.social

The money, the money…always the money. Another #SundaySentence from the marvelous EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott. I’m a bit obsessed with the sisters in this story and loved every page of this terrific thriller. On shelves 6/24. #BookSky #thriller #comingsoon @meganabbott.bsky.social

Opening drive of my #FridayReads weekend: MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42 by Eli Cranor. This one’s throwing nothing but perfect spirals. 🏈 On shelves 8/5. @sohopress.bsky.social #booksky

You don't become innocent again…life only goes in one direction. #SundaySentence from the marvelous, EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott.

Someday, my dad said, things won't be broken any more…till then, we've got to fix what broken things we can. Another #SundaySentence from the marvelous, The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin. #Booksky

Halfway through the THE GREAT MANN by Kyra Davis Lurie, and it’s an absolute stunner. #fridayreads #bookthreads On shelves in June. Get those preorders in!

Francis, I said, things don't have to be the way they were…every morning there's a chance to start something new. #SundaySentence from the magnificent, The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin. On shelves 5/13. @melvillehouse.bsky.social #BookSky

E163 is live & talk about live! THEY ALL FALL THE SAME by Wes Browne is a terrific thrill ride & ya just gotta listen to the audio. In the meantime, check out my convo with Wes-we even talk a little pizza- a total blast. Listen here: bit.ly/4jKbEey Thanks a million, @browneallover.bsky.social

Spring has sprung. 🪻🌻🌷🌸🌳

Tonight with @michaelcannell.bsky.social at 7pm over on Instagram Live!

This Tuesday, 4/15 at 7pm ET on my IG Live, I’ll be joined by author, @michaelcannell.bsky.social to talk about his harrowing true crime knockout, The Blood and the Badge. One night only, don’t miss it! “Jimmy the clam knew how trips like these ended.” #sundaysentence from The Blood and the Badge.

New Episode Alert! Listen here: bit.ly/4j0207z E162 is up & running with the impossibly wonderful author, Belinda Bauer! Such an honor to host Bauer for her brand new novel, THE IMPOSSIBLE THING. In E162, Bauer shares the true story behind the novel & more! #BookThreads @groveatlantic.bsky.social

National Library Week hits different during this time of turmoil and uncertainty. Thankfully, libraries continue to bring together knowledge, reader connections, community, lifelong learning- you name it. ☺️ This year, it feels especially meaningful. 📚 Happy National Library Week! 📚

You just never know these days...feels like everyone in this world done lost their damn minds. #sundaysentence from the absolutely fabulous GLORY DAZE by @brooklynzydeco.bsky.social

Episode 161 is up & running! Award-winning author Danielle Arceneaux joined me back onTop Shelf to talk all things Glory Daze, the much-anticipated follow-up to her hit debut, Glory Be. Listen here: bit.ly/4hYwxBA Thanks for a great conversation, Danielle! #BookSky @brooklynzydeco.bsky.social

Ep 160 is up & running with best-selling author Tess Gerritsen! Tess talks about the inspiration behind both The Spy Coast and The Summer Guests, and so much more! A fantastic convo, listen here: bit.ly/4l4KkcI #tessgerritsen #thomasandmercer #bookpocast #booksky

The past was not so sacrosanct, I discovered; you could simply make more up. Another #sundaysentence from The Antidote by Karen Russell.

Evil's genius is to costume itself as sense. The Antidote by Karen Russell. #SundaySentence #BookSky

What an honor to sit down with Holly Gramazio to talk about her knockout novel, THE HUSBANDS. Listen to E159 here: bit.ly/4bPFH1G Holly stopped by Top Shelf as part of her paperback book tour, and we had a great conversation. Thank you so much for joining me, Holly! #Booksky

Life has tides and currents that can wash a person up anywhere. #SundaySentence from The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue.

E158 of Top Shelf is up & running with best-selling author Deanna Raybourn! Listen here: bit.ly/4hfFXZ0 For this episode, we chat about her latest, Kills Well With Others, the riotous follow-up to the NYT bestseller, Killers of a Certain Age. Thank you, @deannaraybourn.bsky.social, I had a blast!

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President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders. Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

We'll have more to share in the coming days. But what can you do right now? Call Congress. Call your state and local officials. Tell them exactly what's at stake if the President's order stands: the future of America's libraries. It's time to Show Up #ForOurLibraries: bit.ly/ALA-LibraryStoryIMLS

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Hosted the book discussion at Merrick Library yesterday & 40 people showed up. We discussed the Long Island Reads 2025 winner, On Fire Island by Jane L. Rosen. I can't begin to tell you how much fun this was. Great time had by all. Thank you Jane, for writing such a lovely, heartfelt story. #booksky

If life had taught them anything, it was that a person's path still could be lit by moments of joy, even after unspeakable loss. #SundaySentence from Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson. #booksky

If life had taught them anything, it was that a person's path still could be lit by moments of joy, even after unspeakable loss. #SundaySentece from Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson. #booksky

This week's #SundaySentence is from the amazing upcoming THE ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell: "You should be grateful is a sentence that the powerful wield like a cudgel."

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“Where do you see yourself in the hierarchy of humanity?” #SundaySentence from, I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney. This gem hits shelves in April. 💯

“Quickest way to shed ignorance is to read a book.” #SundaySentence from All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker.

"I was just sitting here thinking about rich people, how nothing ever touches them…they set their own boats on fire and it only makes them richer." #SundaySentence from Trouble Up North by Travis Mulhauser. On shelves in March.

@librarylovefest.bsky.social hit it out of the park tonight! Thank you so much for hosting this terrific panel! 💯

Happy glorious pub day to Heather Levy! Her new book,This Violent Heart, hit shelves today. I’m a 1/4 in & man, we all need Heather Levy books in our lives. She was kind enough to join me on the show for her debut, Hurt For Me, and I had a ball. Much love and congrats, @heatherlevy.bsky.social!! 👏

“I always thought what hurt was getting hurt, but that ain’t what really hurts…what really hurts is seeing what you love get taken away and having to live with it.” Oof, this #sundaysentence from They All Fall the Same by Wes Browne. #BookThreads

Hold on to your hats- THE KING OF ASHES by the one and only S.A. Cosby hits shelves 6/10. I'm halfway through and my goodness am l riveted... 😮‍💨 #fridayreads

Could there be anything better than a supernatural thriller by Linwood Barclay (other than all the #ewgc titles shared this month)? Not much! WHISTLE hits shelves 5/20/25. It’s next up on my tbr list. 😱 #ewgc

Thrilled to see that Eli Cranor is back with MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42. A crime novel centering around a college football empire? Yessir, sign me up. On shelves 8/5/25. #ewgc

Hold on to your hats- THE KING OF ASHES by the one and only S.A. Cosby hits shelves 6/10. I'm halfway through and my goodness am l riveted... 😮‍💨 #ewgc

I still think about Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins. To say I’m anxious to read ZEAL is an understatement. On shelves 4/22. Cannot, cannot, wait. #ewgc