The Bookmatters

“Awesome. Thuridur was Iceland's first female punk, sea captain, woman to wear trousers, and all-around badass. She's the hero you didn't know you needed. Margaret Wilson did an excellent job researching this book learning from the people of Iceland. I listened on Libro.fm, but will also read a physical copy because I like to party.”

Monica • Bright Side Bookshop

“This novel is The Secret Garden meets Goodnight Mr. Tom meets Gone Girl. I loved it! I've been listening to this as an audiobook on my morning walks and I've been having to take afternoon and evening walks as well, because I just can't wait to hear more. I love the thought of a magical world only the sisters share with their stories. Patti Callahan Henry just captures that wonder of childhood so well. This book is an easy handsell and one of my favorites so far this year!”

Marya • Out West Books

“Of course I knew the Red Cross served in all the wars, but I thought it was nursing care and well back from danger. I had no idea they trained women to be a slice of home for the GI's, to cook donuts, play card games, be a listening ear, and deliver mail all the way up to the foxholes of the front line. I couldn't put it down.”

Lisa • Bookmarks

“I love a good psychological thriller, but I’m not as keen on unreliable narrators, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I mean, it lays it all out there in the title: none of this is true. So, although I thought I had it all figured out pretty early on, this book really kept me guessing – and second-guessing myself! The title instilled enough doubt in everything going on that I wasn’t sure which characters to trust, whose side of the story was true, and who was manipulating whom. I was dying to...”

Mica • The Snail on the Wall

“As a plant-based eater, I only picked up this book because we were hosting an event with Brant. After moderating and interviewing him, I was compelled by his arguments and passion. Now that I've listened to the book, I find it deeply researched, enormous in scope, very funny, and intensely thought-provoking. Brant narrates the audiobook, and it's fantastic; so much personality and charm, you can't help but be swayed by him alone. And then he backs it up with personal experience, wit, deep...”

Ashleigh • Wellesley Books

“Wow - what an incredible fantasy! Prepare yourself for an adventure that feels both familiar and wholly original, set in a dark world with even darker magic, where the lines between good and evil are blurred and messy. They thought the reign of evil would end with the death of the Dark Lord. They were all deceived. Now the Nine Heroes of the old war are scattered, dead, or distant, and it is up to Alf to bring them together to face the threat along with his evil, magical, talking sword. (The...”

Anna • The Well-Read Moose