Kate Ayers

• THE TIN MEN by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille
• TWICE by Mitch Albom
• HEAD CASES by John McMahon
• TYPEWRITER BEACH by Meg Waite Clayton
• THE GUEST IN ROOM 120 by Sara Ackerman
• THE RED HOUSE by Mary Morris
• TELL ME WHAT YOU DID by Carter Wilson
• LLOYD McNEIL’S LAST RIDE by Will Leitch
• THE DOORMAN by Chris Pavone
• THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
   

Curtis Edmonds

• 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How it Shattered a Nation, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
• THE MARTIANS: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America, by David Baron
• THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, by John U. Bacon
• ANGEL DOWN by Daniel Kraus
• MIDNIGHT ON THE POTOMAC: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America, by Scott Ellsworth
• EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD EXCEPT ME by Django Wexler
• LETHAL PREY: A Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers Novel by John Sandford
   

Sarah Rachel Egelman

• A MARRIAGE AT SEA: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
• IDLE GROUNDS by Krystelle Bamford
   

Megan Elliott

• THE PRETENDER by Jo Harkin 
• DEEP CUTS by Holly Brickley 
• MOOD MACHINE: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, by Liz Pelly
• EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott 
• LITTLE BOSSES EVERYWHERE: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America, by Bridget Read 
• THE HARDER I FIGHT, THE MORE I LOVE YOU: A Memoir by Neko Case 
• MURDERLAND: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers, by Caroline Fraser
• PERSPECTIVE(S) written by Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor 
• AMONG FRIENDS by Hal Ebbott 
• COVER STORY by Mhairi McFarlane
   

Harvey Freedenberg

• THE ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell
• THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST’S DAUGHTER by Peter Orner
• WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan
• JOYRIDE: A Memoir by Susan Orlean
• ONE OF US by Dan Chaon
• MOTHERS AND SONS by Adam Haslett
• THE IMAGINED LIFE by Andrew Porter
• THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS by Ocean Vuong
• SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter
• WE THE PEOPLE: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore
• HEART, BE AT PEACE by Donal Ryan
• MEMORIAL DAYS: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks
   

Ron Kaplan

• MAKE ME COMMISSIONER: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It by Jane Leavy
• I FELT THE CHEERS: The Remarkable Silent Life of Curtis Pride, by Curtis Pride with Doug Ward
• SKIPPER: Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will by Scott Miller
• THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF BASEBALL: Lessons for Life from Homer's Odyssey to the World Series, by Christian Sheppard
• IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional Baseball, by Robert K. Fitts
• ONE SPLENDID SEASON: Baseball and America in 1912, Told with the Words and Images of the Hassan Triplefolder Set, by Phil Rosenzweig
   

Pamela Kramer

• WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE by Karin Slaughter --- a great first book in a new series
• THE BLACK WOLF by Louise Penny --- just brilliant
• MICHAEL WITHOUT APOLOGY by Catherine Ryan Hyde --- an unforgettable novel with many important messages
• WAYWARD GIRLS by Susan Wiggs --- historical fiction that needs to be read
• THE CONFESSIONS by Paul Bradley Carr --- AI and a mystery with great twists
• THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans --- a  thoughtful epistolary novel
• THE LOVE HATERS by Katherine Center --- her romances are delightful
• THE BLANKET CATS written by Kiyoshi Shigematsu, translated by Jesse Kirkwood --- a beautiful collection of short stories about the magical power of cats
• MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman --- powerful and strangely creative as only Backman can write
• JENNY COOPER HAS A SECRET by Joy Fielding --- a deliciously devilish novel with a fabulous twist
• 10 MARCHFIELD SQUARE by Nicola Whyte --- a brilliant mystery with a perfect setting
• FEVER BEACH by Carl Hiaasen --- irreverent and humor-filled with crazy characters
• THE WOMEN ON PLATFORM TWO by Laura Anthony --- great historical fiction
• EDDIE WINSTON IS LOOKING FOR LOVE by Marianne Cronin --- charming and touching
• THE LOTUS SHOES by Jane Yang --- shocking historical fiction about women in China
   

Bronwyn Miller

• THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans
• THE CARPOOL DETECTIVES: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan
• EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU by Jo Piazza
• WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy
• ATMOSPHERE: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• ACTRESS OF A CERTAIN AGE: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success, by Jeff Hiller
• CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah Wynn-Williams
• THREE DAYS IN JUNE by Anne Tyler
   

Rebecca Munro

• MORE OR LESS MADDY by Lisa Genova
• THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan
• WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? by Tracey Lange
• BROKEN COUNTRY by Clare Leslie Hall
• COUNT MY LIES by Sophie Stava
• WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy
• THE FAVORITES by Layne Fargo
• THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS by Chris Bohjalian
• THE BRIGHT YEARS by Sarah Damoff
• BOOM TOWN by Nic Stone
• BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab
• WHAT KIND OF PARADISE by Janelle Brown
• WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix
• THE DEAD HUSBAND COOKBOOK by Danielle Valentine
• THIS HAPPENED TO ME: A Reckoning by Kate Price
• THE MAD WIFE by Meagan Church
• RED CITY by Marie Lu
• THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow
   

L. Dean Murphy

Dean's List

• MIDNIGHT BURNING: An Einstein-Chaplin Thriller by Paul Levine 
  Aside from Einstein, the genius in this book is Paul Levine, who uses real people and true events to weave an intricate thriller tapestry in a tale that has more plot turns than a spiral staircase.

• THE GIRL IN THE GREEN DRESS: A Mystery Featuring Zelda Fitzgerald by Mariah Fredericks 
  THE GIRL IN THE GREEN DRESS is over-the-top brilliant, an iconic fact-based work of art. Since this is a mystery, an Anthony Award nomination is assured.

• LINCOLN’S GHOST: Houdini’s War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency by Brad Ricca
  Blending Abraham Lincoln’s haunted presidency and Harry Houdini’s crusade against spiritualism, Brad Ricca introduces this well-researched and enchanting mix of history and social commentary, set against a snazzy Jazz Age backdrop.

• THE DEPARTMENT by Jacqueline Faber
  THE DEPARTMENT is over-the-top brilliant and intellectually intriguing, with a concussion-grenade conclusion. It is sure to earn an Anthony Award nomination, likely the Big Kahuna: Best First Novel.

• THE BLACK HIGHWAY by Simon Toyne 
  Transcending the murder mystery aspect, the plot rockets to the suspense/thriller stratosphere. The pages pulse with tension. THE BLACK HIGHWAY is a diabolically delightful read and highly recommended.
   
• RIVER OF LIES by James L’Etoile 
  The plot has more twists and turns than a California cloverleaf, and the asteroid impact-like conclusion will stun readers.

• GUMSHOE AFTER MIDNIGHT: A Mortimer Angel Mystery by Rob Leininger
  GUMSHOE AFTER MIDNIGHT is a ribald mystery with a message: “Jealousy is a disease. It does nothing but destroy.” The reader gets an investigation body slam, then a sucker-punch finale.
   
• THE SECRET BOOK SOCIETY by Madeline Martin 
  The pacing is as gentle as Lady Duxbury’s soothing tea served in exquisite porcelain. THE SECRET BOOK SOCIETY will be a top choice for book clubs. Listen up, Oprah!
• THE DEEPEST LAKE by Andromeda Romano-Lax
  Grab your passport and experience rich descriptions of Guatemala’s mountainous region rivaled only by the intense characterization of those involved in the Casa Eva intrigue.
   
• A MURDER IN ZION: A National Park Mystery by Nicole Maggi
  Rich descriptions of Zion’s “towering crimson cliffs” enhance the majesty of this mystery.
   

Ray Palen

• FAIR PLAY by Louise Hegarty
• DON’T LET HIM IN by Lisa Jewell
• THE AWARD by Matthew Pearl
• KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby
• WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix
• THE SECRET OF SECRETS by Dan Brown
• THE PROVING GROUND: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel by Michael Connelly
• THE LAST DEATH OF THE YEAR: A Hercule Poirot Novel by Sophie Hannah
• THE HOUSE AT DEVIL’S NECK: A Joseph Spector Locked-Room Mystery by Tom Mead
• NEVER FLINCH by Stephen King
• DON’T TELL ME HOW TO DIE by Marshall Karp
• THE LAST WITCH by C. J. Cooke
• THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones
• KILL YOUR DARLINGS by Peter Swanson
• THE STARVING SAINTS by Caitlin Starling
• WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE by Karin Slaughter
• WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS: A Tom Thorne Novel by Mark Billingham
• ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE BOURNE VENDETTA by Brian Freeman
• HANG ON ST. CHRISTOPHER: A Sean Duffy Novel by Adrian McKinty
• THE GHOST WOODS by C. J. Cooke
• WHISTLE by Linwood Barclay
• EXILES by Mason Coile
• BLOOD LIKE OURS by Stuart Neville
• THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene
• DEPARTURE 37 by Scott Carson
   

Norah Piehl

• THE ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS by Annie Hartnett
• NO LESS STRANGE OR WONDERFUL: Essays in Curiosity by A. Kendra Greene
• HISTORY LESSONS by Zoe B. Wallbrook
• MURDERLAND: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers, by Caroline Fraser
• YOU CAN NEVER DIE: A Graphic Memoir, by Harry Bliss
• SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter
• TILT by Emma Pattee
• MUTUAL INTEREST by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
   

Stuart Shiffman

• BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan
• THE SEASON: A Fan's Story, by Helen Garner
• THE SILVER STATE by Gabriel Urza
• PRESUMED GUILTY by Scott Turow 
• THE ELEMENTS by John Boyne
• NOTHIN' COMES EASY: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield, by Michael Seth Starr
• AMERICAN KINGS: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham
• EMINENT JEWS: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer, by David Denby
• THE LAST MANAGER: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball by John W. Miller
• JUSTICE BATTED LAST: Ernie Banks, Minnie Miñoso, and the Unheralded Players Who Integrated Chicago's Major League Teams, by Don Zminda
   

Jana Siciliano

• BREAD OF ANGELS: A Memoir by Patti Smith --- an instant classic
• ISOLA by Allegra Goodman --- a truly inspired narrative
• GLIFF by Ali Smith
• NOTHING MORE OF THIS LAND: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity, by Joseph Lee --- a history of the Wampanoags on Martha’s Vineyard
• THE SILVER BOOK by Olivia Laing --- any book that builds a noir around Fellini and Pasolini has to be a new fave
• TONI AT RANDOM: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana A. Williams --- I have so much love for anything Toni Morrison
• THE PHOEBE VARIATIONS by Jane Hamilton
• THE MÖBIUS BOOK by Catherine Lacey
• JANE AUSTEN'S BOOKSHELF: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend by Rebecca Romney --- a fascinating look at other female writers from my favorite "Pawn Stars" consultant
• WILD WEST VILLAGE: Not a Memoir (Unless I Win an Oscar, Die Tragically, or Score a Country #1) by Lola Kirke --- she’s on a roll with this, a new album and her star turn in Sinners
   

Philip Zozzaro

• MOB QUEEN by Erin Bledsoe
• LITTLE VIC AND THE GREAT MAFIA WAR by Larry McShane
• FAGIN THE THIEF by Allison Epstein
• DEATH AT THE WHITE HART by Chris Chibnall
• THE CALIFORNIANS by Brian Castleberry
• VANISHING DAUGHTERS by Cynthia Pelayo
• THE ACID QUEEN: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary by Susannah Cahalan
• MY NEXT BREATH: A Memoir by Jeremy Renner
• ROBERT SHAW: An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws and Beyond, by Christopher Shaw Myers
• MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42 by Eli Cranor
• THE OCCULT ELVIS: The Mystical and Magical Life of the King, by Miguel Conner
• EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott
• THE CARPOOL DETECTIVES: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan
• SPEAK TO ME OF HOME by Jeanine Cummins
• BUCKLEY: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America by Sam Tanenhaus
• THE MACABRE by Kosoko Jackson
• LORNE: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison
• BLOOD LIKE OURS by Stuart Neville
• CROOKS: A Novel About Crime and Family by Lou Berney
• JOAN CRAWFORD: A Woman's Face by Scott Eyman