From the New York Times best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry—a glorious and immersive novel about two childhood friends, once estranged, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California,…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
Theodore Finch constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, he finds something good that stops him. Violet Markey is aching with grief and struggling to continue on living in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through meticulous research, she discovers history’s unsung characters and brings their rich, riveting stories to light for the…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live. Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses. When she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms, she lands herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
It's time for the next installment in my Crochet 102 series where we are removing the stigma around blocking. We're going to talk all about what it is, why it's important, when to do it, and how.| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust