Are you a medical mystery books fan? Medical thriller books are a sub-genre of mystery novels, and they have mysteries that center around medical procedures, diseases, injuries, and medical facilities. Robin Cook pioneered the sub-genre with his many medical mystery novels, but if you’re looking for more great medical mystery books and even some true medical mystery books, we’ve compiled a list of 15 books beyond Robin Cook. Just a note: The medical mystery sub-genre is a narrow one, with very few authors of color publishing within it. We found only two authors of color to include, but that number should be a lot higher!
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Do you like a hearty dose of laughter along with your magical creatures? While some people may not head to fantasy novels for the laughs, there are a whole bunch of fantastical and funny fantasy books out there that provide some escapism and comic relief. We rounded up fifteen of the funniest fantasy books that go beyond masters like Terry Pratchett and Jasper Fforde–so get ready to fall down a rabbit hole of laughter and magic!Continue Reading
Readers of Christian fiction books are oftentimes on the prowl for novels that also function as Christian allegories. What is an allegory you ask? In fiction, an allegory is a story that can be interpreted as having a deeper moral or religious message. Christian allegory novels are books whose plots oftentimes mirror lessons that can be found in the Bible, or reflect the story of Jesus. The most famous example of this is The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, published in 1678–but luckily there are more recent titles for you to explore! If you’re curious about Christian allegory books, here are some good books and series that we recommend, perfect for your next book club or Bible study!
Good news, mystery fans! 2020 is shaping up to be a great year for new mystery books, from long-awaited sequels to new translations and exciting new diverse voices. If you’re looking for the best new mystery books to marathon read, we’ve got you covered with this list. Have fun investigating!
Leo Tolstoy famously wrote “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” When it comes to books about dysfunctional families, that couldn’t be more accurate. From comically absurd to families affected by trauma and haunted by dark secrets, these novels about family problems, drama, and secrets make for fascinating reading and are great book club picks. They may make you happy for your own family…or provide some much needed escape. Here we go!
If you love to sink your teeth into a good collection of short stories, good news! We have so many great new short story collections to recommend. From the best new short stories of 2020 to recent releases that you don’t want to overlook, we’ve rounded up 25 titles you’ll want to TBR today!
If you are an ebook reader with a lot of digital content, you might be wondering if you can ever send ebooks to your Kindle. The short answer–YES. However, if you want to avoid unwieldy cords, connecting to your computer, and waiting for your files to transfer, you can streamline the process by simply emailing books to Kindle. We’ll walk you through which file formats you can email books to Kindle, how to do so, and how to manage your content once it’s there.
Finding quality LGBTQ+ books can sometimes be a bit tricky. Luckily, recent advocacy in publishing has meant that more and more LGBTQ+ voices are being published than ever, although the number of books released is still minuscule compared to just how many other books publish each year. Finding LGBTQ+ book subscription boxes is also difficult because unfortunately, there just aren’t a whole lot of them out there. We’ve rounded up the best queer book subscriptions we could find, so hopefully you can spend less time searching for quality books and more time reading!
Calling science nerds, tinkerers, and wielders of fun facts! If you are looking to feed your voracious appetite for all things science with a fiction or nonfiction book subscription service, then you’ve come to the right place. There aren’t a ton of services out there that simply focus on science books, but we’ve done our best to showcase five different science book subscription services that you might want to try out. Here we go!