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Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess by Ben Mezrich [Book Review]

Competitive chess has never felt this scandalous. Checkmate turns ambition, ego, and one explosive cheating accusation into a nonfiction thriller that’s nearly impossible to put down.

Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto [Book Review]

Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto delivers a sweeping, emotionally heavy love story about identity, sacrifice, and the secrets families carry across generations. Find out why I gave the book 3...

The Ripe Banana Problem, Solved: Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls

Banana bread and cinnamon rolls just got folded into one gooey, frosting-drenched breakfast situation. Get the recipe.

This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone by Catherine Mack Is a Breezy, Meta Mystery With Vacation-Read Energy

A fun review of Catherine Mack’s This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone, a witty, chaotic vacation mystery perfect for your next beach read.

Take Me With You by Steven Rowley [Book Review]

Read my review of Take Me With You by Steven Rowley, a warm, strange, and bittersweet novel about grief, marriage, loneliness, and starting over.

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The Housemaid Trailer: Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney

The Housemaid Trailer: Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney

A first look at The Housemaid trailer, with Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney bringing Freida McFadden’s hit thriller to the screen. Over the last couple of years, I’ve blown through Freida McFadden’s books. Well, most...

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish [What Was That?!]

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish [What Was That?!]

Unknown Number is a Netflix true crime doc that starts as cyberbullying and catfishing and ends with a jaw-dropping twist you won’t believe. Spoiler Warning!!! I can’t talk about this documentary without spoiling it, so...