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 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...

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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.

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