The Leaving by Tara Altebrando Genre: Mystery, Thriller Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Date: June 7, 2016 Sometimes when a tragedy strikes, it affects the entire town. Especially when it’s a missing child. So when six kinder students go missing on the first day of school, it very nearly cripples this small town and the surrounding areas. Virtually the entire region pitches in to help find the kids. But as time moves on and clues begin to fade, the public’s interest fades as well. Only the families still hold on. So eleven years later when five of these missing six come sauntering into town completely healthy but devoid of any memories over…

The Angel’s Share by J.R Ward Genre: Drama, mystery, romance, Publisher: NAL Date: July 26, 2016 The Bradford family knows three things: Bourbon, Money, and Drama. They haven’t lacked in any of them over the years. But something big is happening and no one is going to escape it unscathed. Especially not Lane Bradford  the family rebel who returned  home to find anything but the status quo. Through a series of events that would make the Ewing family’s cowboy hats fairly shrivel up in shock. The Bradford family is going to have to make some serious adjustments to their lives. If you haven’t read the first book in the series,…

Title: Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg Genre: Biography Publisher: Berkley Date: September 2, 2008 F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe. These names are not inconsequential in publishing. Neither is Maxwell Perkins but honestly, the average reader has no idea who he is. Max Perkins, as the title of this book suggests, was an editor of pure genius. He spent his entire career nurturing, building and growing young writers into extraordinary legends. I have always pictured editors as a necessary cog in the wheel of publishing. Having read a variety of self-edited (or sometimes even not edited at all!) books, I can tell you that…