LINKED NARRATIVES tell the history of a space project, its human (and artificial intelligence) pioneers. Fun!

FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY of Thurston the Magician, Houdini’s greatest rival and a pioneer of modern stage magic.

LYRICAL NOVEL brackets motherhood, daughterhood, women’s friendship with the spectre of Wichita’s BTK killer.

TUDOR COURT INTRIGUE swirls as a conflicted young hero makes his way in the world. Nothing new here, but fun!

BRAD MELTZER’S UMPTEENTH Washington thriller is good fun despite its unlikely archivist hero, confusing plot.

AMERICA’S OBSESSION with money explored through quirky biographies of 18th and 19th- century counterfeiters.

CULTURE CLASHES, NANOTECHNOLOGY are flashpoints for this suspenseful SF novel set in a near-future Istanbul.

EROTIC REGENCY gets an A for playful, sexy fun and complex characters, but draws a D for historical accuracy.

THE FUNNIEST BOOK yet about sleep disorders! A comedian’s jokey, frank memoir of these and other challenges.

DELIGHTFUL HISTORICAL ADVENTURE continues Lauren Willig’s series of spy romps with strong, smart heroines.