HOW AFICIONADOS OF THE PARANORMAL use and misuse science in their researches. Thoughtful, even-handed. SOLID B

SCIENTIFICAL AMERICANS: THE CULTURE OF AMATEUR PARANORMAL RESEARCHERS|NOOK BOOK
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
2017

FRESH, CANDID MEMOIR about a writer’s self-reinvention in her early 30s. Humor and a gift for friendship shine. SOLID B

THE DO-OVER
Amanda Mackenzie
2017

UNSETTLING MANHATTAN THRILLER flips between a writer’s unraveling personal life and the grim suspense novel she’s completing. SOLID B

LIES SHE TOLD
Crooked Lane Books
2017

SWEET COZY MYSTERY with a paranormal twist, fun for adults and teens alike. SOLID B

LOCKED DOORS
Laughing Deer Press
2017

FUNNY, ANGRY ESSAYS by a writer and performer cover motherhood, illness, divorce, and everyday annoyances. SOLID B

WOULD EVERYBODY PLEASE STOP?: REFLECTIONS ON LIFE AND OTHER BAD IDEAS (HARDCOVER)
Sarah Crichton Books
2017

NEAR-FUTURE THRILLER WITH an SFF twist, set in a Chicago where poor neighborhoods are war zones. Sharp, sad. SOLID B

THE NEON HOUSES
Morning Glory Publishing
2016

LIVING WITH ANXIETY: a science and health writer’s own story, leavened by updates on anxiety research. SOLID B

ON EDGE : A JOURNEY THROUGH ANXIETY
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
2017

CHURCH OR CULT? A private eye uncovers secrets and lies. Sharp, complex mystery, vivid Boston setting. SOLID B

DUPLICITY
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
2017

TAUT CHINATOWN NOIR: a cop with loyalties divided between the force and his old neighborhood friends. SOLID B

LUCKY
Soho Crime
2017

SCIENCE AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION serve as the jumping-off point for a ramble through history and science. SOLID B

REVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE : TRANSFORMATION AND TURMOIL IN THE AGE OF THE GUILLOTINE
Pegasus Books
2017