Volunteer librarian Martha is kind of a doormat. She says yes to everyone's demands so often, they've grown used to taking advantage of her. She thought staying busy doing things for others was what brings her joy, but starts to realize that's not sustainable and actually, it's a huge burden. A mysterious book with her late grandmother's name listed as the author, and Martha's own childhood stories within, arrives on her doorstep. Finding the answers to the questions this book raises starts to change everything. Definitely a book for book lovers, The Library of Lost and Found is kind of like a mid-life coming of age story. It speaks to the power of stories, especially of fiction. It's a cozy…

Wow. I need to say yes to self-published titles more often. And So We Die, Having First Slept is an incredible novel. Heavy, brutal, raw, and heart-wrenching, yes, but also philosophical and, somehow, beautiful. The writing style is absolutely stunning, and unique (I especially love Spiegel's clever use of exclamation points). This novel takes you through an intimate journey of one incredibly difficult marriage, the individual and joint lives of two characters who are trying so very hard, even as they're failing. I found this book just as compelling and rich as Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch or Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings, except those two books left me feeling conflicted: I appreciated them deeply, but for some reason I had this…