Nicole Baart

Happy back-to-school season! The return of yellow buses, kids with backpacks, and the harried school supply section at Target has me thinking about my own school days. The scent of crayons and rubber cement in elementary school. The first date butterflies and Friday night lights of high school. The …

In Kate Moretti’s The Spires (Thomas & Mercer), Penelope (Pip) Cox, a happily married mother of two, is stunned when an old college friend shows up on her doorstep. She hasn’t spoken to Willa in over 20

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and let’s be honest: books make the best gifts! While this is true for every holiday, it seems especially accurate for Mother’s Day. What mom wouldn’t love a handpicked page-turner that will sweep her away from her endless to-do list? Let’s be honest about something else: Mother’s Day