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February 13, 2025 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Train Disasters
Think twice before boarding these trains! Julie recommends fascinating historical books about train disasters.
August 13, 2024 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Vacations gone wrong
Forget car sickness or rainy weather, we've got books about vacations that went awry with a vengeance!
November 21, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Family secrets
Discover a family's darkest secrets in a twisty thriller or learn how a family's deadly secrets influenced SIDS research in riveting reads.
October 17, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Paradise lost
Julie recommends books about beach resorts that might make you rethink your next vacation.
September 20, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Death Down Under
Julie recommends nonfiction and fiction reads that give you a taste of the dark side of Australia.
August 15, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: The unwanted
Julie recommends well-researched books on America's treatment of those deemed "inferior" or morally suspect.
July 18, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Cape Cod
Julie recommends books beyond beach reads that give a more complex picture of the Cape.
June 20, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: The family business
Julie recommends an engaging novel about 3 generations of a restaurant family & a touching memoir about a family deli.
May 16, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Sylvia Plath
Julie recommends reads that will draw you in to the life of a brilliant, complicated woman.
April 15, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Facing execution
Julie recommends suspenseful books about guilt, innocence and redemption.
March 29, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: The Romanov Dynasty
Julie recommends books that will immerse you in the last, catastrophic years of the grand duchesses of Russia.
February 24, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: For the love of Gatsby
Julie recommends a retelling of The Great Gatsby with a murder mystery twist & a gorgeous love letter to the classic.
January 24, 2022 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Seeking serial killers
Get an inside look at legendary serial killers, both real and imaginary.
November 13, 2021 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Lost girls
Julie recommends a haunting novel & a poignant memoir about growing up in foster homes.
October 12, 2021 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Killer Kids
Julie recommends a chilling novel about a murderous girl & a true crime story about America's youngest serial killer.
September 21, 2021 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Delve into elite gymnastics
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the grueling yet exhilarating world of women's gymnastics in these recommended reads.
July 11, 2021 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Get lost in The Children's Blizzard
Julie recommends a richly-detailed historical novel and a compelling history of a deadly blizzard.
May 22, 2021 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Riveting Tales of a Historic Lady Serial Killer
Meet notorious Belle Gunness, killer of men, in a historical novel or a true crime book.
March 22, 2021 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Compassionate Stories of AIDS in 1980s America
A heart-wrenching novel & a poignant memoir will move you with their stories.
January 8, 2021 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: The Wrong Child
Julie recommends a suspenseful psychological thriller & a riveting true crime story of mistaken identity.
December 21, 2020 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Midwives
Enter a midwife's world of delivering babies under challenging circumstances.
October 24, 2020 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Something Witchy This Way Comes
Julie recommends a travelogue and a fiction book full of witchy New England fun.
April 20, 2020 · Julie Nelson
Fact or Fiction: Adventure Awaits!
Julie recommends a fiction and nonfiction book that blend a tender family story with secrets and adventure.
