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In his newest novel, Grant Ginder gives the perfect read for 20-somethings, 30-somethings and beyond, and proves to us that friendships may come and go, but the memories never will.

"So Old, So Young" follows a group of six friends over 20 years, as the real world intervenes, adulthood beckons and they struggle to maintain their relationships ...Read more

"Look Twice: Your Guide to Staying Safe in an Unsafe World, Volume I" lands in a steady, practical place. Tim Beard writes like someone who has spent years thinking about risk and then came home to translate that mindset for ordinary life. The result feels less like a lecture and more like a field manual you can carry into Monday morning.

This ...Read more

'YOU, ME & TUSCANY'

Rated PG-13 for some strong language, and sexual material.

What it’s about: A young American woman goes on a spontaneous trip to Italy and falls in love, after many misunderstandings

The kid attractor factor: This rom-com appeals to older audiences, but maybe some appeal for teens.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Book the ...Read more

Q. My ex wants me to give him my friends’ phone numbers so he can call them and arrange playdates with their children when my son is with him. You don’t give people’s phone numbers out without asking them first, and these are my friends. I feel uncomfortable sharing their information, but he says I’m being difficult and preventing our ...Read more

A document detailing our health care expenditures just arrived in the mail.

“Shocking,” I said.

“You mean the cost of health care?” the husband asked.

“No — documentation that we are officially fixer-uppers.”

There it was, right before our eyes. Three months of physical therapy for a back injury from crawling into the far back ...Read more

""Pinky Swear" is another well-crafted story that will have readers on edge as we follow a mother desperately seeking her missing friend and her unborn child."

A baby’s on the way, but the mother goes missing…

Have you ever broken a promise? How about a pinky swear? Alexandra “Lexie” McNeil can’t have children of her own, to the ...Read more

Life is full of choices. A simple twist of fate can send someone towards a winning lottery ticket or into a life filled with fear, confusion and sadness. Life choices can also be a breeding ground for resilience and determination. In the new novel, "Adrift" by author Will Dean, Peggy Jenkins and her son Samson, struggle to make good life choices...Read more

'THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE'

Rated PG for action, mild violence and rude humor.

What it’s about: The Mario gang set out for outer space to find and rescue Princess Peach's long-lost sister Princess Rosalina.

The kid attractor factor: The animation, adventure and colorful characters.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Sowing discord and oppression...Read more

We have a long-standing affection for courtroom dramas. “Perry Mason” set the standard years ago. He’s still questioning witnesses, introducing dramatic pieces of evidence, and consulting with Paul Drake and Della Street in black and white, albeit in the wee hours of the morning on local channels.

When Andy and Barney finished corralling ...Read more

Q. I was never really with my daughter’s father. We met at a party and we ended up sort of friends with benefits for a few months. I got pregnant and we decided to raise the child together, but apart. We share custody, but she's with me most of the time. Fast forward eight months and he doesn’t know what he’s doing! We don’t talk. I ...Read more

When RJ Burnette returns to Gizzard’s Holler, he tells himself he is coming home to regroup. New York City is behind him — the finance career, the ambition, the version of success that looked good on paper but felt increasingly hollow. With his dog Winston beside him, RJ drives back to the Tennessee mountains believing he can reset his life....Read more

"Fireflies in Winter" is a vividly realistic historical fiction by the author of "River Sing Me Home," Eleanor Shearer. Set in 1796, the story revolves around a young Jamaican woman named Cora, who is forced to leave her hometown of Trelawny Town because of war and seek refuge in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Cora and her loved ones have recently ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Daniel landed in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and a hard drive containing $350,000 in bitcoin.

The 17-year-old’s lifestyle was intended to draw attention: Parties at the hottest clubs. Rented sports cars. Cuban link chains. Imitation Richard Mille watches.

California is full of young people who were transformed into ...Read more