If you are looking for Peck & Peck book club questions for your next book club, I have everything you need, including a ...

The 2027 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 9th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have ...

There have been so many WWII novels over the years (dare I say too many?), but my personal favorites are ones that focus on love stories because they represent hope in the face of the darkest evil.

I noticed a trend this year that I love. Some of the best books I read were books with child narrators. These are adult books told from a child’s perspective, rather then books intended for children ...

This year, I read a number of books that I loved with a clear antiheroine. These characters are flawed and should be unlikable, yet somehow, I was laughing out loud. I knew I needed to make a list of ...

Looking for the November 2026 Celebrity Book Club Spoilers? You’ve come to the right place! For years, I’ve worked with sources in the book industry to bring you these spoilers before they are ...

If you are looking for books set at the beach, you’ve come to the right place! I made you a list of Jackie and my favorite books, and it has something for everyone – romance, historical fiction, ...

Looking for the best books for a 13-year-old? We’ve got the perfect list for you! Having raised 4 kids through this particular age, we are well-equipped to give suggestions for children with all kinds ...

Kirsten and I love music, so novels about musicians are right up our alley. These are my favorite fiction and romance novels about musicians. What started out as a small list of novels about music ...

Summer is getting closer, and as it approaches, I love to get out of the winter blues by reading beach books. What is more fun than beach mystery books? Jackie and I realized that I clearly have a ...

Ahh, Paris. The City of Lights, romance, food, and so much more. This list of brilliant books set in Paris includes some of my favorites of all time. I hope you love them as much as we do. There is ...

Magical realism is one of my favorite book genres because it seamlessly weaves magic into everyday life. Some people call this genre fantasy-light. It is one of my favorite genres and I wanted to make ...