Books
Staff Picks: Summer Reading
May 28, 2015
The first rule of New Jersey Monthly's Book Club? Always talk about New Jersey Monthly's Book Club....
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In Praise of the ‘Auntie Brigade’
May 19, 2015
"So many non-parents are great mentors or part of the Auntie brigade," says Meghan Daum on the decision not to have kids. ...
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Children’s Classics, Brought to Vivid Life
May 18, 2015
Thru Sept 5: The Newark Public Library celebrates the 150th anniversary of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with an exhibit featuring more than 50 illustrated works....
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10 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About Jersey
May 11, 2015
Our favorite, little-known Garden State factoids, courtesy of Russell Robert's book "Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey."...
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Comic Books for Kids Young and Old
April 16, 2015
We love Montclair for its dining, shopping and cultural activities. Now there's another reason to visit…a fun comic book store....
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Younger All the Time
April 10, 2015
Pamela Redmond Satran’s novel about a middle-aged Jersey mom with a secret gets the Darren Star treatment for TV....
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Upwardly Mobile, Spiraling Down, Finding Balance
April 9, 2015
The acclaimed author of "Good Hair" recollects a dark period in her life following her mother's death. ...
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Why did it take a publisher in Maine to produce The Pork Roll Cookbook? I don’t know, but I’m glad… Read the rest
Living the Dream: Russian Author Elena Gorokhova
February 20, 2015
America has given Russian-born author Elena Gorokhova the opportunity to express herself—and hunt for bargains....
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Inspiration Flows From the Shore
January 15, 2015
Now a professor in Mississippi, author Michael Kardos still draws from his youth in Long Branch to fuel his work....
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Author Donald Linky: A Byrne Legacy
December 8, 2014
New book explores the governor’s life and times....
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Colorful Tomes for Tots and Tweens
November 20, 2014
This holiday season, pick up any of these great publications for your favorite li'l bookworm!...
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Rose Knows: The Baking Bible
November 19, 2014
In The Baking Bible, her magnum opus, Rose Levy Beranbaum shows why pros as well as amateurs turn to her for guidance. ...
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Torn Siblings, in Search of Spirit
November 3, 2014
Reading We Will Listen For You is an invitation to look beyond the stone walls of churches and gape in wonder at the world and the unknowable vistas beyond. ...
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Recipe for Murder at The Shore
September 5, 2014
An aspiring mystery writer finds herself at the heart of the real-life murder in this tightly-plotted whodunit....
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Book Fest Bound for Morristown
September 4, 2014
Bibliophiles will go wild for the Morristown Festival of Books! The two-day event takes place September 26-27 and will feature 22 local and national authors....
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Little Free Libraries are cropping up in front of homes throughout the Garden State....
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Plants Plot Their Revenge
July 24, 2014
Author A.J. Colucci creates a horrifying alternative reality while exploring the nature of human courage and maternal bonds....
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Riding Out the Repercussions
June 30, 2014
Adrift teen Tom Alison anchors this cautionary but invigorating novel about identity, culpability and class....
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The Good Goodbye: On Love, Loss, and Living
May 20, 2014
A journalist's memoir reflects on the deaths of her husband, sister, mother and mother-in-law in the span of 17 months. ...
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