Macy Mullins has taken a strange but well-paid three-day caretaking job she finds on Craigslist, hoping it will help her stay afloat while supporting her younger sister. Isolated in a remote house along the Oregon Coast, what begins as a simple gig quickly turns into something far more sinister as Macy discovers the property may…
Mad Mabel
Eighty-one-year-old Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick has lived on her quiet street for sixty years and knows absolutely everything about her neighbors. Known as a meddling curmudgeon, she’s also hiding a past she’s worked very hard to burybecause throughout her life, people around Elsie have had a strange habit of turning up dead. After all, no one…
This Story Might Save Your Life
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum, podcast hosts Benny Abbott and Joy Moore have built a massive following by sharing incredible “against all odds” survival stories with humor and heart. When Benny shows up to record their next episode and finds Joy and her husband Xander missing and their home in disarray, the situation…
Innocence Road
Detective Leanne Everhart swore she’d never return to her hometown near Marfa but after her father’s death and with her brother needing support, she finds herself back in a town still fractured by a decades-old murder. When a Jane Doe is discovered at the edge of the desert, Leanne begins to suspect the new crime is…
Aardvark March 2026
March’s 2026 Aardvark Book Club picks are here, and I’ve already dipped into half of them. Out of the six selections this month, I’ve read three and my feelings are… mixed. One really wasn’t great for me, one was solidly okay, and one I actually think I might have enjoyed more if I’d read it…
Whidbey
Whidbey is a literary exploration of three women bound together by the murder of Calvin Boyer, the man who harmed them in different ways. As Birdie flees to Whidbey Island and discovers another survivor’s memoir, and as Calvin’s mother grapples with his death, the novel examines justice, storytelling, and the long shadow of abuse. More character…
March 2026 Book of the Month
March’s Book of the Month box felt like the true kickoff to my 2026 reading year. There’s something about that early-spring selection that always sets the tone for the months ahead and this one delivered a little bit of everything: buzzy literary fiction, emotional contemporary, twisty suspense, and a few add-ons that were impossible to ignore. Even…
Nothing Tastes as Good
Nothing Tastes as Good is a weird, dark, and emotionally unnerving horror-thriller that lingers long after you finish it. Retail worker Emmett Truesdale has never fit the Southern California ideal—over three hundred pounds, carrying childhood trauma and generational ennui, he’s stuck in a dead-end job and lonely love life. Desperate, he joins a clinical trial for…
Cloud Nine
Cloud Nine kicks off Amanda Sinatra’s Snowy Peak series with full-on winter sports romance energy. Set against the icy slopes of Vermont, this enemies-to-lovers story is perfect for anyone craving snow, rivalry, and that slow-burn romantic tension that makes you swoon. The story follows Hannah St. Pierre, a photographer who’s sworn off men after her last relationship collapsed…
March 2026 Most Anticipated
March is shaping up to be an absolutely stacked month for new releases, and after combing through all the upcoming titles, I somehow managed to narrow my list down to my Top 16 Most Anticipated Books. It wasn’t easy . There are so many incredible releases hitting shelves right now, especially a wave of brand-new fantasy…