Pop Goes Fiction

Reading for the fun of it!
Reviews of popular fiction that I've read and enjoyed recently, along with read-alikes and suggestions for additional titles like-minded readers might enjoy.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Ironwood by Michael Connelly

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Stilwell is the top law enforcement person on Catalina Island. He and his team get word that a drug drop is happening, but the team is ambus...

The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi

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In this second book in the Chibineko Kitchen series, the reader meets more people who have come to the restaurant to be reunited with someon...

Thursday, May 21, 2026

The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline

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In the 1840's, sisters Sallie and Addie live with their parents near Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Neither are married, and with a scandal...

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

To the End of Reckoning by Joseph Moldover

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Lukas Moore has left an acting career behind in New York City and come back to his hometown to take care of his father, Richard, a psychiatr...

Monday, May 18, 2026

The Teacher by Tim Sullivan

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With DS Ottey taking time off, DS George Cross finds himself working under DI Bobby Warner on the investigation into the murder of retired t...

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Storm Warning by Alice Henderson

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Wildlife biologist Alex Carter finds herself on the island of Hawaii working for the Center for Sea Turtle Restoration to monitor the hawksb...

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Inheritance by Jane Park

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Anne is a successful lawyer in New York City who has tried hard to put her childhood as the daughter of Korean immigrants behind her. During...

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Lora Bruggeman: I'm a librarian with a background in Reader's Advisory who left librarianship for domestic...uh...bliss.From 1992-2003 I worked at the Downers Grove (IL) Public Library. I served on YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (1998-2000, chair 2000) and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (2001-2003, chair 2002). I wrote the article "Zap! Woosh! Kerplow! Build High Quality Graphic Novel Collections With Impact" (School Library Journal, January 1997). I work at the Wheaton Public Library.

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