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Book cover of The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey Into the Dark Side of the Brain

Jacqueline Diamond Author Of A Cat's Guide to Danger

From Jacqueline's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Curious Empathetic Wordsmith Original Unexpected

Jacqueline's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Jacqueline Diamond Why Jacqueline loves this book

Although I mostly read fiction, I also enjoy medical and psychological nonfiction. In this case, the real-life premise of the author discovering that he himself fit the parameters of a psychopath was fascinating.

By James Fallon ,

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3 authors picked The Psychopath Inside as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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“Compelling, essential reading for understanding the underpinnings of psychopathy.” — M. E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath

For his first fifty-eight years, James Fallon was by all appearances a normal guy. A successful neuroscientist and professor, he’d been raised in a loving family, married his high school sweetheart, and had three kids and lots of friends. Then he learned a shocking truth that would not only disrupt his personal and professional life, but would lead him to question the very nature of his own identity.


While researching serial killers, he uncovered a pattern in their brain scans that…


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The Time-Jinx Twins by Carol Fisher Saller,

Twelve-year-old identical twins Ellie and Kat accidentally trigger their physicist mom’s unfinished time machine, launching themselves into a high-stakes adventure in 1970 Chicago. If they learn how to join forces and keep time travel out of the wrong hands, they might be able find a way home. Ellie’s gymnastics and…

Book cover of The Spellshop

Christina Dickinson Author Of Waking the Burning Valley

From Christina's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Traveler Reader Otter enthusiast Ancient civilization admirer

Christina's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Christina Dickinson Why Christina loves this book

This was such a treat of a book! One of my favorite cozy fantasies to date: a roller coaster of magical experiments, merhorses, and jam. It made me wish I could befriend a sentient plant and ride a mythical horse.

By Sarah Beth Durst ,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked The Spellshop as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER!
A #1 LibraryReads pick!
An Indie Next pick!

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz―a magically sentient spider plant―have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite.

When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz…


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