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In one of the year’s most anticipated debut psychological thrillers, a family made infamous by a true crime documentary is found dead, leaving their surviving son to uncover the truth about their final days.

Since last March, I’ve been cooking A LOT! My husband and I already were homebodies who never dined out much, but since the pandemic hit, we’ve made most of our meals at home. That has meant a lot of perfecting old recipes and trying plenty of new recipes.

Each month, our staff shares their favorite “picks” of the month, whether they be TV shows, movies, books, podcasts, recent events, recipes they’ve tried, dishes from restaurants, places they’ve visited or a mix of a few.

Each month, there are tons of new books to read in multiple genres. We scoured GoodReads.com to find some intriguing titles being released in January. Check them out!

Each month, there are tons of new books to read in multiple genres. We scoured GoodReads.com to find some intriguing titles being released in December. Check them out!

Each month, there are tons of new books to read in multiple genres. We scoured GoodReads.com to find some intriguing titles being released in September. Check them out!

There’s nothing like curling up with a good book. It’s even better when the book is a new release. Here are GoodReads.com’s top 10 releases for August, plus some additional intriguing titles.

I’ve avoided boredom during the pandemic by doing lots of hiking (while practicing social distancing, of course)! My boyfriend and I made it our mission to see as many waterfalls as possible, so we’ve been regulars at nearby state parks and state nature preserves. I’m sharing a couple of our favorite Stark County walks and hikes in this month’s “Summer in Stark” section on Page 27. We usually follow up that hiking with cooking dinner or baking a treat, and it’s made for some pretty great days off.

I’m not a big fan of summer weather in Ohio. It’s muggy, sweaty and many times, it feels like you’re wading through a swimming pool when leaving the air-conditioned office on a humid day. As someone who has naturally frizzy hair—think Monica from “Friends” when she visits Barbados—I’m not big on dealing with humidity. I prefer to spend my time indoors when the weather gets that torturous.

I may be in the minority, but when winter hits, I get excited to get outside. Whether it’s shoveling snow as soon as it’s fallen, walking on the Hoover Trail followed by a hot chocolate or running on the Towpath Trail, being outside is where I like to be.