Back when I was able to spend time browsing the stacks at the library, I frequently chose books by their covers. Now, because the kids aren’t really into wiling away the hours, I have to rely on things like “reviews” and “recommendations” when I’m looking for something to read.

A few weeks ago, though, the font on “The River of No Return” by Bee Ridgway caught my eye. I flipped it open and saw that it was about time travel and — sold! — it came home with me. I do love a good time travel book.

“The River of No Return” was a good enough time travel book that it made me eager for the sequel, which Ridgway is apparently in the process of writing. In the meantime, I thought I’d try to find some more good time travel tomes. Here are a few that piqued my interest:

“11/22/63,” Stephen King

“Doomsday Book” by Connie Willis

“To Say Nothing of the Dog” by Connie Willis

“How to live safely in a science fictional universe” by Charles Yu

I haven’t ever read “A Wrinkle in Time,” although I did try to read it to the kids. I just couldn’t get into it. Do you have any other favorite time-traveling stories?