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Queenie: A Novel

January 15, 2020

queenie

Queenie is a 25-year-old British Jamaican woman who’s got her dream job and a strong circle of friends. She’s also separated from her white boyfriend, living in a tiny dump of an apartment with roommates she avoids, and is on the verge of losing her job because she spends so much time at the office dealing with her personal life. She’s the eponymous star of Candice ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, new adult, Scout Press

Long Bright River

January 13, 2020

long bright

Mickey has been a Philadelphia police officer for 13 years. She’s got the brains and the experience to become a detective, but stays as a patrol cop in a neighborhood called Kensington. A high crime area where the yearly overdose deaths top 900. Why? Because it’s the only way she can keep track of her baby sister Kacey, an addict who sells sex to pay for her habit. Only now, as ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: crime, family, mystery, Riverhead Books, social issues, suspense

Good, Better, Best: Nonfiction

January 10, 2020

good bet

Last year was another outstanding year for my nonfiction reading. I read a little less nonfiction than 2018 but the majority was 4 stars or above, with 5 books getting a perfect rating from me. I wasn’t able to review all of them then so am starting 2020 with 3 options that were good, better, and best.     If you’re a true crime fan then American Predator ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Non-fiction Tagged: essays, history, mini-reviews, true crime, women

10 Winter 2020 Books I’m Ready to Read

January 8, 2020

winter

Welcome to the first full week of January and my winter 2020 reading picks! Not to mention the beginning of a new decade. I can’t even imagine what my life is going to be like in another ten years, although I’m virtually certain I’ll still be reading. Will artificial intelligence have advanced enough that I’ll have a bot that will make my reading picks for me and guarantee a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Fiction, Non-fiction Tagged: lists

What I’m Reading this Week

January 6, 2020

reading

Hello to the first Monday in the new year! Did you all survive the holidays relatively intact? Or, with intact relatives? Congrats on either one. I had a nice mix of family and reading time and am ready for a new decade of reading. Here's what's up for this week.   Currently Reading   The Gimmicks is far from my normal choice of book. I don’t like the cover or ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: lists, literary, suspense, women

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

January 3, 2020

know my name

Emily Doe was the name given to the young woman sexually assaulted by Brock Turner, a Stanford student-athlete in 2015. If that doesn’t ring a bell, this should: he was given a sentence that was offensive in its leniency, inciting an outcry around the country. Know My Name is a memoir written by Chanel Miller. She is Emily Doe and she decided it was time to own not only her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, memoir, social issues, true crime, Viking, women

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