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All the Beauty in the World

March 10, 2023

beauty

Patrick Bringley is in his 20s and working at his dream job at The New Yorker magazine when a tragedy strikes his family that leaves him unable to give the job what it requires. His grief is such that ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: art, memoir, New York City

The Queen of Dirt Island

March 8, 2023

queen

The week Saoirse Aylward is born her father is killed in an accident, leaving her mother, Eileen alone to raise her. Their lives in a small village in western Ireland are at the heart of Donal Ryan’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, humor, Ireland, literary

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 6, 2023

february

February was a month of extremes. I either held onto a book for dear life or dropped it like a bad habit. There was no middle ground. Thankfully, the majority of what I read was outstanding with 6 of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: dystopia, mini-reviews, suspense

The Angel Maker by Alex North

March 3, 2023

angel

Anyone else dealing with blah reading recently? I don’t know whether it’s the joy (not!) of dealing with tax prep, but I’ve DNFed two of the last 3 books I started. So, I thought it necessary to wrap ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: horror, mystery, thriller, vacation reading

This Other Eden

February 21, 2023

other eden

In 1911 there was a small island off the coast of Maine comprised of a group of families who were the descendants of the island’s original 1792 settlers—an escaped slave, his Irish wife, and later, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary

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