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Motherland

August 11, 2012

motherland

In case you’re not up on all the New York City realty news Park Slope is a much sought after neighborhood in Brooklyn. It is apparently also home to five unhappy, angry, put-upon parents trying ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Simon & Schuster

Rules of Civility

August 9, 2012

rules of civility

  It is a rare occasion when the title of a book not only hints at the plot but perfectly describes the stylistic tone as well. The Rules of Civility is just such a book and it is a grand ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1930s, book clubs, debut, historical fiction, New York City, Viking

City of Women

August 7, 2012

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The grandpa just stares backward at a world that no longer exists, or forward to a world beyond his comprehension. For Sigrid Schröder her life in 1943 Berlin is one of grinding tedium, working ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, Germany, historical fiction, mystery, Penguin, WWII

Book Bullies

August 5, 2012

Apparently, the bullying specter has raised its ugly head in the world of books and reviewing, which is difficult to reconcile. Readers are generally quiet, harmless people, more likely to shush you ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: Amazon, authors, bullying, Goodreads, reviewers

Semi-Charmed Life

August 3, 2012

Beatrice Bernstein, of the art world Bernsteins, is faced with a difficult decision: spend her senior year living in a roach and mold infested basement apartment or ghost-write a blog for the chic and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, debut, New York City, St. Martin's Press

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