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Leave the World Behind

October 12, 2020

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When Clay, Amanda and their children, Archie and Rose, arrive at the secluded house they’re renting on Long Island they’re thrilled to be escaping Manhattan for a week in the summer. The house is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, suspense

The Book of Two Ways

October 9, 2020

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Jodi Picoult’s new novel, The Book of Two Ways, straddles the worlds of death and life choices, both in the present, and in the case of death, all the way back to ancient Egypt. Dawn is a woman ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, historical fiction

October Under-the-Radar Reads

October 7, 2020

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I already made a big fuss about the eight books of fall I was ready to read, but now I'm back with four new books I'm reading this October. I haven't heard much about any of them in the bookish world, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: debut, historical fiction, literary, memoir, science fiction

Homeland Elegies: A Novel

October 5, 2020

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These days, I’m attuned to fiction that takes my mind off reality. Not necessarily easy or soothing, but novels that grab me with their drama (Against the Loveless World) or distract me with their ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 21st century, book clubs, contemporary life, literary, politics, social issues, war

September Reading Wrap-Up

October 2, 2020

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  I’ve been tired of 2020 in virtually all my end-of-month posts, but Justice Ginsburg’s death in September pretty much broke me. I found some solace in reading, but some of my nonfiction ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, lists, mini-reviews, mystery

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