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Six Best Books of 2020

December 30, 2020

six best

In the same way 2020 turned life upside-down it had the same impact on people’s reading. For me, I read more nonfiction than ever before—from 11% up to 20%. Even more surprising, after reviewing my ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, dystopia, fantasy, inspiration, women

All Adults Here

May 11, 2020

adults

Astrid Strick is in downtown Clapham where she’s lived for most of her life, when she witnesses a school bus hitting and killing a woman she knows. A tragic death like this could be the focus of most ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: family, literary, Riverhead Books

Summer Fun Reading: Mini-Reviews

July 13, 2016

summer fun

Let's face it, this is not the time of year for War and Peace. Actually, I'm not sure there's ever a time for War and Peace, but that's another post. Right now, if you're lucky, you're sunning and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Brooklyn, chick lit, mini-reviews, Riverhead Books, Simon & Schuster

The Vacationers

June 11, 2014

vacationers

The second novel can be a stressful time for any novelist but more so if their first hit it big, as did Emma Straub’s Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures. How marvelous then when the second novel travels ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, family, Riverhead Books

Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures

September 3, 2012

laura lamont

From an idyllic childhood near the lakes of Wisconsin to the glamour of Hollywood’s studio days, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures traces Elsa Emerson’s journey to becoming Laura Lamont.Elsa’s family is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1930s, debut, historical fiction, Hollywood, Riverhead Books

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