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This Time Tomorrow

Catherine — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:57:17 +0000

I’ve had mixed success with time travel novels this summer (I’m looking at you, One Italian Summer) so I was a bit hesitant to pick up This Time Tomorrow. What swayed me is that it’s by Emma Straub, whose last novel All Adults Here was a favorite of mine. Thankfully, while I may not have […]

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Six Best Books of 2020

Catherine — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 05:54:30 +0000

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 2020 book ratings I saw how varied my favorite reading ended up being. Here are the six best new releases […]

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All Adults Here

Catherine — Mon, 11 May 2020 04:34:58 +0000

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 novels, but instead it is the pebble in the pond that creates the widening ripples of life […]

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Summer Fun Reading: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:52:49 +0000

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 funning so your reading should reflect that. If you’re trapped somewhere cold and miserable (like the office) then after […]

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The Vacationers

Catherine — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:08:05 +0000

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 (literally) in a completely different direction but still delivers on-point prose and an engaging story. I’m talking about […]

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Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures

Catherine — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:10:51 +0000

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 in the theater business, running a small company in Door County, Wisconsin. The summer she is nine her father is convinced to give her […]

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