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8 Beautiful Backlist Books to Read Now

April 13, 2020

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After a little digression on Friday, it’s back to books! Reading may be your escape during quarantine, but for many the economic issues caused by the pandemic means buying the newest releases isn’t a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: favorite books, lists, mini-reviews

5 Star Week: Before the Wind

April 14, 2017

before the wind

There's no better way to wrap up a week of fabulous 5 star reading than with one of my favorite books of 2016. Jim Lynch is a Seattle author and this lovely book about a quirky family of  sailors ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, family, Pacific Northwest, Vintage

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 1, 2017

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  Month two of 2017 is a wrap and I'm happy to report that by-and-large my reading mojo is returning. Whether that's due to better books coming out or the fact that I've doubled the amount of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: Knopf, memoir, mini-reviews, mystery, pop culture, Seattle, Simon & Schuster, William Morrow

Before the Wind

April 24, 2016

before the wind

  At the most basic level Jim Lynch’s new novel Before the Wind is the story of the Johannssens—a sailing family in Seattle, Washington. Or as Josh Johannssen’s younger sister Ruby liked to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, family, Knopf, Pacific Northwest

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