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Let’s Call Her Barbie

March 20, 2025

barbie

  As a child of the 60s/70s I was one of the numerous little girls clamoring for a Barbie doll. Much like the opening for the movie Barbie (fabulous, a must see) I’d loved my baby doll to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1950s, 1960s, historical fiction, pop culture

Light Summer Reading

June 16, 2023

summer

Apparently, with Tuesday’s review I forgot it’s summer—the time for light, bright reading so I’m back today to fix that. Whether you’re traveling to a new destination for a long getaway or just ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, historical fiction, mini-reviews, women

Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen

May 1, 2019

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When I was a pre-teen and even into my early teen years I would go to the local library and, using ‘safe’ magazines like National Geographic as covers, slip issues of the completely unsafe and utterly ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, Berkley, book clubs, historical fiction, New York City, pop culture, women

White Collar Girl

November 4, 2015

  Jordan Walsh comes from a family of writers. Her father is a well-known journalist in Chicago, her mother is a poet and up until his death two years ago, her brother Eliot was poised to carry ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1950s, book clubs, Chicago, historical fiction, NAL, women

What the Lady Wants

November 12, 2014

what the lady

  For almost as long as I have loved books I have loved fashion and before my career in the book world I was a buyer for a large department store in Atlanta called Rich’s. Remember the good old days ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, book clubs, Chicago, fashion, historical fiction, NAL

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