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Heartwood

April 2, 2025

heartwood

  …the act of walking while carrying the weight of my pack had wrung all the sadness out of me, the sadness for myself and for the world, and that in that moment, I was totally without stress, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, literary, suspense

This is a Love Story

February 17, 2025

love story

For someone who’s been leery about literary fiction for the past six months I have two novels this week that epitomize the genre and what I love about it. With Central Park as the backdrop, This ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, literary, marriage

Penitence: A Novel

February 3, 2025

penitence

When Penitence begins 13-year-old Nora is alone in a jail cell after turning herself in for killing her 14-year-old brother. An opening like this has the heft to carry a traditional thriller/mystery ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, family, literary, mystery

All the Water in the World

January 20, 2025

all the water

The time has come. Thanks to climate change coastal cities are being abandoned for those further inland. In Manhattan, a small group of people has stayed behind, creating an encampment on top of the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: climate fiction, dystopia

Snake Oil: A Novel

December 13, 2024

snake oil

Three women, one company. Set in the wellness industry Snake Oil is about the woman who starts the company and two of the women who work for her. At opposite ends of the spectrum, one is a fervent ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, debut, mystery, women

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