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Twist by Colum McCann

June 13, 2025

twist

  Anthony is a burned-out journalist whose personal life has cratered as well. In an effort to escape his personal problems and resuscitate his professional life he takes an unusual ... Read More...

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The Bright Years

April 29, 2025

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Four generations of one Texas family unfold on the pages of Sarah Damoff’s intimate debut, The Bright Years. What begins with the simple act of falling in love turns into something deeper and more ... Read More...

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

Three Days in June

April 22, 2025

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Her daughter, Debbie, is getting married in three days and Gail Baines has been fired (or did she quit?) from her job so she’s irritable. Not to mention the fact that she wasn’t even invited to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, literary, vacation reading

Victorian Psycho

April 10, 2025

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Apparently, this is Victorian era week at the blog. On Monday it was a novel about Oscar Wilde’s family. Today I’m going with a female serial killer. I’m not sure which is more disturbing, the novel, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: historical, horror, literary

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

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