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Betty: A Novel by Tiffany McDaniel

March 29, 2021

Betty

A biracial little girl is the main character and the namesake in Tiffany McDaniel’s shattering novel, Betty. Born in 1954 and raised in Appalachian Ohio, the novel follows her and her five siblings, a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: childhood, historical fiction, literary, Southern life

The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyan

March 15, 2021

arsonists

From the nucleus of one family, The Arsonists’ City is a novel that spins out between decades and countries. Idris and Mazna met in the 1970s. He lived in Beirut and was studying to be a doctor and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, literary, Middle East

The Northern Reach: A Novel

March 8, 2021

northern

Another Monday and I’m back with a second 5-star fabulous book. W. S. Winslow’s debut novel, The Northern Reach, is a compact novel, set on the northern coast of Maine in the kind of small towns that ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, literary, New England

We Run the Tides

February 24, 2021

tides

I'm not sure it's an actual publishing trend for 2021, but it's fairly unusual for me to read three novels on the same subject in one year. In this case, it's private girls' schools—always fascinating ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, friendship, literary, San Francisco

All Girls: A Novel by Emily Layden

February 17, 2021

girls

Sometimes a book’s title is all you need to know about the book. This is clearly the case in Emily Layden’s debut novel, All Girls. Set at the Atwater School, a prestigious girls’ boarding school in ... Read More...

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