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What’s Mine and Yours

March 26, 2021

In Piedmont, North Carolina in the 1990s two women are faced with raising young children on their own. Jade and her son Gee are Black while Lacey May and her three daughters are White. Both are living ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, social issues, Southern life

One to Watch: A Novel

March 22, 2021

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I’m going for a change of pace this week. At the beginning of the month my reading was mostly diverse and a bit dark so I needed to change it up a bit. Thankfully, One to Watch and the book I’ll ... Read More...

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Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World

November 18, 2020

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    Gatecrashing is more than just an art form; it’s a human right. It is the fifth freedom. After all, who are these good times for, if not for you? Ben Widdicombe is not a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 21st century, history, memoir, pop culture

More Than A Woman by Caitlin Moran

October 26, 2020

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  I’ve loved all of Caitlin Moran’s fiction (How to Build a Girl, How to Be Famous) but had never read any of her nonfiction, so was interested to see she has a new book out. More Than a Woman ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: contemporary life, essays, humor, women

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

September 14, 2020

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There are so many things I wish I could forget, but maybe “forget” isn’t quite right. There are so many things I wish I never knew.   Transcendent Kingdom is a novel that lies at the intersection ... Read More...

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