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The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

July 18, 2023

art

I love books about art, whether they’re fiction or nonfiction so Michael Finkel’s The Art Thief was an easy reading choice. It’s the true story of a modern day art thief in France and is a heady ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: art, true crime

The Swimmers: A Novel

July 14, 2023

swimmers

A beautifully composed, but unusual novel, there's not a lot of action in The Swimmers so if plot and pace are a criteria for your summer reading, save this contemplative beauty for the fall.  It's ... Read More...

6 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 6, 2023

february

February was a month of extremes. I either held onto a book for dear life or dropped it like a bad habit. There was no middle ground. Thankfully, the majority of what I read was outstanding with 6 of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: dystopia, mini-reviews, suspense

A Burning: A Novel by Megha Majumdar

June 15, 2020

burning

Jivan is a young woman living with her parents in a slum in India. She is a sales clerk at a nice clothing store. Everyone around her is shocked then when she is arrested for the bombing of a commuter ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, cultural, debut, India, literary

May Reading Recap

May 29, 2020

May

It’s getting harder and harder to tell the end of any month. Who knows when one has ended and a new one begun, but apparently May is over. The loss of normalcy and routine means that even as ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical fiction, literary, memoir, mini-reviews

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