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Six Best Books of 2020

December 30, 2020

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In the same way 2020 turned life upside-down it had the same impact on people’s reading. For me, I read more nonfiction than ever before—from 11% up to 20%. Even more surprising, after reviewing my ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, dystopia, fantasy, inspiration, women

Blowout by Rachel Maddow

August 24, 2020

blowout

As you well know I’m not a big nonfiction fan, but like everything else in 2020, that fact is fiction right now. I’m enjoying a lot of nonfiction, especially audiobooks. So much so that I’m often ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, history

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

March 11, 2020

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It’s May 1940, but Hitler is already on the move, invading and collecting countries like Monopoly properties. In Great Britain, Prime Minister Chamberlain has lost the confidence of his party and is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: biography, Crown, England, history, world war II

Becoming by Michelle Obama

January 28, 2019

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Leave it to Michelle Obama, an untested writer, to achieve something that has never happened in my reading history. I finished her memoir, Becoming, on January 15th and had no hesitation in ranking it ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, marriage, memoir, politics, Random House, social issues, women

5 Fall Thrillers: Mini-Reviews

October 13, 2017

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As the fall weather settles in and Halloween approaches what better time to discuss thrillers? The kind of books that make you settle into a favorite chair with a hot drink while it’s grey and rainy ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Crown, family, Gallery, lists, mini-reviews, Simon & Schuster, suspense, thriller, Viking

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