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October Reading Wrap-Up

November 2, 2020

October

Goodbye, October. A part of me feels as if posting this recap is silly, given what lies ahead tomorrow, but maybe it will provide you with a bit of distraction. October turned out to be a big reading ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: history, mental health, mini-reviews, pop culture

Crooked Hallelujah

July 17, 2020

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Texas and Oklahoma, during the 1970s and 1980s oil boom and bust, is the setting for Crooked Hallelujah, a debut novel about the lives of three generations of Cherokee women. Lula is the matriarch, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, historical fiction, literary, Native Americans

Convenience Store Woman: A Novel

June 19, 2020

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Japan is known as having a culture that prizes social conformity and adherence to societal values. In such a country, what would it be like to be a young woman whose nature keeps her from ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, Japan, literary

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

March 4, 2020

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Everyone knows the writer’s life is not an easy one. For 31-year-old Casey it feels almost impossible. Her mother died suddenly, her boyfriend is gone, she’s working two jobs, and she lives in a space ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, Grove Press, literary

The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora

June 12, 2019

paper wasp

The Paper Wasp is the story of two young women living in small Michigan town who were best friends. Up until high school that is, when Elise was discovered and left town for L.A. to become an actress. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, friendship, Grove Press, Hollywood, literary

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