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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir

July 13, 2020

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After eight years of writing reviews it feels as if the time for ‘firsts’ is long past, but here I am today with a first. I’ve never read or reviewed a book by an anonymous author before, but Becoming ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, humor, memoir

All This Could Be Yours

June 17, 2020

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After another evening spent sniping at his wife about her excessive spending, 73-year-old Victor staggers off to bed and suffers a heart attack that leaves him unconscious and at the edge of death for ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, family, literary, marriage

Ten Best Books of 2019

December 20, 2019

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  Well, what do you know. Rather than being my usual contrarian self, I actually have ten books I consider to be the best of 2019. Of course, that doesn’t include the eight debut novels I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, favorite books, lists, literary

November Mini-Reviews

November 21, 2019

All of the book love from Monday’s review of The Starless Sea really took it out of me so I’m giving myself (and you) a word break for the rest of the week. Today is mini-reviews—three very different ... Read More...

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

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts

October 14, 2019

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I loved Kate Racculia’s last novel, Bellweather Rhapsody, because it combined so many of my favorite elements—quirky, smart outsiders, the realities of life butting up against the unexpected, and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery

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