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July Reading Wrap-Up

July 30, 2021

july

  July. What a month! On the bright side there was this: Me getting to see my mother after 18 months apart. She's the person who encouraged my love of reading. And that’s about as much as I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, humor, mini-reviews, vacation reading

May Reading Recap

May 31, 2021

May

  I’ve only experienced one Michigan spring, but this May felt very different. We’ve had almost no rain and the temperatures jumped from the 50s to the 80s in days. Ugh. Except, as I write this, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, friendship, mini-reviews, mystery, women

Landslide: A Novel by Susan Conley

February 10, 2021

landslide

When you live in northern coast of Maine you accept your husband will very likely be a fisherman and your life will revolve around water. This is the case for Jill, with her family going so far as to ... Read More...

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

Six Best Books of 2020

December 30, 2020

six best

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

November Reading

November 30, 2020

november

  November? Seriously, how is 2020 not over yet?! This year has aged me a decade and not just because I’ve stopped coloring my hair. Even my bookish news is not great—my  November reading fell ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, historical fiction, marriage, mini-reviews, true crime

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