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Goodbye, Vitamin: A Novel

July 10, 2017

goodbye

  Rachel Khong's debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin begins with a young woman named Ruth making the trip home for the holidays and her mother asking her if she could stay for a while longer because ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, family, Henry Holt and Company, humor, literary

Edgar & Lucy: A Novel

March 27, 2017

edgar

  Having a life meant having a story. This is one of the first thoughts we hear from eight-year-old Edgar in Victor Lodato’s novel, Edgar & Lucy. It’s soon followed by the knowledge ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: childhood, contemporary life, literary, St. Martin's Press

I Liked My Life

February 2, 2017

i liked

  Shortly after we meet Madeline it becomes clear that she is dead and that I Liked My Life is going to be one of those books about a dead person hovering over the lives of the people they left ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, debut, family, marriage, St. Martin's Press

Victoria: A Novel

November 21, 2016

In 1837, barely after turning eighteen, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent became the queen of England. She stood a mere 4’11” tall and had led a life largely isolated from society. For modern day ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, England, historical fiction, royalty, St. Martin's Press

Adnan’s Story: The Search for Truth and Justice after Serial

September 19, 2016

adnan's story

  If you were one of the millions of people like me who were addicted to the podcast Serial then you may remember Rabia Chaudry. A family friend of the Syeds she is also a lawyer and has been a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: American life, book clubs, murder, St. Martin's Press, true crime

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