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8 Beautiful Backlist Books to Read Now

April 13, 2020

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After a little digression on Friday, it’s back to books! Reading may be your escape during quarantine, but for many the economic issues caused by the pandemic means buying the newest releases isn’t a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: favorite books, lists, mini-reviews

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 1, 2019

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February—what a month! On the personal side there was what was known in Seattle as Snowmageddon: 10 days when we were slammed with 3 different storms that left us with 15” inches of snow, unplowed ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, historical fiction, literary, magical realism, mini-reviews

April Reading Recap

April 30, 2018

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Don't faint, but I'm not going to complain about my reading this month! Nope. Suffice it to say, April was a month of more highs than lows. It was also one for the record books. I read more ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, cookbook, historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, social issues

October Reading Wrap-Up

November 1, 2017

October

Goodbye, October! This was another one of those months where, when I looked up it was the 20th and I had no idea where the days went. Is that an age thing? Because I never used to notice it so much. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: 19th century, England, historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, Southern life

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Commitment Issues

April 21, 2016

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  When I was young, I got around—reading three or four books at the same time, juggling plots, themes, and characters with abandon, but now I’m a responsible reader—no longer one of those ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, Eastern Europe, historical fiction, India, mini-reviews, Viking, war

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