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Memphis: A Novel by Tara Stringfellow

April 11, 2022

memphis

Memphis is both the title and location of Tara Stringfellow’s stirring debut novel. Three generations of women pass through the family’s home and tumultuous times in a city where racism and violence ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, debut, Southern life

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

March 23, 2020

untamed

Several weeks ago, I enthused about a novel that I thought was outstanding even though it was DARK (The Road, which I would not recommend reading anytime soon). Now I’m back to balance the scales by ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, inspiration, memoir, social issues, women

My (Not So) Perfect Life

January 20, 2017

my not so perfect

  Oh, happy day! Sophie Kinsella is back and she still has her fingers on the pulse of the twenty-something woman (and the older women who often like reading about them). To anyone who knows me, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bantam, chick lit, contemporary life

Take It or Leave It: Contemporary Life

August 3, 2016

summer

Contemporary life almost always makes for good fiction, but needs to be done right. That’s why the 'take it or leave it' theme today. I recently read two light fiction novels and only one struck the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, debut, Doubleday, mini-reviews, New York City

December Mini-Reviews

December 31, 2014

I know books won't be on most of your minds tonight but thought I'd get December mini-reviews in before I hit the champagne. Plus, both of these books are light enough that if you start them this ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, historical fiction, mini-reviews

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