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A Girl is a Body of Water

September 30, 2020

girl

I came upon Jennifer Makumbi’s novel, A Girl is a Body of Water, in my efforts to further diversify my reading. It’s a multi-generational saga centered around a young Ugandan woman named Kirabo. The ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, Africa, cultural, literary

October Reading-Wrap-Up

November 5, 2018

October

  I realize it's already the first week of November but last week was taken up with family and I could not get myself pulled together until  the weekend. Having said that, as much as I'd like ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: cookbook, mini-reviews, mystery, thriller

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

November 17, 2017

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I haven’t had a great year of reading (until recently), but generally it felt pretty clear that it was the books not working, not me. Except for these two recent reads, which is why they’re It’s Not ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: childhood, ecco, family, mini-reviews, Southern life, Tin House

Swimming Lessons

February 6, 2017

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  When Claire Fuller’s newest novel, Swimming Lessons, begins Ingrid has been missing for eleven years. Her daughters, Nan and Flora, have grown up and her husband Gil now spends most of his ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, England, literary, marriage, Tin House

Dryland: A Novel

November 13, 2015

dryland

  Julie Winter is a sophomore in high school and if navigating those waters is not enough, there are the perceptions of her by people at her school. Her brother Jordan was a swimmer of Olympic ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, literary, Tin House, young adult

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