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June Reading Recap

July 1, 2022

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June. What a month. Normally, this is a recap of my reading, but no matter how I try to stick to the subject of books my brain refuses to cooperate. By this time next week we’ll be starting the 2,200 ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: dystopia, fantasy, literary, Manhattan, wealth

Siren Queen: A Novel

May 25, 2022

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After the penetrating reality of displacement in An Unlasting Home I opted to change reading direction and dive into fantasy. My choice, Siren Queen, led me deep into a 1920s Hollywood that was at ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1920s, fantasy, Hollywood

My 6 Favorite Debuts of 2021

December 20, 2021

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  Happy Monday and welcome to my first yearend best-of lists. Today is a favorite category: best debuts. Finding new authors is one of my greatest reading pleasures and 2021 proved to be a very ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, childhood, debut, favorite books, historical fiction, literary, mystery

The Chosen and the Beautiful

December 17, 2021

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Wouldn’t you know it—as soon as I post my overlooked books of 2021 another slips in under the wire. I finished The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo Wednesday morning after my post went live. This ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1920s, debut, historical fiction, literary

A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow

October 18, 2021

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I often talk about diverse reading or reading outside my comfort zone, but it’s usually about heavy novels on difficult topics (like last week’s We Are Not Like Them), but how about FUN reading that ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fantasy, retellings

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