W. W. Norton & Company Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/publishers/w-w-norton-company/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Sat, 28 Jun 2025 18:21:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg W. W. Norton & Company Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/publishers/w-w-norton-company/ 32 32 38398750 June Reading Recap https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/june-reading-recap-3/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/june-reading-recap-3/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:57:21 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19207 The photo above is more an interpretation of my brain these days than a statement about June in Seattle. Apologies to everyone in the path of this staggering heatwave, but it’s been a lovely month here weatherwise. My reading was similar. The stormy part comes into play in that in an effort to mute the […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/june-reading-recap-3/feed/ 4 19207 Victorian Psycho https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/victorian-psycho/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/victorian-psycho/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:03:12 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19093 Apparently, this is Victorian era week at the blog. On Monday it was a novel about Oscar Wilde’s family. Today I’m going with a female serial killer. I’m not sure which is more disturbing, the novel, Victorian Psycho, or the fact that I read it in an afternoon and delighted in its gruesome darkness. Written […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/victorian-psycho/feed/ 0 19093 The Five Wounds: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:20:52 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090 Embarrassing confession time. I read a book several weeks ago that I loved, but I read it for pleasure, not review, which is a different style of reading for me. I didn’t highlight passages or make notes on plot points I wanted to share, sentences I loved. Meaning, now that I’ve decided I do want […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/feed/ 10 16090 The Beauty of Your Face https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/04/the-beauty-of-your-face/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/04/the-beauty-of-your-face/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:58:52 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14208 All of her career Afaf has been a teacher. Now, she is the principal of a Muslim school for girls in a Chicago suburb. She’s also face-to-face with the man who has gone through her school shooting her students.  As the minutes between life and possible death tick by in The Beauty of Your Face, […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/04/the-beauty-of-your-face/feed/ 0 14208 8 Beautiful Backlist Books to Read Now https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/04/8-beautiful-backlist-books-to-read-now/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/04/8-beautiful-backlist-books-to-read-now/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:10:37 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14166 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 great idea. So, today I’ve got eight beautiful backlist books I read and loved years ago. Several I’ve never talked about […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/04/8-beautiful-backlist-books-to-read-now/feed/ 2 14166 Midwinter Doldrums: Mini-Reviews https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/02/midwinter-doldrums-mini-reviews/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/02/midwinter-doldrums-mini-reviews/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2020 05:44:48 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=13797 On Wednesday we officially hit the midwinter mark. Hurray! I’m halfway through my first Midwestern winter and it’s not so bad. Of course, by saying that I’m just asking for trouble. Unfortunately, while the weather has been cooperating, my reading has not. I’ve finished a number of books I discussed on my episode of Sarah’s […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/02/midwinter-doldrums-mini-reviews/feed/ 4 13797 Gone So Long: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/10/gone-so-long-a-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/10/gone-so-long-a-novel/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2018 07:39:25 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=11655 Gone So Long is both the title and the main situation in this new novel from Andre DuBus III. Daniel Ahearn is dying of cancer. He lives a quiet life alone in a small New England town and works repairing fine furniture. Before he dies he is determined to find his daughter, whom he hasn’t […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/10/gone-so-long-a-novel/feed/ 2 11655 The Burning Girl by Claire Messud https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/09/burning-girl-claire-messud/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/09/burning-girl-claire-messud/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2017 07:57:31 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=9292 Julia and Cassie meet in nursery school and are best friends from that moment on. Cassie is the power and spirit in their duo and Julia is the steadfast and careful one. The dynamic works until the end of middle school when what was so strong starts to fray. Cassie makes a new friend, a […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/09/burning-girl-claire-messud/feed/ 6 9292 Miss Jane: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/12/miss-jane-a-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/12/miss-jane-a-novel/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2016 08:01:24 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=7409 Jane Chisolm is a surprise baby, born to her parents long after her two older brothers have gone off to college and her sister is ten-years-old. But that’s not the only thing about Jane that’s unexpected. Her body didn’t fully develop in the womb and she is born with genital defects that rule out a […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/12/miss-jane-a-novel/feed/ 4 7409 The Madwoman in the Volvo https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/11/madwoman-in-the-volvo/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/11/madwoman-in-the-volvo/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:14:10 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=3428 I don’t generally begin a review by telling people to stop reading but if you are a man hand the laptop/iPad to your better half and go watch ESPN because I’m about to talk about a book about m-e-n-o-p-a-u-s-e. And, really, not even we women want to talk about it so I’m saving you a […]

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