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The Last Days of Night

December 11, 2024

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It’s hard to imagine that an ordinary and ubiquitous household item could be the source of riveting fiction, but in The Last Days of Night it is. Author Graham Moore makes a new, young lawyer the ... Read More...

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Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

November 2, 2023

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I decided to leave the gloom of October behind and start November with an uncomplicated, lovely novel that opens in a time that seems quiet to us, but was tumultuous for those living it. The novel is ... Read More...

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Ordinary Monsters: A Novel

October 4, 2022

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In the world of hardcore readers (yes, that is a thing), there is something called a book hangover. It’s when you read a book so good that your mind can’t detach after you finish, leaving you with a ... Read More...

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The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan

December 16, 2020

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One of the main nonfiction backlist books I wanted to read this month is The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home by Denise Kiernan. I loved her ... Read More...

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In Love with George Eliot: A Novel

October 21, 2020

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If you’ve ever read the classics (either for school or pleasure) you’ve heard of George Eliot. If you’re like me, you didn’t know, until later, that Eliot was a pen name and the great English novelist ... Read More...

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