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March Reading Recap

April 1, 2022

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I'm being optimistic with this March graphic as Michigan is mired in low temperatures right now. Earlier we had 70 degrees, but that was a tease from Mother Nature. Now, the sunshine (and reading) are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: art, historical fiction, memoir, mini-reviews

Metropolitan Stories by Christine Coulson

April 19, 2021

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Regardless of where you live, if you love the art and artifacts of human history, then you’re probably familiar with Metropolitan Museum of Art. When I lived in NYC it was one of my favorite places to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, debut, humor, magic, Manhattan, short stories

The Talented Miss Farwell

October 16, 2020

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Sometimes, despite being gifted, life doesn’t work out the way you want. For Rebecca Farwell her father’s ineptitude in business and later, a stroke, mean that despite her talent with numbers college ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1980s, art, book clubs, literary, Midwest, suspense

Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

November 7, 2018

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Where to begin about Killing Commendatore? This chunkster of a book is about a portrait artist who breaks with his current life after his wife leaves him. He moves into a remote home that allows him a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, contemporary life, Knopf, literary, Southeast Asia

The Collector’s Apprentice: A Novel

October 24, 2018

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Before I share my thoughts on The Collector's Apprentice, B.A. Shapiro's new art world novel, I need to fess up that this books contains two big pieces of literary kryptonite for me. One is kind ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Algonquin Books, art, historical fiction, mystery, Paris

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