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Georgia by Dawn Tripp

July 10, 2025

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When I become interested in a subject, especially when it’s a woman, I turn to historical fiction. I’m not sure why—maybe diving right into nonfiction makes me feel like I’m back in school? At the ... Read More...

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This is a Love Story

February 17, 2025

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For someone who’s been leery about literary fiction for the past six months I have two novels this week that epitomize the genre and what I love about it. With Central Park as the backdrop, This ... Read More...

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One Woman Show

October 16, 2023

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Caroline Margaret Brooks Whitaker Wallingford de Braganza Deen (aka Kitty), the epitome of 20th century American wealth, is depicted through art in the novel, One Woman Show. How does one represent a ... Read More...

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The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

July 18, 2023

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I love books about art, whether they’re fiction or nonfiction so Michael Finkel’s The Art Thief was an easy reading choice. It’s the true story of a modern day art thief in France and is a heady ... Read More...

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All the Beauty in the World

March 10, 2023

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Patrick Bringley is in his 20s and working at his dream job at The New Yorker magazine when a tragedy strikes his family that leaves him unable to give the job what it requires. His grief is such that ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: art, memoir, New York City

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