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Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta

November 9, 2022

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Carlotta has had a time of it. She was sent to prison for 23 years because she was holding a gun nearby when someone was murdered. Worse, when she got there, she was a young man who knew he was meant ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, contemporary life, literary, social issues

Sirens & Muses: A Novel

September 7, 2022

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The bucolic landscape surrounding Wrynn College of Art a private, elite school in New England disguises an atmosphere of intensity in Antonia Angress’ novel, Sirens & Muses. Louisa and Karina are ... Read More...

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Cover Story: A Novel

April 18, 2022

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It’s a happy Monday—I’ve  got an easy 5-star, fun, tear-through novel that I literally started and finished in one day because I couldn’t stop reading. Cover Story, based on the Anna Sorokin scandal, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, debut, Manhattan, new adult

Fight Night: A Novel by Miriam Toews

October 4, 2021

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Sometimes when we fight…sometimes we’re not fighting in quite the right way…we need to adjust our game. But still, the main thing is that we’re fighting…your mom’s a fighter. We’re all fighters. Swiv ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, childhood, contemporary fiction, family, literary

Parakeet: A Novel

June 12, 2020

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It’s the week before her wedding when the Bride sees her grandmother. Not unusual except her grandmother has been dead for over ten years and what she sees is a parakeet who talks to her. Grandma ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, literary, magical realism

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