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Snake Oil: A Novel

December 13, 2024

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Three women, one company. Set in the wellness industry Snake Oil is about the woman who starts the company and two of the women who work for her. At opposite ends of the spectrum, one is a fervent ... Read More...

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Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

December 9, 2024

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A successful food writer, Nina Dean is happy with her life. She has close friends, her own apartment in London, and her breakup with her longtime boyfriend was amicable. She’s happy being alone, but a ... Read More...

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I Hope This Finds You Well

October 30, 2024

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Apparently, the reading gods have taken pity on me this fall because I’m on a roll with FUN, entertaining, reading. Case in point: I Hope This Finds You Well, a debut from Canadian author Natalie Sue. ... Read More...

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The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella

July 5, 2024

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As evidenced by Wednesday’s review I’m always up for dark dark fiction if there’s humor somewhere in the horror. At the same time, I appreciate a gentler approach—slice-of-life novels if you will. ... Read More...

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Margo’s Got Money Troubles

June 19, 2024

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Margo is 19 and languishing at community college when she is swept into an affair with a married professor. She ends up pregnant and decides to have the baby. What follows in Margo’s Got Money ... Read More...

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