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Faye, Faraway: A Novel

February 4, 2021

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I’ll preface this quick review with the fact that I read Faye, Faraway in the week between the Capitol riot and the inauguration. Translate: my brain was in a petulant snit. Nothing worked and my fuse ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: childhood, debut, fantasy

The Charmed Wife: A Novel

January 25, 2021

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When it came out, Olga Grushin’s novel Forty Rooms blew me away. I had never read a piece of fiction that so perfectly encapsulated many of my feelings about marriage and being a woman. It was with ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, fantasy, literary, marriage

The House in the Cerulean Sea

January 11, 2021

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Often when it’s time to begin a book review I try and draw from the facts—plot, place, biographical details. Because I read so much (and don’t have the discipline I should) specifics tend to blur by ... Read More...

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Six Best Books of 2020

December 30, 2020

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In the same way 2020 turned life upside-down it had the same impact on people’s reading. For me, I read more nonfiction than ever before—from 11% up to 20%. Even more surprising, after reviewing my ... Read More...

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

December 18, 2020

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Nora Seed is a very unhappy woman. At 35 she feels her life is mainly filled with regrets, that the future holds no hope, and that she contributes nothing to the world. When her beloved cat dies, it’s ... Read More...

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