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Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

June 15, 2018

bad

I feel like a broken record for all the times since 2017 that I’ve said, “Important reading. Timely reading. Everyone should read.”, but here I am again. Not That Bad, with its essays from women ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, essays, HarperCollins, social issues, women

The Hate U Give

January 8, 2018

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On the surface Starr Carter is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. But look closely and you’ll see a young woman struggling to make it in two very different worlds. Her home is a poor, largely black ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, HarperCollins, racism, social issues, young adult

The Care and Management of Lies

July 11, 2014

care and management

Thea and Kezia have been friends since childhood and have just finished college to begin their teaching careers in The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear. That is until Kezia decides ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, England, friendship, HarperCollins, historical fiction, war, women, World War I

The World We Found

December 10, 2012

The World We Found

College is the last stand for the enthusiasm and idealism of youth and for four friends in Bombay it was where they cemented the friendship they believed would last throughout their lives. Then the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, HarperCollins, India

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