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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

August 8, 2018

it's

These days it seems it’s harder and harder to get anyone to agree on anything so why should books be any different? What is different is that we’re nicer people so sometimes I’m able to admit—It’s Not ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, dystopia, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, mini-reviews, science fiction

Summer Fun Non-Fiction: Mini-Reviews

June 25, 2018

summer

As you well know I'm not a big non-fiction reader, but between friends' recommendations and my library's awesome Peak Picks program (brand new releases available without a hold list), I came across ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: essays, health, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Little Brown and Company, mini-reviews, Random House

Lost Women: Mini-Reviews

May 31, 2017

lost

First of all, despite the mood of the graphic, there’s no need for concern (it's not me!). I chose the photo because it’s evocative of today’s books. I read A Line Made by Walking and Chemistry over a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Knopf, mini-reviews, women

Salt Houses: A Novel

May 15, 2017

salt

There are plenty of times when fiction ventures into territory that is unfamiliar—in fact, that’s one of the reasons I love it so much. But Salt Houses, the debut novel from Hala Alyan is about a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, debut, family saga, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Middle East, war

It’s Monday, April 17th: What Are You Reading?

April 17, 2017

Monday

Another Monday, a new week and a new start to my reading. I'm not going to get all pessimistic, but my April reading has been less than stellar so far. Lots of reading, but not a lot of things that I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: Ballantine, books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, William Morrow

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