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Metropolitan Stories by Christine Coulson

April 19, 2021

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Regardless of where you live, if you love the art and artifacts of human history, then you’re probably familiar with Metropolitan Museum of Art. When I lived in NYC it was one of my favorite places to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, debut, humor, magic, Manhattan, short stories

A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

December 4, 2020

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If you’re a fan of Saturday Night Live then you’ll know the name Colin Jost. If not, he’s one of the anchors for Weekend Update and a very funny man. His memoir is called A Very Punchable Face and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: debut, essays, humor, memoir

More Than A Woman by Caitlin Moran

October 26, 2020

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  I’ve loved all of Caitlin Moran’s fiction (How to Build a Girl, How to Be Famous) but had never read any of her nonfiction, so was interested to see she has a new book out. More Than a Woman ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: contemporary life, essays, humor, women

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir

July 13, 2020

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After eight years of writing reviews it feels as if the time for ‘firsts’ is long past, but here I am today with a first. I’ve never read or reviewed a book by an anonymous author before, but Becoming ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, humor, memoir

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life

May 25, 2020

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Samantha Irby is a 36-year-old, black, lesbian living in Chicago. She also grew up broke-ass poor—all of which she lets you know from the get-go in her essay collection We Are Never Meeting in Real ... Read More...

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