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October Under-the-Radar Reads

October 7, 2020

october

I already made a big fuss about the eight books of fall I was ready to read, but now I'm back with four new books I'm reading this October. I haven't heard much about any of them in the bookish world, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: debut, historical fiction, literary, memoir, science fiction

Summer Nonfiction Mini-Reviews

August 26, 2020

nonfiction

I’m sure you’re all tired of hearing my astonishment over my nonfiction reading, but honestly, this is the first time in all my years of blogging where I have 3 5-star nonfiction books before the year ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Non-fiction Tagged: essays, family, memoir

July Reading Wrap-Up

July 30, 2020

july

  Goodbye, July! My first full month of real summer in the Midwest. What I loved: fireflies, thunder and rain storms that last for hours. What is not so much: humidity that flattens me but makes ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: dystopia, Italy, literary, memoir, mini-reviews, mythology, science fiction

Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy

July 20, 2020

smacked

Last week I shared a review first for me. Today I’m back with another one: Smacked is my third 5-star nonfiction book in 2020. At the halfway point of the year? That’s nuts. You know me—I don’t read a ... Read More...

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

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir

July 13, 2020

duchess

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

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