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Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster

March 14, 2022

dilettante

Good morning! Sometimes I read a book and love it so much that I agonize over the words to review it. Then, there is the more unusual experience of a book that is such easy, delicious reading words ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: debut, memoir, New York City, pop culture

The Bestseller: A Novel

August 5, 2021

bestseller

The Bestseller had two things going for it when I saw it in my library online catalog. One, it was Available Now so not hold list to wait through and two, the author’s name, Olivia Goldsmith, sounded ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, New York City, publishing, vacation reading

The Personal Librarian: A Novel

July 16, 2021

personal

It’s no secret that novels about books, book stores, libraries, or librarians are my kryptonite. I love them and can’t resist them, despite the fact that my success with them is mixed at best. So, it ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, New York City, women

Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty

June 4, 2021

grass

It was only a matter of time before the Ivy League college admissions scandal was memorialized in fiction. I was happy to see that the first responder is a favorite contemporary chronicler, Lauren ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, New York City, vacation reading

The Boys’ Club: A Novel

August 17, 2020

boys

Klasko & Fitch is a massive law firm where the best of the best work, so Alex Vogel is thrilled to be hired there. When she learns the most powerful and lucrative group in the firm is Mergers ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, new adult, New York City

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