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The Lager Queen of Minnesota

July 24, 2019

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  I absolutely loved J. Ryan Stradal’s debut novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest so was nervous about his second novel. Sophomore efforts can be notoriously underwhelming. Happily, this ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, family saga, Pamela Dorman Books

Quirky Women: Mini-Reviews

May 11, 2018

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I am a huge fan of quirky characters, but when they fly by the eccentric train station heading full speed to weird I start applying the reading brakes. Today’s reviews are about two women who are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, friendship, humor, mini-reviews, new adult, Pamela Dorman Books, women

July Reading Wrap-Up

July 31, 2017

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  First of all, isn’t that photo dreamy? I could lie there all day reading. Of course, that would mean I had a month’s worth of books I couldn’t put down, which, based on my Friday post, was not ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction, Reading Tagged: mini-reviews, Pamela Dorman Books

Age of Desire

July 25, 2012

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There are two stories of love in Age of Desire. One is Edith Wharton’s affair with a young journalist and the other is the more enduring constant love between friends.  In 1907, Wharton resides in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, historical fiction, Pamela Dorman Books, Paris

The Darlings

July 14, 2012

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  Typically by the time Sol was pitching an exit strategy, the client was already so far in the woods that they had lost sight of any ambient light long ago. Sol’s job was to lead them out of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, family, literary, Manhattan, Pamela Dorman Books

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