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Homeland Elegies: A Novel

October 5, 2020

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These days, I’m attuned to fiction that takes my mind off reality. Not necessarily easy or soothing, but novels that grab me with their drama (Against the Loveless World) or distract me with their ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 21st century, book clubs, contemporary life, literary, politics, social issues, war

Rodham: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld

May 20, 2020

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Seldom has there been a public figure more scrutinized, disparaged, and talked about than Hillary Rodham Clinton. You might think it’s the price to be paid for entering politics, but the level of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary, politics, women

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

December 11, 2019

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Last week, I left behind heavy nonfiction with Adam Rippon's memoir, Beautiful on the Outside, but today I'm back with a heavy dose of reality.  Dopesick is Beth Macy’s well-researched and documented ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: crime, history, politics, social issues

Mothers’ Week: Mother Country

May 10, 2019

mother

Nadia’s life is not an easy one. She works not one, but two jobs—as a home attendant for an elderly man and as a nanny for a little girl. It’s necessary because she lives in Brooklyn while her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, politics, Russia, social issues, Thomas Dunne Books, women

Feminasty by Erin Gibson

April 26, 2019

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It’s difficult to imagine a book that could make me laugh out loud and feel enraged at the same time, but Erin Gibson’s Feminasty did just that. It might help to know that the subtitle of the book is: ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: contemporary life, essays, Grand Central Publishing, politics, social issues, women

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