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A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow

October 18, 2021

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I often talk about diverse reading or reading outside my comfort zone, but it’s usually about heavy novels on difficult topics (like last week’s We Are Not Like Them), but how about FUN reading that ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fantasy, retellings

September Misses: Mini-Reviews

September 26, 2019

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I’m not sure when exactly something can be considered the home stretch, but I think we’re getting there with our move. We have a closing date on our Ann Arbor house and we’ll be moving east at the end ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: historical fiction, mini-reviews, mystery, retellings, war

11 Books I’m Ready to Read This Fall

September 4, 2019

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  According to the calendar it’s fall, but does anyone else feel like summer never really happened? The weather here stayed mostly in the low 70s with a few days hitting 80 degrees or above. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, dystopia, historical fiction, literary, retellings, social issues

The Mere Wife: A novel

August 2, 2019

mere

Just out in paperback, this was a novel I loved and thought deserved a lot more attention.   Maybe every monster is a miracle meant to change the world... Author Maria Headley dives into ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, literary, Picador, retellings

Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

February 6, 2019

unmarriageable

Unmarriageable is one of the winter books I was most looking forward to reading in January. Author Soniah Kamal takes Jane Austen’s beloved Pride & Prejudice and updates it to fit into Pakistan in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Ballantine, chick lit, cultural, debut, Pakistan, retellings

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