Simon & Schuster Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/simon-schuster/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:23:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg Simon & Schuster Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/simon-schuster/ 32 32 38398750 The Dearly Beloved https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/08/the-dearly-beloved/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/08/the-dearly-beloved/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:13:03 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=13098 Charles and James work side by side. Literally. They’re both ministers at a NYC church. Their wives, Lily and Nan, do not share the same closeness. Nan is involved in the church, but Lily wants nothing to do with religion. These are the four people at the very heart of Cara Wall’s luminous debut, The […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/05/riots-i-have-known/feed/ 8 12768 The Ash Family by Molly Dektar https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/04/the-ash-family-by-molly-dektar/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/04/the-ash-family-by-molly-dektar/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:03:50 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12561 Berie is on her way from her hometown of Durham to Richmond to attend college. College that is being paid for by financial aid and the sale of her mother’s heirloom jewelry. Despite this sacrifice, Berie doesn’t feel close to her mother. In fact, she’s sure her mother doesn’t understand and just wants her to […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/04/the-ash-family-by-molly-dektar/feed/ 4 12561 Northern Lights by Raymond Strom https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/northern-lights-raymond-strom/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/northern-lights-raymond-strom/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:18:41 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12303 Shane’s father has died, his uncle has kicked him out of the house, and he’s decided it’s time to find the mother who left him when he was ten. In the fall he’ll be going to college in Minneapolis, but armed with a postcard, one hundred dollars, and all his belongings in a backpack he […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/northern-lights-raymond-strom/feed/ 2 12303 Daring to Drive https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/daring-to-drive/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/daring-to-drive/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 08:13:06 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12045 If I had to sum up Manal al-Sharif’s memoir Daring to Drive in one sentence it would be: Saudi Arabia is a country that despises women. I didn’t know this. Somehow, I thought it was one of the more enlightened Middle Eastern countries but after listening to Manal’s story of lifelong oppression for no other […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/daring-to-drive/feed/ 13 12045 The Library Book by Susan Orlean https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/library-book-susan-orlean/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/library-book-susan-orlean/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:36:05 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=11946   It’s embarrassing enough to be ignorant about American history, but, as a librarian, to not know about the largest library fire in the country? I’m pretty sure my librarian membership can be revoked for that. Thankfully, Susan Orlean’s new book The Library Book not only remedies my ignorance, but is a reminder of why libraries […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/library-book-susan-orlean/feed/ 7 11946 Ohio by Stephen Markley https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/08/ohio-stephen-markley/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/08/ohio-stephen-markley/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2018 07:56:36 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=11287 I don’t focus on writing negative reviews, but at the same time, when a new novel is getting a lot of hype, my reading friends want to know what I think about it. In this case the novel is Stephen Markley’s debut, Ohio. If all you need is a one sentence opinion then here you […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/08/ohio-stephen-markley/feed/ 18 11287 Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/08/charlotte-walsh-likes-to-win/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/08/charlotte-walsh-likes-to-win/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2018 07:46:35 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=11123 It didn’t matter that she wasn’t the most creative thinker or the most analytical person in the room: When she was presented with a problem, Charlotte Walsh could always fix it. Because I started the week with one strong woman (two actually) I thought I’d go all in and review another intense read about another […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/08/charlotte-walsh-likes-to-win/feed/ 2 11123 When Life Gives You Lululemons https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/06/when-life-gives-you-lululemons/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/06/when-life-gives-you-lululemons/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:19:35 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10758 Just when you thought The Devil Wears Prada series was finished, author Lauren Weisberger is back. Previously, she visited Andi in her new incarnation as a magazine editor in Revenge Wears Prada (which I liked, not loved).  Now, in When Life Gives You Lululemons, it is the snarky fashionista Emily who takes center stage. Which, […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/06/when-life-gives-you-lululemons/feed/ 2 10758 The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-favorite-sister/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-favorite-sister/#comments Wed, 16 May 2018 07:25:38 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10634 There is a book for every mood and sometimes, your subconscious knows what you need better than your thinking mind. I had no idea how hungry I was for flat-out over-the-top drama until I finished Jessica Knoll’s newest novel, The Favorite Sister. I was drawn to the book by its premise—a reality TV show about […]

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