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Homeland Elegies: A Novel

October 5, 2020

homeland

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

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

September 14, 2020

transcendent

There are so many things I wish I could forget, but maybe “forget” isn’t quite right. There are so many things I wish I never knew.   Transcendent Kingdom is a novel that lies at the intersection ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, literary, social issues

8 Fall 2020 Books I’m Ready to Read

September 2, 2020

fall

  September is here and fall (sort of) so I’ve got to pull myself out of my summer funk and get re-energized for reading. I feel as if I need to keep apologizing, because despite my best efforts ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: Africa, magic, Middle East, racism, social issues

When These Mountains Burn

August 21, 2020

mountains

There are few things I love more than an evocative writer. Someone who makes me feel what and where they’re writing about. Two that come to mind immediately: Pat Conroy in Prince of Tides, not only ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, social issues, Southern life

Thin Girls: A Novel

August 14, 2020

thin

The opening pages of Thin Girls take place in a treatment facility for people with anorexia. The key protagonist, Rose is sharing her thoughts on group therapy and they fairly crackle off the page ... Read More...

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