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Cara Hoffman- A Letter

April 4, 2014

cara hoffman

By and large this blog is composed of book reviews, author events, anything bookish. I don’t extend myself into the political or economic arenas because I’m not always savvy enough to know what I’m ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: authors, Iraq, social issues, war

Fever: A Novel

March 21, 2014

fever

When Mary Mallon leaves Ireland for the United States in the late 1800s she has already seen too much of death—both of her parents, her sister, and her sister’s young children. Death holds little ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, book clubs, historical fiction, New York City, social issues

I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life Without Kids

July 3, 2013

I Can Barely Take Care of Myself

  I Can Barely Take Care of Myself is comedienne Jen Kirkman’s humorous look at her decision to have a life without children. A decision that is questioned and tut-tutted over by virtually everyone ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: children, humor, social issues

Darkest: Daddy Love

May 31, 2013

daddy love

  Joyce Carol Oates is a seductress who leads you into whatever world she is exploring. This can be poignant, uplifting, or deeply disturbing. In the case of Daddy Love it’s the latter. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, Mysterious Press, social issues, suspense

Shakespeare Saved My Life

April 19, 2013

Shakespeare Saved My Life

  Dr. Laura Bates is an English professor, specializing in Shakespeare, at Indiana State University. For the past fifteen years she has taught at college and in prison, where she brings Shakespeare ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Reading Tagged: book clubs, books, memoir, social issues, Sourcebooks

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