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Long Bright River

January 13, 2020

long bright

Mickey has been a Philadelphia police officer for 13 years. She’s got the brains and the experience to become a detective, but stays as a patrol cop in a neighborhood called Kensington. A high crime ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: crime, family, mystery, Riverhead Books, social issues, suspense

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

January 3, 2020

know my name

Emily Doe was the name given to the young woman sexually assaulted by Brock Turner, a Stanford student-athlete in 2015. If that doesn’t ring a bell, this should: he was given a sentence that was ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, memoir, social issues, true crime, Viking, women

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

December 11, 2019

dopesick

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

Small Books, Quick Thoughts

November 29, 2019

This post may include Amazon links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I was going to call this post Short and Sweet, but the title is not quite right for these three novels. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, literary, mini-reviews, social issues, women

October Reading Recap

November 6, 2019

october

Hello! I know October has already ended but figured you’d all cut me some slack as I’ve been a bit busy. When I posted about taking a break because I was driving from Seattle to Ann Arbor I used a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction, Non-fiction Tagged: dystopia, history, memoir, mini-reviews, social issues, women

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