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A Fever in the Heartland

August 4, 2023

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I had little idea what to expect when I picked up Timothy Egan’s new book, A Fever in the Heartland. I knew it was about the Ku Klux Klan, but its subtitle seemed a bit dramatic: The Ku Klux Klan’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 1920s, history, racism, social issues, true crime

The Many Lives of Mama Love

July 24, 2023

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It's a picture-perfect Saturday in Northern California with soccer parents lining the field and watching their kids play. As the game winds down most mothers go to retrieve their young, but Lara Love ... Read More...

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

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

July 18, 2023

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I love books about art, whether they’re fiction or nonfiction so Michael Finkel’s The Art Thief was an easy reading choice. It’s the true story of a modern day art thief in France and is a heady ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: art, true crime

March Reading Recap

March 31, 2023

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March has been a month of extremes. There was no middle ground to my reading. I had six books four stars and higher, but I also had four books I didn’t finish. This could be due, in part, to the fact ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary fiction, mini-reviews, true crime

Deliberate Cruelty

November 25, 2022

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I’ve always had a fascination with high society and the people who chronicle it. Fiction like The Swans of Fifth Avenue  and memoirs like Dilettante are some of my favorite reading. In keeping with ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: history, New York City, true crime, wealth

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