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Heat by Bill Buford

November 27, 2017

heat

I’m not sure how seriously I can take a man who is foolish enough to invite a world class chef into his home for dinner, but I decided to give Bill Buford a chance. His invitation to Mario Batali ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: cooking, food, memoir, restaurants, Vintage

Dystopian Summer: Mini-Reviews

August 3, 2017

amatka

The title of this post might make you think I’m alluding to the dumpster fire that is current American politics, but you’d be wrong. Although the generalized anxiety so many of us are feeling is ... Read More...

2 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: dystopia, Riverhead Books, science fiction, Vintage

5 Star Week: Before the Wind

April 14, 2017

before the wind

There's no better way to wrap up a week of fabulous 5 star reading than with one of my favorite books of 2016. Jim Lynch is a Seattle author and this lovely book about a quirky family of  sailors ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, family, Pacific Northwest, Vintage

The Mare: A Novel

December 21, 2016

mare

  The Mare by Mary Gaitskill begins when Velvet, a Dominican girl living in NYC, is eleven and ends when she thirteen, but her life experiences go far beyond her age. Through the Fresh Air Fund, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, family, Vintage

Boo: A Novel

July 15, 2015

boo

You are thirteen; standing in front of your locker at school one morning and the next thing you know you wake up in an austere white room and are informed you’ve been ‘rebirthed’ into Heaven, although ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, mystery, Vintage, young adult

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