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Tag: Book Reviews

Fight Systemic Racism BLM Fist
Blog Awards, Book Reviews, Justice Posted onJune 29, 2020June 30, 2020

Racial Equality :: Suggested Reading, Viewing, Listening

As our country comes face to face once again with systemic racism and the enormous gaps in race equality, many are turning to various forms […] Read More

Review of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Again
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onSeptember 7, 2019September 7, 2019

Book Review :: Olive, Again

With Olive, Again, Elizabeth Strout delivers exactly what book clubs across the globe have been wanting – more of that surly and cantankerous but also lovable, Olive Kitteridge.

Review of Where the Crawdads Sing
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJune 29, 2019September 18, 2019

Book Review :: Where the Crawdads Sing

This review of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is for the small percentage of readers who didn’t like it – to let you […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMay 2, 2019

Book Review :: The Favorite Daughter

Just in time for packing your summer beach bag, Patti Callahan Henry is providing The Favorite Daughter to help you stock it. Set mostly in a […] Read More

Review of The Den by Abi Maxwell
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onApril 13, 2019April 13, 2019

Book Review :: The Den

We all grow up with myths. Myths about place. Myths about history. Myths about family. Growing up is, in part, about the sifting process that […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMarch 2, 2019

Book Review :: Keeping Lucy

Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood is an engaging plot that may cause you to loose sleep, delay housework or simply skip other normal life activities. […] Read More

Review of Our Prince of Scribes
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJanuary 4, 2019January 12, 2019

Book Review :: Our Prince of Scribes

I never meet Pat Conroy. I’m sure that given the number of book festivals and signings that I’ve followed, there was plenty of opportunity. The […] Read More

Salvation on Sand Mountain
Book Reviews, Books Posted onNovember 29, 2018January 12, 2019

Book Review :: Salvation on Sand Mountain

In Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia, Dennis Covington takes a firsthand look at the mysterious and mystical practice of […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onNovember 12, 2018March 2, 2019

Book Review :: A Ladder to the Sky

When I survey the most memorable of evil characters, it is female versions that first come to mind. Ron Rash’s title character Serena. Steinbeck’s Cathy […] Read More

Book Review Night of Miracles
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onOctober 30, 2018March 2, 2019

Book Review :: Night of Miracles

Night of Miracles is the 2nd book in Elizabeth Berg’s Arthur Truluv series, but if you’re like me and haven’t read the first one, that’s […] Read More

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Thunderstruck & Other Stories
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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
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