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      • Recipe :: Chopped Brussels Sprouts
      • Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad
      • Recipe :: Tabouli
      • Recipe :: Tomato Pie
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      • Recipe :: Beef Tenderloin
      • Recipe :: Roasted Turkey and Brine
      • Recipe :: Shrimp & Grits
      • Recipe :: Thai Quinoa Salad
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      • Recipe :: Boiled Custard
      • Recipe :: Caramel Apple Cake
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      • Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies
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Category: Book Reviews

Three of our book club's all time top 10
Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onMay 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Book Clubs :: Top Ten (and maybe more)

I recently caught up on the book keeping for my book club – which basically means making sure all the book ratings are loaded into […] Read More

Ratings for 2019 Book Selections
Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onMay 18, 2020May 19, 2020

Book Clubs :: That’s a Wrap (on 2019-2020)

This month we wrapped up our book club’s 2019-2020 year of reading. As I’ve said before, these end of year posts are probably the best […] Read More

Book Review of Conjure Women
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews Posted onMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Book Review :: Conjure Women

Conjure Women, Afia Atakora’s debut, tells the story of mother and daughter, separated by a war that redefined our nation but more significantly to those […] Read More

Six Books to help you Shelter-In-Place
Book Reviews, Books Posted onMarch 29, 2020March 29, 2020

Six Books to Help You Shelter-In-Place

If you’re one of the many who has been told to shelter-in-place during the COVID pandemic, then this is a pretty good time to catch […] Read More

Book Review of A Woman of Independent Means
Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020

Book Review :: A Woman of Independent Means

I can’t remember when my book club has had such a spirited discussion as we did for A Woman of Independent Means. This is proof-postive of the book club-discussion-worthiness of this 1978 epistolary novel.

Book Review The End of the Day
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews Posted onFebruary 14, 2020February 14, 2020

Book Review :: The End of the Day

In The End of the Day, Clegg uses insight honed by years of reading manuscripts to bring fresh insight to friendships and family, how to make amends, and when to just let go.

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, Justice Posted onMay 24, 2019

Book Review :: The Dearly Beloved

Cara Wall’s debut novel The Dearly Beloved is the story of two couples, fresh out of college and newly married. The men have been assigned to […] 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

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