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Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell

Life and Death in the Margins: Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell

August 17, 2020

In Maggie O’Farrell’s sterling Hamnet, she seeks to fill in the blanks of history to tell a deeply human story. … More Life and Death in the Margins: Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell

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Here Comes a Book Rant

July 16, 2019

A review/rant about Bianca Marais’ novel If You Want to Make God Laugh, an unintentionally offensive story about three women in post-apartheid South Africa. … More Here Comes a Book Rant

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My Deep Dive into Dancer from the Dance

July 12, 2019

I’ve been sitting on this review for a while now because I keep turning it over and over in my head, and to be brutally honest, I’m trying to decide how much I actually like this book.  Published in 1978, Dancer From the Dance is a perfect encapsulation of the gay subculture that thrived in … More My Deep Dive into Dancer from the Dance

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Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

Surviving in Changing Times: Unsheltered, by Barbara Kingsolver

March 5, 2019

In Barbara Kingsolver’s Unsheltered, a family in crisis confronts the new realities of a changing world. … More Surviving in Changing Times: Unsheltered, by Barbara Kingsolver

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The Age of Miracles Karen Thompson Walker

Young Love at the End of the World: The Age of Miracles, by Karen Thompson Walker

March 4, 2019

It’s the end of the world in Karen Thompson Walker’s The Age of Miracles, but you wouldn’t know it from what her characters are worried about. … More Young Love at the End of the World: The Age of Miracles, by Karen Thompson Walker

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There is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greene

Motherhood, Charity, and Africa’s AIDS Orphans: There is No Me Without You, by Melissa Fay Greene

February 19, 2019

A review of a nonfiction account of one woman’s quest to save children orphaned by or suffering from AIDS in Ethiopia. … More Motherhood, Charity, and Africa’s AIDS Orphans: There is No Me Without You, by Melissa Fay Greene

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The Gifts of the Body by Rebecca Brown

A Handbook for Helping the Dying: The Gifts of the Body, by Rebecca Brown

February 19, 2019

A humane, sharply observed set of interlocked stories about a home care worker taking care of AIDS patients in the 1990s. … More A Handbook for Helping the Dying: The Gifts of the Body, by Rebecca Brown

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Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Get Creeped out with Mouthful of Birds, by Samanta Schweblin

February 13, 2019

A review of Samanta Schweblin’s newly translated surreal short story collection, Mouthful of Birds. … More Get Creeped out with Mouthful of Birds, by Samanta Schweblin

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Adele Leila Slimani and The Terrible Yrsa Daley-Ward

Women on the Verge: Adèle, by Leila Slimani and The Terrible, by Yrsa Daley-Ward

February 4, 2019

Reviews of two books about women in the middle of a crisis, both very worth your time. … More Women on the Verge: Adèle, by Leila Slimani and The Terrible, by Yrsa Daley-Ward

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Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

When You Just Can’t Get Behind a Book Everyone Else Loves: Washington Black, by Esi Edugyan

January 29, 2019

Reviews of Esi Edugyan’s Man Booker finalists Half-Blood Blues and Washington Black–one of which I love and one which I struggled to get through. … More When You Just Can’t Get Behind a Book Everyone Else Loves: Washington Black, by Esi Edugyan

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