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- Six More Novels I Loved Reading Last Year
Then mysterious threats and unexplained feminist changes begin appearing within the script, aimed at glimpses of the novel that is the basis for Penny's trajectory--while digging into themes of climate change
- Review of So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
often-traditional colorblind approaches to race; and how guilt can paralyze and prevent productive action and change pitfalls that can prevent progress, as well as the facts and goals that can promote understanding and change
- Review of Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
But it's 1977, and things are changing.
- Review of Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
She's set to detest this interloper--but then he sends her a letter that changes everything.
- Review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1) by Hank Green
The next day, the world is changed. Carls have cropped up in cities throughout the world.
- Review of You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn
types interested in both funny writing and reflecting diversity led to opportunities that ultimately changed
- Review of Wild Life by Keena Roberts
and the limited opportunities of most Botswanans, Roberts has a series of reckonings that profoundly change And I felt privileged to read as her convictions led her toward a life path of service and life-changing
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition
And yet these are the same activities that change lives, sometimes all at once and sometimes more slowly , the way dripping water changes stone.
- Review of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
standout for me, you might also enjoy a different book about aging women taking back their power, The Change
- Review of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
and her own work stress began taking its toll on her physically and emotionally, she yearned to make changes
- Review of The Beauty of Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper
She manages some beautifully generous forgiveness separate from feeling any requirement for deep change somewhat at odds with where she'd once envisioned herself being at this point (she's had multiple job changes
- Review of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
These are the women left behind--often women who may have been able to change the course of events if
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/15/22 Edition
Knowing what she does about the future, would Alice change the past?
- Review of Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen
kingdom's evils are intensely detailed and extensively explored; this motivates characters to seek change is a dark undercurrent that serves as either a motivator for warped debauchery or as inspiration for change
- Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
Responsible as she is, she makes sure to keep to the background so as not to change a story or appear
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/14/20 Edition
of its teenaged students. 02 I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown Austin Channing Brown's book is slim (185 pages), but I'm wearing out my highlighter as I mark
- Review of When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine by Monica Wood
Wood gorgeously evokes the many characters and unfathomable events that changed her family's existence
- Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had made peace with--he must decide whether it changes a piece of valuable artwork, Val agrees to follow her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change
- Review of The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
“People think romances are just about sex—and some are, which is fine—but they’re also about social change
- Review of The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
horrific system of oppression, control, torture, and death—even with a promise in place of potential change
- Review of Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
In a way, this feels like a complementary read to Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change
- Review of Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin
It's possible very little in the book was changed in light of real-world events, but, and maybe this
- Review of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
how many more possibilities there are for her future than she's ever dreamed of, and she has in turn changed
- Review of Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
an old Victorian beauty where she grew up, with her architect husband, who has masterminded plans to change
- Review of Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
appreciated that Laurie's desire for independence and solitude weren't swept away in a convenient, abrupt sea change
- Review of Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
slightly in order to open up just a little bit--and to see how powerful the promise of these small changes
- Review of Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
she's forced to consider her life and the person she's become--and determine whether she's capable of change
- Review of Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
family flees to Canada, their employment and financial prospects as well as their immigration status change
- Review of Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
Frankie travels the country tracking lost women, moving into communities with little more than a change
- Review of Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, and the changing
- Six More Four-Star (and Up) Historical Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year
as we see Jarrett grow up enslaved and dedicated to his horse Darley (later renamed Lexington in a change After twists and turns, momentous changes, and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/15/21 Edition
have just crossed a line, betraying their spouses--and may have set into motion a shift that could change
- Review of When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
When Women Were Dragons feels like the perfect book to read if you're a woman frustrated by recent changes
- Review of Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
People change, but for me her dramatic change from practical, protective, sometimes put-upon wife, mother
- Review of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
There felt like significant summary toward the end of the book, with abrupt point of view changes and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/21/22 Edition
Now I'm reading Honor, Thrity Umrigar's story of love, loyalty, oppressive tradition, and hope for change
- Six Short Story Collections to Wow You
within the relationships she lays out, and you may not be able to anticipate who's going to have a life-changing
- Review of Wingwalkers by Taylor Brown
Zeno and Della are vagabonds, putting on shows for small bills and change, scrambling to make enough
- Review of Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah
Scorah tells a fascinating personal story of growth and fear and change.
- Review of She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
Nico's troublemaking and incessant challenges to the status quo serving as a catalyst for fast-paced changes
- Review of Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter
But I kept asking myself, what is any of it for if characters cannot change any aspect of their life
- Review of The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker
None of us can change what has transpired.
- Review of My Heart Went Walking by Sally Hanan
There's a primary setup of "I can't tell you this enormous, life-changing fact, so I'll run away, leaving
- Review of The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
There's a lot of thinking and considering and talking with short bursts of change or brief moments in
- Review of I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt... by W. Lee Warren
just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advanced reader copy, so this may well have changed
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/12/21 Edition
And (this part of the storyline may feel familiar) climate change is causing weather patterns to spin
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/18/21 Edition
She travels the country tracking lost women, moving into communities with little more than a change of
- Review of The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
tiny moves forward until a big shift that occurs at the end of the book, and the timing and drastic change
- Six Illuminating Memoirs to Check Out
Scorah tells a fascinating personal story of growth and fear and change.
- Review of The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
But when most of the guests fall violently ill at the reception, Olive's own luck seems to be changing
















































