Margo butts up against--and at times, dismantles--frustrating societal expectations and double standards

The Comfort Book is the newest book from Matt Haig, author of the novel How to Stop Time and the memoir and they serve as an uplifting collection of reassurances that are perfect for giving as a gift. 02 Time Hussain Nadiya Hussain, former winner of The Great British Baking Show, hosts a Netflix cooking show, Time In Time to Eat, Hussain offers weeknight meal solutions, ways to streamline meal preparation, precise More Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays), and he has a new book out in time for the holiday gift-giving

Yet the tone of the book is not one of intrigue and suspense; this is a patiently paced story of a time

lives of three women in Utah Territory in 1857 and of the burgeoning Mormon faith in that place at that time Hawker is skilled at using well-researched details to bring to vivid life a place and time in history Mormonism offered these people hope--for, during that time, the church espoused its great dream of building

I wish we had spent more time with Lilian in her role as a police officer, as the story skews heavily

pages) tracks a healer and alchemist suffering from significant memory gaps through three periods of time

occasional emphasis on certain words and infrequent, but present, perplexing pauses threw me off at times

Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. Morton Morton offers a Secret Garden-type tale for grown-ups, with twisty stories connected across time I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he navigated tough situations and emerged with hope because of them), he emerges as a fantastic, oddball, singularly heroic character I loved spending time

The skips through time wonderfully shape the story and create fascinating pacing as Lucrezia enjoys moments Sofia, Emilia, and Jacobo aren't given extensive page time but serve pivotal roles in the story and in

The book's pace felt halting at times and its substance somewhat light at points. The pace of the book is sometimes halting and its sections about scripture at times felt a little light But Evans was an open, loving, inclusive, curious faith leader, and it was a pleasure spending time with

It seemed both proper and at the same time deeply unfair that so much of life was left to chance. and lays them alongside Big Moments of Realization--which often require grace and forgiveness, other times

"summer reads," but they were my favorite reads from a summer past, and they all stand the test of time In case you missed them the first time around, I'm reposting them as this summer begins so you can add

But sometimes nothing does the reading trick like shorter works--especially when time is tight or when 03 Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy His heart felt dangerously full, for the first time

of course, that of all the feelings of my youth that would pass, it was this one, of an abundance of time

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teen daughter Madison brushes her off, then shows up, needy and asking for help, Emmy doesn't have time

Then an Illum does the unthinkable: for the first time in decades, an Illum intends to take a Mate.

this tale, and Goodman transported me into the details and (often infuriating) dynamics of life at the time tragically beautiful intertwined novel that shines a light on weighty issues at three points in space and time of say-so and constant fear of the enslaved, Eckstine builds a rich story of detail of life at the time

A late portion of the story takes places in a time period years later than Birdie and Emaleen's foray

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poet's poem, the single version of which was read aloud for the poet's wife's birthday, but then lost to time

Annis leans on the comfort of the presence of this fierce spirit during grim or terrifying times, but

By the time the story ended, I had forgotten about the mystery's brief introduction at the beginning

“It was a long time ago now, and it was yesterday.” Ursula didn't survive her own birth. But she got another go-round at life, and that time she survived being born--only to die young in an At times Ursula's decision-making and her unknowing shifting of situations has immense personal impact I feared I'd get turned around in time by listening to the book rather than reading it, but narrator

self and meaning--while coping with versions of the universal challenges women have faced throughout time I felt uneasy a good bit of the time I was reading this, and I never predicted where Cohen was taking designer jeans, burned CDs, the existence of OkCupid) cement the reader entertainingly in specific times

It was time for something new.

But Cece's time with Garrett begins to make her question her future with Charlie.

Glimmers of hope appear from time to time in the form of tragically small, thrilling amounts of money that could offer temporary food security; seemingly reliable sleeping conditions for a time; or the

spent years drowning his sorrows in drink, and now that he's had three heart attacks, he realizes his time

personality and political aspirations and her son Nick's coming into his own, and I wished for more page time I found myself wishing for more page time spent with Nancy and her political life and for more family

author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era painter, Val Welch, traveling

I loved the glimpses of rural life and of the specific place and time that Rash crafts so well.

got a little teary during some of the characters' vulnerability at the end, and I laughed out loud at times

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War by Anita Abriel Vera and Edith are such a complementary WWII partnership, and I loved spending time adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fantastic details of life at the time Jesus's role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time lovely debut from Rachel Beanland starts off with some rough events, and frankly I had a little bit of a time

both in class and at the library where Owen's mom works--and where Bethany seems to spend all of her time how it all works are laid out as we dive in; we briefly dabble in well-known books and characters at times Riley is also the author of the Half Upon a Time and Revenge of Magic series.

funny, feminist story about a retiring female team of elite assassins was the right book at the right time After four decades of successfully ridding the world of cruelty and destruction one person at a time,

Significant page time is spent on her worrying about how to manage situations and what to do next (often

Yet the cast of characters is colorful, and I enjoyed the time I spent with them.

Despite having been the one who requested a copy of this title, I (possibly unfairly) at times wondered

this hefty expansion of the 1619 Project, which was spearheaded by Nikole Hannah-Jones at The New York Times I watched The Good Place for the third time just before reading this, and I loved hearing Schur's references and a heartwarming reminder that there are thoughtful, kind, well-meaning people out there spending time Victorious in war, unchallenged by foreign foes in North America for the first time in its history, the

desperate hope, and a few highs; choosing to end her long-term relationship, and writing a New York Times The vast majority of page time is spent on Suleika's struggle with her physical disease. passion and, ultimately, a career, one for which he takes a sabbatical from his steady acting job at the time I laughed out loud multiple times; Kal is funny without trying too hard, and his tone is accessible even his work, and Happy-Go-Lucky is no exception, are Sedaris's unflinching observations of moments in time

They begin to forge a stronger bond (despite how irritating they each find the other), but there's no time I think this was because of personal timing and my reading-during-vacation distraction circumstances,

Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it. in a family of difficult men, living on a rural Colorado peach farm--its existence in that place and time There's relatively little page time spent on the later years of Hildegard's life at the abbey.

Jane is also buoyed by magical thinking, often expending emotional energy (and spending plenty of page time

is often the case for me with stories structured around dual timelines, I felt more invested in one time Jenkins Reid focuses much of the page time in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on the fascinating dynamics

But her life in Texas is complicated: her father requires a full-time caregiver, and Emma is it.

By the time summer is over, Mary Jane will understand how many more possibilities there are for her future than she's ever dreamed of. 02 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine nonfiction ode to settling in, stepping back, and slowing down, she explores her own experiences with times

Desperate for food and shelter and tired of overstaying her welcome and never having security, she was got a little teary during some of the characters' vulnerability at the end, and I laughed out loud at times It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and But I'm one of those who are eager for more time with these clever, sometimes grumpy, often spontaneous

I fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real, read it in one rainy