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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/20/23 Edition
stories, and somehow I missed that key aspect of Willingham's newest mystery, but I feel like I'm in good
- Review of The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
The Marriage Portrait offers wonderful details--of food, palace life, clothing, and art--as well as a
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/16/23 Edition
recently started watching "The Last Movie Stars," a six-part documentary about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
- Review of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
When Bill, a good-hearted coal merchant, discovers something shocking while making his regular delivery
- Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year
He is interested in the potential power of his celebrity to do good, in learning about worthwhile issues mother's idea of "calorie restriction," which started McCurdy on a path of constant struggling with food
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/25/22 Edition
Patel “I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good
- Review of Sarahland: Stories by Sam Cohen
I felt uneasy a good bit of the time I was reading this, and I never predicted where Cohen was taking
- Six More Great Light Fiction Stories
some sexy romantic interludes, and everything about this book wonderfully suited my summer reading mood She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents Click here for my reviews of Lauren's books The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words,
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
The many details of daily life (food, dress, tradition) in Korea and Japan made the almost-500-page story The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much
- Review of A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Twenty years later, Chloe struggles, but she has more good days than bad.
- Review of Happy Place by Emily Henry
surprise Harriet upon her arrival with the fact that Win was able to come after all, it should be a good
- Review of Landslide by Susan Conley
the author of the novels Kelsey Come Home and Paris Was the Place, as well as the memoir The Foremost Good
- Six Spooky, Gothic Tales
sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent companion" (a realistic, freestanding painted wooden
- Review of Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning
She feels guilty at her deep fascination with various fancy foods and dress.
- Review of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
surviving that icy journey in hopes of leaving this greedy, corpo-driven, ecologically damaged planet for good
- Review of Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
In Thistlefoot, estranged siblings Bellatine, a woodworker with mysterious powers, and Isaac, a con artist
- Review of The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
sexual tension along with some racy-steamy romantic interludes, and the book suited my summer reading mood
- Review of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
Eli is a good young fellow who is growing more savvy, is increasingly able to see shades of gray, and everyday brutality, corruption, and the general neglect of people and possessions and reveals imperfect goodness
- Shhh! Six More Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
More Book Gifts for Kids and Teens 01 Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide by Cecily Wong “Eating pleasure of eating, and there is no faster way to glimpse the heart of a place than by experiencing its food
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/12/22 Edition
In Thistlefoot, estranged siblings Bellatine and Isaac, a woodworker and a con artist and street performer
- Six Historical Fiction Favorites
Vera and Edith in Hungary and Germany during the war; in Naples as they adjusted to post-war floods of food
- Review of Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
I love a good witch-focused book, and I've been wanting to put together a Greedy Reading List on this and Future Witches, Harrow writes about three bitter and broken sisters who learned powerful ways and words traditional villain character from The Wizard of Oz; and poked holes in the beatific reputation of Glinda the Good Whenever characters believe other people are unequivocally good or evil, just know: they're about to I am all in for the angsty drama and for Matthew Goode in this role.)
- Review of A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock #1) by Sherry Thomas
events lead to Charlotte's assuming the identity of a made-up detective, Sherlock Holmes, and putting to good
- ICYMI: My Very Favorite Reads from the First Half of 2021
My son is reading it and isn't quite as enamored of it as I am, but he does think it's really good. Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this. She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents their years together (and apart) are an anchor of sorts, regardless of their status: “He brought her goodness
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/7/22 Edition
events lead to Charlotte's assuming the identity of a made-up detective, Sherlock Holmes, and putting to good
- Review of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
Common Orbit; Record of a Spaceborn Few; The Galaxy, and the Ground Within; and a series prequel, A Good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/22/20 Edition
01 Deadly Waters Rebecca Sorley is a college student, and she's trying to get good grades, spend time This is a good old Victorian ghost story so far. I love it.
- My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books
has never met, in the conversational tone of a pen pal writing to someone who will love her and her words She uses Old Norse words in her speech and thoughts; she frequently mentions bravery, combat, wisdom, eager to learn how to be more independent, and she’s smart and accurate with so many of her pure and good please see When We Were Vikings. 06 Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots Anna doesn't put up with any good Donoghue weaves a good amount of fact into this story.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/5/22 Edition
So this had better be GOOD.
- Review of The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents ' books In a Holidaze, The Unhoneymooners, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, and Love and Other Words
- Review of The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
charming young Mimi shows Joan how to pin her hair and carry herself, and David halfheartedly attempts to woo Laura Amy Schlitz has also written the children's book Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
- Review of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
They were brilliant in their avarice, quarrelsome beyond imagining, ready to die for bad and good ideas
- Review of Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Kent has also written a book based on true events in 1825 County Kerry, Ireland, called The Good People
- My Very Favorite 2021 Reads So Far
My son is reading it and isn't quite as enamored of it as I am, but he does think it's really good. Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this. She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents their years together (and apart) are an anchor of sorts, regardless of their status: “He brought her goodness
- Review of The Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown
Carolina-set novel offers mountain clans, whiskey runners, folk healers, family conflict, and dark, brooding woodland Rory Docherty has returned to rural North Carolina with a wooden leg and haunting memories of his time
- Review of Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
If you're in the mood for more light fiction, you might try the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six
- Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now
heartwarming 02 Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel Boy oh boy, this fifth book in the series is so very good I lurv them, and this one is really, really good so far.
- Review of The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck
She's beginning to wonder if good can possibly overcome evil in this interminable war, but her ragtag
- Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating
everyday brutality, corruption, and the general neglect of people and possessions and reveals imperfect goodness
- Review of A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler
Fowler also wrote A Good Neighborhood, which I had some issues with, although the topics at its heart
- Review of Outlawed by Anna North
begins to understand that the group's intention is to effect sweeping change by wielding its power for good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/9/22 Edition
novel First Time for Everything, Danny Scudd has spent five years trying to make good on his dreams.
- Review of Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Moore's books Heft and The Unseen World also look good, but I haven't read them yet.
- Review of The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Lucy Foley's The Hunting Party hit the spot for my reading mood and kept me guessing about the details
- Review of the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Pitting "true believers" against dark, feared forces turns what the village believes to be good and pure
- Six Book Recommendations from Smarty Librarians
During the early months of the pandemic, I was in the mood for a solid dystopian, postapocalyptic read
- Review of Fable by Adrienne Young
This suited my reading mood perfectly.
- Ten Bossy Spring Favorites
Desperate for food and shelter and tired of overstaying her welcome and never having security, she was , preserved seeds for the future--if they can trust each other long enough to work together for the good For my full review of Wild Dark Shore , please check out this link . 09 Famous Last Words by Gillian Famous Last Words is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian McAllister. For my full review, please see Famous Last Words . 10 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall In Hall's Broken
- Review of Recursion by Blake Crouch
Recursion is more fantastic character-driven science fiction from Blake Crouch, and I found this sooooo good















































