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Autobiography/Memoir
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop

The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, Lewis Buzbee’s captivating memoir and history of the world of bookselling. Of all the books I have especially recommended to avid readers

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Billy Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space
Children's graphic novels
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Billy Blaster

BILLY BLASTER AND THE ROBOT ARMY FROM OUTER SPACE – not necessarily a graphic novel only for the younger reader. No matter how old you

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The Peasant Prince
This 'N That
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Remembering The Peasant Prince

One thing leading to another is the case when reading about an unearthed time capsule brings me back to Thaddeus Kosciuszko. Last Thursday, August 31st,

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The Honey Jar
Children’s early and middle readers
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The Honey Jar

The Honey Jar, An Armenian’s Escape to Freedom, is Joan Schoettler’s captivating tale of a young boy’s 1920, escape from his war-torn home in Armenia.

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Dreamers of the Day
Fiction
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Dreamers of the Day

Dreamers of the Day is Mary Doria Russell’s novel that is as fresh if not fresher today than when first published in 2008. Mary Doria Russell’s

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The Midnight Library
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig’s novel, The Midnight Library, describes the twenty-seven hours it takes Nora Seed to choose life or death. The Midnight Library, Chapter One begins, “Nineteen

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Not Weakness, Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain
Health
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Not Weakness

Not Weakness, Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain – Francesca Grossman’s book is more than memoir or self-help. It is an honest exploration of the

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The Little Sister
Reviews
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The Little Sister

The Little Sister – A first Philip Marlowe novel brings this reviewer into an enthusiastic appreciation of Raymond Chandler who makes (for me) the mystery

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Horse
Animal stories
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Horse

Horse – Once again, Geraldine Brooks uncovers little known parts of our American history. She moves us from 2019 back to the pre-Civil War south,

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Park Avenue Summer
Reviews
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Park Avenue Summer

Park Avenue Summer, Renee Rosen brings us another fascinating novel of a young woman in historical New York City,1965. After reading and enthusiastically reviewing Renee

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Armageddon
Reviews
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Armageddon In Retrospect

It is never too late to begin or to continue reading Kurt Vonnegut, especially Armageddon In Retrospect. One of the marvels about Kurt Vonnegut is

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Tahoe Moon
Fiction
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Tahoe Moon

Tahoe Moon – We know summer is upon us as Todd Borg’s Owen McKenna takes center stage. Mystery-thriller fans will not be disappointed. McKenna is

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Clock Dance
Reviews
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Clock Dance

Clock Dane – Anne Tyler’s latest novel, proving once again, that even folks like us are worthy of novelhood. I cannot think of an Anne

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