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I write book reviews–known for romance, truly adore mysteries, everything is interesting to me. I also write on cultural issues and usually end up making many mad. All opinions are most definitely my own.
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My Antonia by Willa Cather
Somehow I’d never read Willa Cather’s My Ántonia. Fortunately, it was my read and be happy book club’s choice this month. Now I know why the book is so famous:…
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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment opens with a terrific premise. After an irksome delay on a flight from Hobart to Sydney, a middle-aged woman rises from her seat, walks the…
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And The Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Dabney: Susan Elizabeth Phillips published her first Chicago Stars book, It Had to Be You, in 1994. The book, featuring a tall, rugged football coach named Dan and a curvy…
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Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild Dark Shore is one of my favorite reads of the last few years. It is the third of three books by McConaghy; Once There Were Wolves is…
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Politics alone do not a villain make
ideology is not character development
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All About Romance wants to know: What are the top 100 romances of all time?
we'd love it if you'd take our survey
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Seeing stars
stellar first times
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So… about safe spaces in literature…
I am not here to tuck you in.
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The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan: a review
the past is never what we thought it was
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The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow: a review
a fable of power and great love
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