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December Book Club: The Alice Network
We. Love. Historical. Fiction.
I knew that The Alice Network by Kate Quinn had to be a pick for our book club. The reviews were...
November Book Club: The Last Romantics (and a Surprise Interview)
"This then is the true lesson: There is nothing romantic about love. Only the most naive believe it will save them. Only the hardiest...
October Book Club: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Miracle Creek starts with a trial - the trial of a mother accused of murdering her son. But, as we quickly learn, the trial...
August Book Club: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
When you hear the word library, what is the first thought or image that comes to mind?
I picture shelves upon shelves of books. I...
July Book Club: Nine Perfect Strangers
When I think of a luxury wellness resort, I conjure up images of calm and serenity. I see spa treatments and carefully curated, nutritious...
June Book Club: The Immortalists
The Immortalists: It is 1969 New York City, and the Gold children are looking for a little fun. Word had spread through the Lower...
May Book Club: Educated by Tara Westover
Imagine that your very first day of school was at the age of seventeen.
This is the age that Tara Westover, the author of Educated,...
April Book Club: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
It is a familiar tale. Boy meets girl, boy pursues girl, boy and girl fall in love and live happily ever after. But in...
Library Love: How I Traded Scrolling for Stories and Curbed My...
I always loved reading. There were three children's books that I read (by memory, is that still reading?) to my dad every night for...
March Book Club: At Home in the World
Imagine this: you are offered the chance to travel the world for 9 months. You can work remotely, thus providing an income during your...
February Book Club: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
I’m fine. Everything is fine. We are fine. How often do we repeat these sentences? More importantly, how often are they accurate and honest?
In...
January Book Club: Raven of the Sea and an Interview with...
Romance novels often get a bad rap. Book snobs (like myself, I will admit) tend to label them poorly and eschew the genre entirely....