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Book review: ‘Unfamiliar Fishes’ by Sarah Vowell

In my quest to add more non-fiction to my reading diet, I sometimes pick up a book that feels slight “out of character” for me — like this one, Unfamiliar Fishes, by an author who seems to appear often in … Continue reading

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Let’s get blurb-ical

Once upon a time, I never noticed book blurbs — and to be honest, I’m not sure I could have told you what a blurb was. Every now and then I might take note of a famous fellow author’s words … Continue reading

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Book review: ‘Girl Unmoored’ by Jennifer Gooch Hummer

Sometimes a novel hops into your lap, looks into your weary eyes and wraps its little paper arms around you. The hug from this book feels so real, so good that you never want to part with it — and … Continue reading

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Book review: ‘The Singles’ by Meredith Goldstein

Bee Evans is determined that all who attend her lavish Annapolis wedding will have a great time — and that means allowing every guest to have a “plus one.” Former college friends, acquaintances and current best buddies are all encouraged … Continue reading

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Book review: ‘All The Flowers In Shanghai’ by Duncan Jepson

Seventeen-year-old Xiao Feng is more interested in walking through gardens with her grandfather than blushing around boys in 1930s Shanghai, but life changes suddenly with an unexpected death — and a new deal brokered with an influential Chinese family. Married … Continue reading

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Book talk: ‘S.A.S.S. Yourself Slim’ by Cynthia Sass

Many of us struggle with our weight. I don’t know when being “chunky” first entered my realm of consciousness. Though I was a little heavy as a kid, I never worried about it; my family certainly didn’t comment on it, … Continue reading

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