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The Dreamers

Karen Thompson Walker is a master at showing us what everyday people deal with during an apocalyptic event. She did it brilliantly in The Age of Miracles and I’m so glad she’s back with another…

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Once Upon a River

I loved Diane Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale, a wonderful gothic mystery with storytelling at its heart, but I was really disappointed with Setterfield’s second book, Bellman & Black. I’m happy to report fabulous storytelling is…

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Dietland

I usually avoid storylines revolving around a woman’s weight. I’m not interested books like Size 12 is Not Fat, and I’m never going to watch “This is Us,” even though many people tell me that…

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Catty, Bitchy Fun

This was a delightful surprise since I loathed Knoll’s first book with a frothy passion. It was such a pile of hot garbage that I think I kinda got The Favorite Sister just because I…

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Force of Nature

Whenever someone at work describes after-work team building exercises, I cringe, rightfully so, but Jane Harper made them even more cringe-worthy in her latest mystery, Force of Nature. Five female colleagues, on a corporate weekend…

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