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Book Review: “Contrapposto” by Dave Eggers
Contrapposto is an entertaining and thoughtful exploration of art and creativity that unfolds into a gorgeous, lifelong love story.
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Book Review: “The Children” by Melissa Albert
The Children is a dark, fairy tale-like gothic novel about two siblings haunted by their childhood, their mother’s success, and the mysterious force at the center of it all.
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Book Review: “The Radiant Dark” by Alexandra Oliva
The Radiant Dark is a speculative literary novel exploring the generational impact of communication from intelligent life on another planet.
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Book Review: “The One Day You Were My Husband” by Rosie Walsh
A domestic thriller with a strong romantic underpinning and plenty of plot twists to keep you up reading past your bedtime.
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Book Review: “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett
The Calamity Club is a richly detailed Depression-era novel about strong women, female friendship, and survival under challenging circumstances.
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Book Review: “What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan’s “What We Can Know” explores how history is built, how fragile it is, and how little we can truly know about the past.
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Book Review: “Go Gentle” by Maria Semple
Go Gentle is a sharp, witty novel about midlife reinvention, female friendship, and finding community in unexpected ways.
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Book Review: “Daughter of Egypt” by Marie Benedict
Daughter of Egypt pairs Lady Evelyn Herbert, one of the first to enter Tutankhamun’s tomb, with Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh later erased from history, to explore women’s ambition and the fight to claim their place in history.
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Book Review: “Katabasis” by R.F. Kuang
Katabasis is an intellectually-driven fantasy adventure story with a love story lingering underneath its interrogation of ambition and morality. If that piques your interest, I highly recommend it.
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Book Review: “Fatherland” by Victoria Shorr
Fatherland is an emotionally devastating intergenerational family saga exploring the fallout after a successful man abandons his family in midcentury America.
