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Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins · NYJB Review

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April 27th, 2021

Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins This review was originally published by the New York Journal of Books. Caul Baby is an ambitious and unique novel set in a Harlem neighborhood where a powerful Creole family, the Melancons, conduct a secretive trade from their bodega storefront.…

By jbadmin|April 27th, 2021

The Value of a Grown-Up Gap Year

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April 15th, 2021

This essay was originally published in the Travel section of Moms Don't Have Time To as "The Value of a Grown-Up Gap Year." I was skiing my way onto a chairlift at the Crested Butte ski resort in Colorado when a fellow masked and ‘single’ rider asked if he could join me. After…

By jbadmin|April 15th, 2021

Zero O’Clock by C.J. Farley

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March 31st, 2021

Zero O'Clock by C.J. Farley In the first line of CJ Farley’s latest novel, Zero O'Clock, Geth Montego says she “would give anything to make old people remember what it’s like to be a teenager.” To that, I say “mission accomplished." Not only did she take me back to that…

By jbadmin|March 31st, 2021

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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March 25th, 2021

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel The Glass Hotel is the type of book that surprises you with where it ends up. The characters are terrific and the weaving of their experiences is deft. The main character, Vincent, is a whip-smart, beautiful, wounded soul. I especially enjoyed…

By jbadmin|March 25th, 2021

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

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March 8th, 2021

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Where to start? The premise, the language, the way the structure weaves around events and characters. We have all grown up with Shakespeare, but to dive into this historical speculation is a treat nobody should miss. Titled "Hamnet," after Shakespeare's…

By jbadmin|March 8th, 2021

A Quest for Quiet and the Ability to Live in it

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March 3rd, 2021

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. My husband and I are on a road trip this winter. With freedom heralded in by an empty nest and working from home, we loaded the car on New Year’s Day and began driving west. We’re keeping to ourselves, preparing and eating our…

By jbadmin|March 3rd, 2021

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