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The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg

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The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg This was a great look into a troubled family, told from the point of view of multiple characters and across a broad spectrum of time. I was drawn to reading it as it was Attenberg's break-out novel and I just recently discovered her work when…
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12 Top Boston Spots for the Working Writer

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This post was originally published on the Boston Book Blog. A writer’s day can be a mixed bag. Yes, my ideal is four uninterrupted, morning hours at my desk, but writers can’t always be writing - there are many other activities that go along with the job. Some days I take a class,…
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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid I'm always eager to read debut fiction that is getting lots of hype. I heard a podcast interview with the author which left me even more intrigued. On the plus side, Such a Fun Age left me wanting to discuss it with somebody. It is provocative…
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Motherland by Elissa Altman

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Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa Altman Motherland is the type of memoir I absolutely love, not constrained by chronology, it works the way memory works when we try to make meaning of the past and the to understand the most fundamental relationships.…
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Family Reunion Just Cuz

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This essay was originally published on Medium.com. My earliest memories of family outside the nucleus of my mother and father was my mother's family: her father, three siblings, and my cousins.  My eldest uncle and his first wife had three children and we were often sandwiched…
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Normal People by Sally Rooney

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Normal People by Sally Rooney A reminder of how tiresome young relationships are. It wore me out. I stuck with the book and enjoyed some of the turns of phrase, but in real life I would have walked away from the mess a lot earlier. I was anxious to love this book given the hype,…
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Daughter of a Promise

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The Nine

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Eden: A Novel

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