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Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

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Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Olive Again is a wonderful collection of independent chapters continuing in the vein of Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kittredge. As Olive ages, remarries, and navigates grand-motherhood, her cutting and wry observations are portrayed in her own voice…
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Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur

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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur Wild Game is a memoir that dissects an especially complicated bond between a mother and daughter. Adrienne Brodeur’s mother violated acceptable boundaries when she made 14 year old Adrienne her confidante and accomplice…
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Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

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Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes This rom-com was fresh and fun to read. I've been looking forward to digging in ever since hearing Linda Holmes speak about her debut in June. Indeed, the characters are original and nothing was formulaic. The setting is painted as relaxing,…
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The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

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The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Dutch House is a beautifully structured novel about a brother and sister who live in their memories as much as in the present moment. I was enraptured by the language and by the characters as well. There are ghosts in all of our lives, but witnessing…
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Bunny by Mona Awad

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Bunny by Mona Awad I picked up this book because of the campus novel aspect, a genre I am invested in! The work is unique and experimental, reminiscent of the MFA program that is described within it. The whole work has a very Alice fell down the rabbit hole quality - as in a wonder…
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Revisiting: When Book Tour Becomes Time Travel

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This essay was originally published on Medium.com. Throughout my recent travels, I've been reflecting on the idea of return. I often re-visit favorite books, reading them in their entirety or just special sections. It’s remarkable the way literature finds unique relevance for me…
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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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