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Gratitude and Reflections for a New Year
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Before I look forward to 2018’s resolutions, I need to say thank you to 2017. There hasn’t been a year in which I’ve felt such gratification. Yes, my first novel, EDEN, was published, but that occasion became the catalyst for something much bigger. I often dubbed my book…By Jeanne|

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Got to love the family sagas, four generations, the ties that bind! Read more reviews.By jbadmin|

The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
The Burning Girl by Claire Messud The Burning Girl is elegant and concisely written. Such a simple premise, so many truths. I’m a huge fan of Claire Messud. Read more reviews.By jbadmin|

Strangers in Budapest by Jessica Keener
Strangers in Budapest by Jessica Keener Having been an ex pat in Zurich for three years, I truly appreciated Keener's capturing of the psyche of the stranger. Living in a city both as a tourist and a resident is filled with contradictions - you can't help being drawn to a city's…By jbadmin|

Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda
Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda The hot, dry setting is palpable. I loved Wonder Valley from the opening scene where the traffic is driving everyone crazy. It brings back memories of the opening scene of LaLaLand - maybe the defining setting of modern day California - stuck in…By jbadmin|

Thinking about Adam, Eve, and the Garden
As I’ve traveled from place to place over the past seven months talking about EDEN, it has been revelatory that many readers do not connect my novel with the metaphor of the Garden of Eden. I would have thought the book’s title would be the first giveaway. This is less a commentary…By Jeanne|



