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Review of RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang

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This review of Rental House by Weike Wang was originally published in the New York Journal of Books. Reviewed by: Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg “throws out traditional expectations and homogeneity and relies on determination and compassion…
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By Jeanne|
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Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt

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This novel hooked me from the beginning with its premise of a young woman serving time for a crime she did not commit. Upon release from prison, she must rebuild her life but also gather the pieces of what led to her incarceration. She gave birth and relinquished a child while in…
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By Jeanne|
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The Setting

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The end of October was marked by the Boston Book Festival where I got to schmooze with our non-fiction keynote as well as present DAUGHTER OF A PROMISE at a panel discussion on coming-of-age novels. Around the same time, I learned DOAP won the 2024 American Book Festival Award…
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The People

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As for the Book….   I’m returning to Boston on October 26th for the Boston Book Festival. I am on a panel will at 11:45am at Old South Church. Hope to see you at what will be my last 2024 East Coast appearance!! Let's make a personal connection!…
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By Jeanne|
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Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer by Brian Reisinger

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Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer by Brian Reisinger As a new farmer in southwest Wisconsin, I read this book as a cautionary tale as well as motivation to keep doing what we are doing - trying to create a model for…
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The Processing

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The essay "The Processing" originally appeared on Jeannie's Substack, Constantly Curating. Subscribe here for monthly updates! Happy Autumnal Equinox to those who celebrate 🙂 It’s book festival season. I’ve recently returned from Chicago’s Printers Row Lit Fest and looking…
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Daughter of

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The Nine

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Eden

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