Book Review: The Guncle - Steven Rowley
Summary: “Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves...
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Madi
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Book Review: Welcome to St. Hell : My Trans Teen Misadventure - Lewis Hancox
Summary: “Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog....
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Madi
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Book Review: Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Summary: “An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart of institutionalized...
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Madi
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Book Review: Gallant - V.E Schwab
Summary: “Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to...
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Madi
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Book Review: Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood
Summary: “As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and...
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Madi
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Book Review: The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley
Summary: “Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her...
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Madi
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Book Review: People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry
Summary: “Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable...
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Madi
Mar 9, 20231 min read
Book Review: Namesake - Adrienne Young
Summary: “With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and the rest of the crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived...
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Madi
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Book Review: A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham
Summary: “When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, Chloe’s...
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Madi
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Book Review: Fable - Adrienne Young
Summary: “For seventeen-year-old Fable, the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home she has ever...
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Madi
Dec 20, 20228 min read
I've read over 100 books this year and here are the best and worst ones
I've always been an avid reader (obviously, just look at where I work), but this year I really hit it out of the park with the amount of...
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Elise
May 20, 20222 min read
Binge-worthy Books: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Welcome to Binge-worthy Books, where we review the title for that month's edition of our new Streaming Book Club, a book club around...
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Elise
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Binge-worthy Books: The Adventures of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc
Welcome to Binge-worthy Books, where we review the title for that month's edition of our new Streaming Book Club, a book club around...
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Elise
Mar 18, 20225 min read
Binge-worthy Books: I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
Welcome to Binge-worthy Books, where we review the title for that month's edition of our new Streaming Book Club, a book club around...
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Andy Kristensen
Apr 2, 20216 min read
Book Review - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Young Adult books are not my usual cup of tea. For whatever reason, I never really got into the genre when I was a teenager, or...
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Andy Kristensen
Feb 19, 20215 min read
Essay Collection Review: 'Nothing is Wrong and Here Is Why' by Alexandra Petri
Title: Nothing Is Wrong And Here Is Why Author: Alexandra Petri Themes/Subjects: Satire, Politics, Socioeconomics, Race Relations,...
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Andy Kristensen
Feb 12, 20217 min read
Short Story Collection Review: 'The Awkward Black Man' by Walter Mosley
Title: The Awkward Black Man Author: Walter Mosley Themes/Subjects: Race, Self-Sufficiency, Science Fiction, Oddness, Familial Relations,...
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Andy Kristensen
Feb 5, 20217 min read
Essay Collection Review: 'The Inner Coast' by Donovan Hohn
Title: The Inner Coast Author: Donovan Hohn Themes/Subjects: Hoarding, Family Trauma, Family Relations, Teamwork, Ice Canoeing, Climate...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 11, 20206 min read
Book Review: What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era - Carlos Lozada
Short review: In What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era, Carlos Lozada, the nonfiction book critic for the...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 8, 20207 min read
Book Review: How To Make A Slave and Other Essays - Jerald Walker
Short Review: How To Make a Slave and Other Essays, a 2020 National Book Award Finalist and the first essay collection by writer Jerald...
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