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Apr 27, 20232 min read

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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Book Review: Welcome to St. Hell : My Trans Teen Misadventure - Lewis Hancox

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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Book Review: Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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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Book Review: Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood

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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Book Review: The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley

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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Book Review: People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry

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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Book Review: A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham

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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I've read over 100 books this year and here are the best and worst ones

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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Binge-worthy Books: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

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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Binge-worthy Books: The Adventures of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc

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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Binge-worthy Books: I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara

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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Book Review - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

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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Essay Collection Review: 'Nothing is Wrong and Here Is Why' by Alexandra Petri

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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Short Story Collection Review: 'The Awkward Black Man' by Walter Mosley

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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Essay Collection Review: 'The Inner Coast' by Donovan Hohn

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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Book Review: What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era - Carlos Lozada

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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Book Review: How To Make A Slave and Other Essays - Jerald Walker

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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