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Book Club :: 2018-19 End of Year Wrap Up
If you’re looking for book recommendations for selections for your book club, I think these yearly wrap up posts are probably the best place to look. Not only do I give the overall rating (including...
View ArticleSix Books to Help You Shelter-In-Place
If you’re one of the many who has been told to shelter-in-place during the COVID pandemic, then this is a pretty good time to catch up on your reading. To help those who need a good book...
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Book Clubs :: Virtual Meetings Continue, Book Pitch Long List
Virtual Book Pitch (plus one addition for the member who had a very good reason for missing book club) For the second month in a row, thanks to COVID and #shelterinplace, our book club met virtually....
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Book Clubs :: Short List, 2020-2021
Our short list is here! Voting is over, and our SOC Book Club has selected its 2020-2021 reading slate. Two things are different about this group of books from past years. First, our voting has never...
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Book Review :: Native Son
I first read Native Son in college. (That’s my copy in the photo.) And while I know I read it – there are highlights, notes and scribbles clearly in my handwriting – I remember very little of that...
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A Different Sort of Reading Year
The most consistent reading theme for 2020 that I heard was an inability to “get into” a book, which was incredibly frustrating – especially during those weeks and months of “sheltering in place.” For...
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Book Review :: Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart fortifies my belief in The Booker Prize winners. I’ve heard it called “The Best Reviewed Book You Haven’t Read” – and that very well could be true. It wasn’t on my radar...
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Book Review :: When Ghosts Come Home
Wiley Cash has a way of making Southern readers feel right at home – a skill he repeats in his latest novel, When Ghosts Come Home. Our characters are complex, not to mention our settings, and in his...
View ArticleBook Clubs :: Short List for 2021-2022
It feels like our book club is getting more and more expert at selecting books. This year, we’ll finish with eight of our eleven books receiving a rating of 4 or more points – and I promise it isn’t...
View ArticleBook Review :: Hour of the Witch
Chris Bohjalian is one of the more prolific contemporary writers who is truly dexterous in his writing. In his career that spans more than 25 years, he has demonstrated a unique ability to pivot...
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