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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

The Spy Who Went Back Into the Cold

November 18, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Agent Running In The Field, James Bond, John LeCarré, Len Deighton, The Ipcress File

A New John LeCarré Protagonist for a New World Order

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The Innocents at Home

November 12, 2019 Art Edwards 0 Comments

Canadian Orphans in the Blue Ice Lagoon

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It’s a Family Affair

November 11, 2019November 10, 2019 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments All This Could Be Yours, Jami Attenberg

‘All This Could Be Yours,’ Another Excellent Social Novel from Jami Attenberg

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Love, Awfully

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Michael Giltz 0 Comments Andre Aciman, Call Me By Your Name, Find Me

Call Me By Your Name…Again!

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FICTION Young Adult

Slay Queen

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments AAVE, black gamers, Brittney Morris, Slay, YA novel Slay

A Debut YA Thriller About the World of Black Gamers

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Zadie Smith, Master of the Short Story

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Grand Union, Master of the Short Story, Michael Chabon effect, NW, Swing Time, White Teeth, Zadie Smith

Her New Collection, Grand Union, Shows off Her Range

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Lady Sherlock Loses The Plot

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Lady Sherlock, Sherry Thomas, The Art Of Theft

‘The Art Of Theft,’ an Overdone Art Heist with Too Many Characters

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FICTION Young Adult

L’Amour Fou

October 15, 2019 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Serpent and Dove, Shelby Mahurin

‘Serpent and Dove,’ a Fun, Frenchy YA Fantasy Romance

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‘Night Boat to Tangier’

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 Art Edwards 0 Comments Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier

Echoes of Joyce in a Lyrical Novel about Seedy Irishmen

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Crouching Author, Hidden Classic

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Michael Giltz 0 Comments A Hero Born, Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Jin Yong, novels by Wang Dulu, The Monkey King, wuxia

A Chinese Legend Arrives in the West

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Front Window

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 0 Comments changing face of the Bay Area, Five Windows, hygge, Jon Roemer

‘Five Windows,’ a Just-So-Well-Written First Novel From San Francisco’s Jon Roemer

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FICTION Young Adult

Don’t Read, Don’t Tell

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo, Alex Gino, Banned Books Week, Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey, George

Pretty Much Every Volume in Banned Books Week Has LGBTQ Content

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FICTION Young Adult

Boyfriend

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Mary H.K. Choi, Permanent Record

In ‘Permanent Record,’ a College Dropout Dates a Pop Star

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Blessed Be ‘The Testaments’

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Elizabeth Moss, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments

Margaret Atwood’s Long-Awaited Handmaid’s Tale Sequel is a Balm in Gilead

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I Hate ‘Little Women’

September 18, 2019September 27, 2019 Katie Smith 3 Comments Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Greta Gerwig, Laura Dern, Little Women, Little Women 1933, Little Women 1994, Little Women 2019, Meryl Streep, Saorise Ronan, Timothée Chalamet

Maybe Greta Gerwig’s Upcoming Adaptation Can Rewrite the March Sisters’ Endings

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