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Dec 6, 2023

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Book Reviews

Reviews of books worth a read

Amol Shrikhande

2 Novels That Scare the Sh*t out of Me

But they do help explain some things

Dec 1, 2023

2 Novels That Scare the Sh*t out of Me

Dec 1, 2023

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The Book Cafe

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Janice Harayda

The Astounding Story Of A Family’s Victory Over Tyrants

Hitler and Stalin stole, murdered, or otherwise destroyed almost everything they had — except their love for each other

Oct 19, 2023

Cover of the U.K. edition of “Two Roads Home”

Oct 19, 2023

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The Lit Lounge

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Xine Segalas

Why I Started Leaving My Mark on Books

(And You Should Too!)

Jun 7, 2023

Why I Started Leaving My Mark on Books

Jun 7, 2023

Moe Barbar

The Summary of “The Lean Startup” Book

A New Approach to Business That’s Changing the Way Startups Are Built

Sep 24, 2023

The Summary of “The Lean Startup” Book

Sep 24, 2023

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The Book Cafe

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Janice Harayda

How Nasty Can Book Publishing Get?

What the hit novel ‘Yellowface’ gets right — and wrong — about authors, editors, and publishers who play dirty

Oct 3, 2023

R. F. Kuang and the cover of “Yellowface”

Oct 3, 2023

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ILLUMINATION

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Janice Harayda

A Weasel Word Writers Should Kill

It can be a red flag for editors — and with good reason

Sep 26, 2023

Robert Silvers at the National Book Critics Circle Awards

Sep 26, 2023

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Lit Life

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Janice Harayda

What I’m Reading: ‘The Evangelicals: The Struggle To Shape America’

Pulitzer winner Frances FitzGerald’s history of how evangelicals became power players in American politics

Sep 19, 2023

What I’m Reading: ‘The Evangelicals: The Struggle To Shape America’

Sep 19, 2023

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Lit Life

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Janice Harayda

What I’m Reading: John le Carré’s ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold’

Some critics see it as the ultimate in espionage fiction

Sep 14, 2023

Richard Burton as Alec Leamas in “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold”

Sep 14, 2023

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Tiered Democratic Governance

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Dave Volek

Book Review: Space Operatic

It’s time for less conflict

Oct 28, 2022

Oct 28, 2022

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Books Are Our Superpower

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Katie Churchward

4 Popular Books I Didn’t End Up Liking

And I’m going to tell you exactly why

Sep 21, 2022

4 Popular Books I Didn’t End Up Liking

Sep 21, 2022

Catherine Oceano

Books You Should Read

Stories we need to hear

Jul 16, 2022

Books You Should Read

Jul 16, 2022

Janice Harayda

7 Books I’d Take To A Desert Island

What’s on your list? Post it with the tag Desert Island Books

Aug 8, 2022

7 Books I’d Take To A Desert Island

Aug 8, 2022

Dan Hanley

Book reccomendation: “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi

Although “Homegoing” was published six years ago, and I have been wanting to read it for over a year, I finally got to the copy on my book…

Aug 2, 2022

Book reccomendation: “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi

Aug 2, 2022

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