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Read the book before you watch the Nicole Kidman TV series ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’
FICTION: (Actually, she has bigger problems than money ...)
June 3, 2024
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What can shipwrecks tell us? New book says: Pretty much everything.
NONFICTION: Writer and diver David Gibbins explored them for his unique take on world history.
April 11, 2024
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‘Hard by a Great Forest’ is a ‘spellbinding’ novel about a separated family
FICTION: The break-up of the Soviet Union parts them in this debut from Leo Vardiashvili.
January 25, 2024
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A YouTube celebrity panics when her star/child disappears in novel 'Kids Run the Show'
FICTION: Questions of authenticity abound in tale of motherhood and online fame.
December 7, 2023
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Frankie is pregnant and her best friend is marrying her dad in 'Very Inconvenient Scandal'
FICTION: "Deep End of the Ocean" writer Jacquelyn Mitchard returns with tons of family melodrama.
November 8, 2023
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A mother and child desperately search for shelter after the Civil War in 'Night Watch'
FICTION: The chaos of war is reflected in the lives of Jayne Anne Phillips' memorable characters.
September 12, 2023
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Review: A professor and hapless students visit London in 'The English Experience.' What could go wrong?
FICTION: University of Minnesota professor Julie Schumacher concludes her comic trilogy, set in academia.
August 8, 2023
Books
A YouTube celebrity panics when her star/child disappears in novel 'Kids Run the Show'
FICTION: Questions of authenticity abound in tale of motherhood and online fame.
December 7, 2023
Books
Frankie is pregnant and her best friend is marrying her dad in 'Very Inconvenient Scandal'
FICTION: "Deep End of the Ocean" writer Jacquelyn Mitchard returns with tons of family melodrama.
November 8, 2023
Books
A mother and child desperately search for shelter after the Civil War in 'Night Watch'
FICTION: The chaos of war is reflected in the lives of Jayne Anne Phillips' memorable characters.
September 12, 2023
Books
Review: A professor and hapless students visit London in 'The English Experience.' What could go wrong?
FICTION: University of Minnesota professor Julie Schumacher concludes her comic trilogy, set in academia.
August 8, 2023