book-reviews
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Thank you NetGalley and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for the review copy of “In the Blood” by Carl Phillips. I am not familiar with Carl Phillips’ work, which is an embarrassing admission to have to make as he is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the recipient of several other literary awards. “In the Blood” was…
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Thank you NetGalley and Amistad Publishing for the review copy of Tramaine Suubi’s collection “Stages.” Tramaine Suubi is a relatively new poet, and I feel they are going to go places. Suubi writes in freestyle, slipping through language with the grace of a dancer. They play with words, bringing depth to what could have been…
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I would like to extend a sincere thank you to NetGalley and Ecco Books for the ARC of Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s gorgeous collection “Night Owl.” It is very appreciated! This volume of poetry is a treasure. Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a gifted writer; I loved her book “World of Wonders.” This is her first volume of poetry…
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Thank you NetGalley and Pen and Sword Books for the advance review copy of “The Lister Sisters” by Rebecca Batley. Anne Lister is such an interesting figure in history. She was a landowner in a time when women were generally not permitted to own any property, as well as an architectural and landscaping designer, invested…
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A huge thank you to NetGalley and Histria Books for the review copy of B. K. O’Connor’s beautiful book “Eve.” It is very appreciated! I initially rated this book four stars on Goodreads, but I am revising that to a full five; this book was so good it deserves all of the stars. Some years…
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Thank you NetGalley and Cariad Publishing House for the review copy on Hallie Pursel’s fantastic “Veilmarch”! This book was amazing! Pursel’s characters and their world pulled me right in. Pursel creates a world where Death is a real, quasi-living presence in the world, served by “Veilwalkers,” executioners who cull the sinful by order of the…
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Thank you NetGalley and Mariner Books for the review copy of Anna Kovatcheva’s “She Made Herself a Monster.” It is very appreciated! I have been on the hunt for really good fiction, the kind that grabs me with the first paragraph and keeps me in its teeth until the end. Sadly, I am often disappointed.…
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Thank you NetGalley and Skyhorse Publishing for the ARC of Niva and Yotam Kay’s “The Abundant Kitchen!” For a long time now, I have wanted to learn how to can my own vegetables and make my own jams and kombucha, but I am terrified I am going to give my family botulism. This book almost…
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Thank you very much NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC of Amanda Lovelace’s newest collection “the witch doesn’t drown in this one”! Amanda Lovelace has done it again (as if that is a surprise): she has plumbed the deepest parts of her heart and shared her pain, her anger, her hope, and her…
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Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine Books for the ARC of “We the Women” by Norah O’Donnell and Kate Anderson Brower, it is much appreciated!“We the Women” offers fascinating snapshots of women history has tried to forget. Some of these women were familiar to me from my Women’s Studies classes in college as well as my…
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