#books
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Thank you NetGalley and Harper Muse for the ARC of Laura Resau’s “The River Muse.” It is much appreciated! In “The River Muse,” Laura Resau paints a gorgeous canvas of love, life, resilience, and courage, all dusted with a touch of magic. Callie and her daughter escape an abusive man and find refuge in a…
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Thank you NetGalley and W. W. Norton & Company for the ARC of Deborah Lutz’s “This Dark Night.” There have been many biographies of the Brontes and studies written about their books. Because of this, it’s very easy for a new book to come across as unoriginal. This is not the case with Deborah Lutz’s…
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National Poetry Month has come to an end. I hope you have enjoyed the poets I have shared here. Some were favorites of mine, others were new voices that I wish to learn more about. The festival of Beltane begins at sundown tonight, and so we will say goodbye to April with a song to…
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I missed another day; working on the house renovations took over the whole day. (Until we got back to the apartment, where I stayed awake long enough to shower and eat!) Anyway, here are two poem for your Monday. We are almost at the end of National Poetry Month. I hope you have enjoyed the…
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Thank you NetGalley and Riverhead Books for the review copy of “The Fullness of Time” by Cathy Haynes This was an interesting and entertaining read about tracking time. Time, or at least the idea of it, dictates so much of our lives, and I often wondered how people measured time before clocks were widely available.…
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Thank you NetGalley and University of Iowa Press for the ARC of “Full-Time Mammal” by Rennie Ament. This is a great collection of free verse poetry. Rennie Ament writes in a direct, take-charge voice that keeps readers engaged and wanting to know what she will say next. I really like the poem “Now” at the…
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Here is another collections of books I have recently read, courtesy of NetGalley. *** Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce This book is creepy as hell. Not quite nightmare-inducing, but not far from it. When Hazel returns to her hometown following a failed marriage, she is struggling to adapt to the next…
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As usual, I have managed to read faster than I write, and I have fallen behind on my NetGalley reviews. Here is a handful for you to peruse and see if any appeal to you. More are to come over the next few days! *** Traversal by Maria Popova I have been a fan of…
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Thank you NetGalley and Viking for the review copy of Veronica Buckley’s very interesting book “Seven Sisters.” Pretty much everyone knows who Marie Antoinette was, but what about her sisters? Were you aware that she even had sisters? I figured she did as she came from a royal family, but I couldn’t tell you…
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Thank you very much to NetGalley and Cider Mill Press for the ARC of Toby Amidor’s new cookbook! Toby Amidor’s cookbook “Healthy Living High-Protein Cookbook” opens with a discussion on the benefits of a higher protein diet. I am not an expert by any means, and I really don’t know what kind of nutrient-focused food…
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