Monday, February 23, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin

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My history/historical fiction book club’s next pick is The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin. In this WWII-based historical novel, two women...
Monday, February 9, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: Nothing Grows by Moonlight by Torborg Nedreaas

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 I received this book for free from Netgalley. That did not influence this review. I’ve been reading some beautiful but painful-to-read book...
Monday, February 2, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore

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I read Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore for a book club. It’s a gripping (and enraging) account of the...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

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I received this book for free from Netgalley. That did not influence this review. Langston Hughes is an author on my should-read list, so I ...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

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I just (finally) finished The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, short-listed for the 2025 Booker Prize. A good short descriptio...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur by Scott S. Greenberger

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The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur by Scott S. Greenberger is our history/historical fiction book club’s nex...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: Sixty Seconds by Steven Mayfield

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In Sixty Seconds by Steven Mayfield, it is one minute till midnight, Central European Time, one minute till 6:00 PM EST, on the eve of V-E ...