Book Reviews
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Matt Haig’s THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY is a sliding doors novel about…
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Jeana Gockley: JPL director shares her favorite reads of 2020
Goodbye 2020, hello 2021.
As the previous year is wrapped…
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A Pair of Comics–Classics and Cats
Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in Three Panels by Lisa…
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to The Hidden World of Everyday Design By Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt
I sort of stole this book review from my husband, meaning that…
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My Favorite Picture Books and Middle Grade of 2020
The year 2020 was a great year for books. I reviewed many of…
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The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures by Jennifer Hofmann
East Berlin, early November 1989. Protestors seeking political…
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The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
I enjoy mysteries with well-developed characters and if it is…
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The Book of Dust Trilogy by Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman wrote the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials (beginning…
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Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams & Beach Read by Emily Henry
As of late, I have been on a romance reading kick. If you would…
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How the Post Office Created America: A History by Winifred Gallagher
I fancy sending and receiving mail: cards, letters, mail art,…
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“A Polar Bear in the Snow” by Mac Barnett & “In the Half Room” by Carson Ellis
2020 has been a roller coaster of a year, but books have been…
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The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency by John Dickerson
The time is nigh, fellow citizens. This Tuesday, we shall exercise…
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Vanishing in the Haight by Max Tomlinson
The Summer of Love occurred in the Haight-Ashbury area of San…
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The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith
THE LAST AMERICAN VAMPIRE by SETH GRAHAME-SMITH is an alternate…