This Is Happiness
by Niall Williams
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Niall Williams's This Is Happiness offers an extraordinary portrait of a particular moment in the history of one small corner of Ireland. The novel begins in the late 1950s, ...
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Norah Piehl
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Beyond the Book: The Electrification of Rural Ireland
The personal events of Niall Williams's This Is Happiness are sparked by the impending arrival of electricity to Faha, a tiny hamlet in rural Ireland. The gradual electrification of this largely rural country was a decades-long process that extended ... Beyond the Book
In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado
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In the introduction to In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado (a National Book Award finalist for her collection of short stories Her Body and Other Parties) tells us she is...
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Lisa Butts
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Beyond the Book: The Murder of Freda Ward
In Carmen Maria Machado's memoir In the Dream House, she writes of her abusive relationship with another woman and the lack of scholarship and cultural representations available on the subject of abuse in queer relationships in general. Having ... Beyond the Book
Father of Lions
by Louise Callaghan
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Our readers have given high marks to Father of Lions by Louise Callaghan. Out of 21 reviewers, 18 rated the book 4 or 5 stars.
As many readers point out, Father of Lions ...
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Beyond the Book: Mosul Before, During and After ISIS Occupation
Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city after Baghdad, lies on the banks of the Tigris River. Mosul's current boundaries encompass the remains of the old Assyrian city of Nineveh, and signs of civilization in the area date back as far as 8,000 years ago. ... Beyond the Book
American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins
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Jeanine Cummins' American Dirt hasn't just been positively reviewed by BookBrowse First Impressions readers—it's become our highest-rated book of all time! 33 out of 33 ...
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Beyond the Book: A History of Acapulco and Ongoing Cartel Control
Acapulco de Juárez, commonly known as Acapulco, is a city located on the coast of Mexico in the southwestern state of Guerrero. The name 'Acapulco' is believed to come from a word in the Náhuatl (Aztec) language meaning 'place of ... Beyond the Book
Small Days and Nights
by Tishani Doshi
A captivating and clear-eyed story of two sisters, set against the backdrop of modern India.
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Remembrance
by Rita Woods
A breakout debut with modern resonance, perfect for fans of The Underground Railroad and Orphan Train.
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Today We Go Home
by Kelli Estes
Illuminating and deeply human, Today We Go Home shines a light on the brave military women of the past and present.
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The Adventurer's Son
"A brave and marvelous book. A page-turner that will rip your heart out."
--Jon Krakauer
Set within the charged insularity of rural West Virginia, Sugar Run is a searing and ...
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Lisa Butts
Told in vibrant, quicksilver prose, The Falconer is a coming-of-age story, providing a ...
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Lisa Butts
A powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-...
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If the Creek Don't Rise
by Leah Weiss
“If the creek don't rise," debut novel by Leah Weiss, is a treasure. Set in an environment of extremes-wretched poverty amidst the majesty of the NC mountains, its ...
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Olive, Again
by Elizabeth Strout
As with the first book, Olive Kitteridge, this is the story of a singular woman living her brief life on the coast of Maine, creating wreckage with her acerbic tongue and...
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The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
I loved this book just as I loved THE NIGHT CIRCUS. Two different reads but Erin Morgenstern is a wonderful writer. THE STARLESS SEA is a book you need to read daily or...
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Inland
by Téa Obreht
I am not surprised to see that this strange and wondrous novel has generated a wide range of opinions, that it is found by some to be opaque or even pointless. As with ...
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News of the World
by Paulette Jiles
Captain Kidd had experience traveling uncharted lands as he read his newspapers in different towns to spread the news of the world, but traveling with a ten-year-old girl...
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Father of Lions
by Louise Callaghan
This book is much more than a book about a zookeeper and his animals. Callaghan writes of the occupation of Mosul by Daesh, the new laws invoked that make daily life very...
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