Circe
by Madeline Miller
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Towards the end of Madeline Miller's novel Circe, the titular nymph is questioned by her son about her life that has already spanned some thousand years. The teenaged ...
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Dean Muscat
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Nymphs in Greek Mythology
The nature of nymphs, the 'least of the lesser goddesses,' as they are referred to in Circe, is central to the novel. Circe, herself a sorceress or witch nymph, is most famous for turning Odysseus' crew into wild pigs and later becoming the hero's ... Beyond the Book
All the Names They Used for God
by Anjali Sachdeva
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Pre-publication press has already compared Anjali Sachdeva to Kelly Link and other genre-blending writers. So it is not unexpected, when reading her debut short story ...
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Cynthia C. Scott
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John Milton and Paradise Lost
In 'The Killer of Kings,' the short story in Anjali Sachdeva's collection All the Names They Used for God, John Milton (1608-1674), secluded in the English countryside after being charged and fined for publishing a tract that contemplated regicide, ... Beyond the Book
Look Alive Out There
by Sloane Crosley
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After a brief (and thoroughly enjoyable) foray into fiction (with her 2015 novel The Clasp), Sloane Crosley is back to the form her readers know and love best: the personal ...
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Norah Piehl
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Cotopaxi - Ecuadorian Volcano
Among other things, Crosley is a travel writer, and one of the most enjoyable essays in her new collection Look Alive Out There recounts her near-disastrous attempt to summit Cotopaxi, a volcano in Ecuador, more or less on a whim. Cotopaxi, part ... Beyond the Book
Winter Sisters
by Robin Oliveira
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Winter Sisters begins with an epic blizzard (see Beyond the Book) hitting the entire Northeast of the USA in January 1879. In upstate New York, Dr. Mary Sutter-Stipp refuses ...
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Davida Chazan
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Weathering Some of the Biggest Recorded Storms Ever
In the afterword of Winter Sisters, Robin Oliveira notes that she based the blizzard in the novel on one of the real-life deadliest blizzards in North American history, which took place in 1888. According to the Life Science website, 'More than 400 ... Beyond the Book
Other People's Houses
by Abbi Waxman
A hilarious and poignant novel about four families and the affair that changes everything.
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Music of the Ghosts
An astonishing and powerful new novel from PEN/Hemingway finalist Vaddey Ratner.
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The Leavers by Lisa Ko
One of the most anticipated books of 2017--now in paperback!
An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist...
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Rebecca Foster
An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the ...
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Some Luck
by Jane Smiley
Absolutely wonderful family saga. I fell in love with all the characters, the transitions between each one was incredibly well done, no make that flawless. The narrative ...
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Bellweather Rhapsody
by Kate Racculia
I loved this novel. It is funny, so funny I laughed out loud. It accurately and lovingly reflects how music truly entrances and collects musicians even before they become...
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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
by Kathleen Rooney
This book made it to my "top 5 of 2017" list, and is certainly my favorite type of fiction (although usually this happens more with historical fiction, and less...
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Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
I was born in Japan of Korean parents and lived there till age 10. After Japan was defeated in 1945, our mother took us back to Korea. Our father was killed in 1944 in an...
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Educated
by Tara Westover
At first it might seem abit difficult to read. Impossible to put down. A powerful, powerful book that you shouldn’t miss. I can’t just leave it at that because Tara ...
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The Radium Girls
by Kate Moore
The Radium Girls is one of the most emotionally devastating, emotionally uplifting, roller coaster reads I have read in a very long time. I requested this book months ago...
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