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Oct 215 min read

A Novel "By Any Other Name" - and Anyone Other Than Jodi Picoult - Would Not Be As Sweet!

Picoult's 2024 novel, By Any Other Name focuses on the contemporary issue of gender inequality, a powerful topic, to be sure.

Mar 44 min read

One Bold Prediction: North Woods Will Win the 2024 Pulitzer for Fiction

Daniel Mason's North Woods is an inventive, mesmerizing, riveting romp through history and my pic to win the 2024 Pulitzer for fiction.

Aug 2, 20236 min read

An Insanely Clever First Novel for Lovers of Language: The Liar’s Dictionary

Word-nerd delight Lexicography If you think that a book about lexicography, the making of a dictionary, would be boring, think again....

Apr 23, 20235 min read

Is It Good to Mix Genres? Horror, Fantasy, and the Western in Lone Women

Can a Western novel also be a horror story and a fantasy? Victor LaValle's novel, Lone Women, is a mashup of genres.

Apr 10, 20235 min read

Britt-Marie's Heartfelt, Age-Old Question: How Should You Live Your Life?

Fredrik Backman's novel Britt-Marie Was Here is a meaningful story at how one woman's surly presence changes the whole community of Borg.

Sep 8, 20225 min read

Do You Know the Strange, Lovely Tale of Shakespeare's Wife

Everyone has heard of Shakespeare, but few know about his wife, his children, or his personal life. Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet imagines...

Oct 27, 20204 min read

If You Love Elephants, Read These Two Very Different Books

If you love elephants, read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult and The Elephant Company by Vicki Croke. Two books that both honor elephants.

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