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A hazard of the writing life is that you spend too much time on your duff tapping away at a
Happy Friday, readers! We are wilting under this heat wave, but it’s looking up: the weekend’s here with the promise
My favorite finds from around the web: • The word choices that explain why Jane Austen endures. “What traits make
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not one of the 28% of Americans who didn’t read a book this year.
I just finished reading Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande. It’s a fascinating collection of essays about
Since the beginning of the calendar year, I’ve been meaning to tackle a daunting item on my to-do list: create
I am so guilty of this. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said “just a few more pages”
Historian-turned-novelist Robson was inspired partially by the wartime experiences her own grandmother. From the publisher: “In the summer of 1940, ambitious young American journalist Ruby Sutton gets her big break: the chance to report on the European war as a staff writer for Picture Weekly newsmagazine in London. But life in besieged Britain tests Ruby in ways she never imagined. Although most of Ruby’s new colleagues welcome her, a few resent her presence, not only as an American but also as a woman. As the nightly horror of the Blitz stretches unbroken into weeks and months, Ruby must set aside her determination to remain an objective observer. When she loses everything but her life, and must depend upon the kindness of strangers, she learns for the first time the depth and measure of true friendship—and what it is to love a man who is burdened by secrets that aren’t his to share.”
To paraphrase Wesley’s lament in The Princess Bride, true perfection is rare in this world. But alongside heart-stopping sunsets, warm
I’ve often heard this 2022 novel described as a romance but it read more like a family drama with a strong (open door) love story component. However you want to categorize it, Wesleigh Siobhan and Jakobi Diem’s dual narration sucked me right in on audio! Yasmen and Josiah met and married young and have always been #couplegoals to their friends. But several years ago, after Si’s beloved aunt died and their third child is delivered stillborn, they plunged into grief and Yas struggled with clinical depression. They divorced in the aftermath of their terrible losses, but now that they’ve found some measure of stability as coparents and as business partners, circumstances (mainly in the form of Si’s attractive new love interest) have Yas questioning if they might have a shot after all. This was such a good (and emotional) ride on audio: I loved the Atlanta locale, all the restaurant details, and the emotional promise of two thirtysomethings finding a second chance at true love. I burned through this story because I needed to hear them get their happy ending.
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