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The Tin Ticket by Deborah J. Swiss This is a non-fiction book about women convicts from Great Britain being transported to Australia (Tas...

Hi, blog world. I think of you way more often than I write to you. If you're looking for the book review, scroll down to just above the ...

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng This is a book about families, relationships, friendships, life styles, and choices. Most of the ch...

The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida I bought this book at a library sale, just to put into my Little Free Library, but when ...

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore Wow! This non-fiction book was so interesting, and it was so awful. I mean, the injuries and illnesses and ...

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens, a Minnesota author. The story takes place in Minnesota; it's always fun to see familiar place names i...

Spilled Milk by Chloe Benjamin is a novel based on true events. It's a compelling book about growing up in an abusive household. The yo...

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin... This was a pick for my book club. I probably would never have read this book otherwise. I think I giv...

Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty is a book I purchased while in the UK. I started reading it right away, and when I got home, I mispla...

Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change by John Lewis. In this jewel of a book, Rep. Lewis presents several categories wh...

Butterfly Sister by Amy Gail Hansen was entertaining. I read it in a day, so I guess it kept my attention, but I do not consider it a great...

Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck and translated from German by Susan Bernofsky This is a book about refugees. The people are escaping va...

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty ... I give it 4 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed this book and often laughed out loud, especially in the section...

Beartown by Fredrik Backman. This story takes place in a small town surrounded by forest. (The forest plays a role in the book.) The towns...

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Adichie is an excellent writer. Her use of language is superb, and she is so insightful. This is th...

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. This is a very interesting look into daily life in North Korea over a f...

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. I listened to this book on audible dot com; it was excell...

A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold -- This book was hard to read. Gut-wrenching. The author is the mother of one of the Columbine High...

The Work of Wolves by Kent Meyers: This story takes place in Montana. Four very different characters come together to accomplish a daring ...

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead opens on a Georgia plantation, the home of several slaves. The main character, Cora, is a youn...