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Witch Child

18 Dec 20191 Jan 2020

Reviewed‌ ‌by‌ ‌Heather‌ ‌Haunert‌ ‌ Witch‌ ‌Child‌,‌ ‌a‌ ‌book‌ ‌written‌ ‌by‌ ‌English‌ ‌author‌ ‌Celia‌ ‌Rees,‌ ‌was‌ ‌shortlisted‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌Guardian‌ ‌Children’s‌ ‌Fiction‌ ‌Award‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌North‌ ‌East‌ ‌Book‌ ‌Award.‌ ‌In‌…

Christmas Stories

13 Dec 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of holiday stories by Kevin Moore is a perfect read for the holiday season. Short enough to be read during what is sure to…

The Magnolia Story

11 Dec 20191 Jan 2020

Reviewed by Heather Haunert "We believe in home, that it should restore us from today and ready us for tomorrow." MAGNOLIA MANIFESTO Joanna and Chip Gaines of Waco, Texas, are…

The History of Love

6 Dec 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When you start reading the History of Love by author Nicole Krauss, the main character, Leo Gursky, will break your heart. In short order you learn…

Good Morning, Midnight

4 Dec 20191 Jan 2020

Review by Heather Haunert Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a highly engaging story that propels you forward to the end at incredible speed. This tale encompasses two desolate…

Raised in Captivity

29 Nov 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Raised in Captivity is the latest work by Chuck Klosterman, author of eight non-fiction books and two novels. It is described on the bottom of the…

Orange World

22 Nov 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Two-time National Magazine Award Winner for fiction Karen Russell has put together a book of stories so extraordinary and other-worldly you won’t soon be able to…

One More Thing

15 Nov 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by B.J. Novak, the actor who played Ryan on the popular sit-com, The Office, and a writer and director for the…

Love and Other Wounds

8 Nov 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Don't let the title of this collection of short stories by Jordan Harper fool you. Love and Other Wounds is NOT a collection of sappy love…

The Moons of Jupiter

1 Nov 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This Nobel Prize-winning collection, Moons of Jupiter, is more than just a piece of noteworthy literature. I had never read Alice Munro before picking up this…

Life at the Dakota

25 Oct 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Not having ever lived in New York City, the only thing I knew of The Dakota apartment building on the city's Upper West Side was that…

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Sing To It: New Stories

18 Oct 201911 Dec 2019

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Sing to It: New Stories is the newest collection of stories by renowned short story writer Amy Hempel in over a decade. It is a collection…