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Contemporary Fiction

Novel Visits Review: Laura & Emma by Kate Greathead - It’s 1981 when quirky, single Laura finds herself unexpectedly pregnant and with indomitable spirit brings Emma into her world.

Laura & Emma by Kate Greathead | Review

March 13, 2018

Novel Visits review of Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala, a book delivering a beautiful, haunting coming-of-age story surrounded by collisions between culture, sexuality and race.

Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala | Review

March 8, 2018

Novel Visits Review: Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson

Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson | Review

February 20, 2018

Novel Visits Review: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones | Review

February 8, 2018

Novel Visits: Mini-Reviews - Peach by Emma Glass and The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances

Mini-Reviews: Peach by Emma Glass & The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances

January 31, 2018

Novel Visits Review: Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee

Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee | Review

January 18, 2018

Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda

Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda | Review

December 15, 2017

Novel Visits Best Books of 2017

The BEST BOOKS of 2017 | More

December 12, 2017

Mini-Reviews: The Mini-Book Edition - The End We Start From by Megan Hunter and Heather, the Totality by Matthew Weiner

Mini-Reviews: The Mini-Book Edition

November 24, 2017

Mini Reviews of In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende and The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha

Mini-Reviews: The South American Edition

November 2, 2017

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman | Review

October 26, 2017

Start Without Me by Joshua Max Feldman and Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak

Mini-Reviews: The Holiday Edition

October 17, 2017

Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge | Review

October 12, 2017

The Burning Girl by Claire Messud and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Mini-Reviews: The Fall Audio Edition

October 3, 2017

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward | Review

September 14, 2017

Mini-Reviews of three books from the summer of 2017: Quicksand by Malin Perrson Giolito, New People by Zanzy Senna and Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie.

Three End-of-Summer Mini-Reviews

August 31, 2017

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin - Sometimes a book just needs to be talked about. Zevin's latest has people buzzing, so come by and join the discussion.

Young Jane Young: WE NEED TO TALK! | Musings

August 29, 2017

Audio Reviews: According to a Source by Abby Stern and Fitness Junkie by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza

Audio Reviews: The Fun and Fabulous Satire Edition!

August 10, 2017

What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons - This much talked about debut highlights a daughter's grief and longings after the loss of her mother.

What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons | Review

July 18, 2017

Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong

Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong | Review

July 13, 2017

The Confusion of Languages by Siobhan Fallon

The Confusion of Languages by Siobhan Fallon | Review

July 5, 2017

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown by Fredrik Backman | Review

June 22, 2017

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman | Review

June 20, 2017

Small Hours by Jennifer Kitses - Told hour-by-hour, Tom & Helen move through a day guarding secrets with the power to destroy their marriage.

Small Hours by Jennifer Kitses | Review

June 15, 2017

Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki | Review

May 11, 2017

The Underground Fugue by Margot Singer

Underground Fugue by Margot Singer | Review

May 4, 2017

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett | Review

April 28, 2017

American War by Omar El Akkad

American War by Omar El Akkad | Review

April 21, 2017

Audio Reviews: All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg and The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall, looking at the story and the narration/production for each book.

Audio Reviews: All Grown Up & The Book of Polly

April 13, 2017

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio | Review

April 11, 2017

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