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Black Canary Breaking Silence by Alexandra Monir

Amy Wilhelm
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Growing up in a society where the Court of Owls has silenced the voices of all females, Dinah Lance still refuses to let go of her memory of a girl singing. She knows it was real even though her father denies i... Read More...

Book Club Babble’s January Thriller Pick: Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton

Amy Wilhelm
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Waiting for the Night Song is a thriller imbued with lushness and depth. Its pacing is perfect, its characters genuine. And its woodland New Hampshire setting is an invitation to view the natural and human worl... Read More...

White Ivy by Susie Yang: Review and Book Club Questions

Mary Sullivan
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Susie Yang’s debut novel, White Ivy (2020), is about a Chinese-American girl who is determined to get her version of the American dream…by any means necessary. Growing up, Ivy never got what she wanted, whic... Read More...

The Most Enjoyable Books About the World of Horse Racing

Amy Wilhelm
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Horse racing is a great sport to watch on TV or at the track, but it can be exciting and enjoyable to read about too! To that end, we've compiled our list of the most enjoyable books ever written about the spor... Read More...

Fall in Love with A.R. Taylor’s Jenna Takes the Fall

Amy Wilhelm
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When Jenna, a twenty-something native Mid-westerner, is offered a job working for Vincent Hull, a prominent businessman in New York City, she jumps in feet first with no idea what she's getting into. But is it ... Read More...

Elinor Lipman Delights Again with Rachel to the Rescue

Amy Wilhelm
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Rachel to the Rescue was published by Lightning Books out of the UK because American publishers thought their readers might have Trump fatigue. In reality, the story is much less about Trump and much more a... Read More...

Book Club Babble’s Best of 2020

Mary Sullivan
Best of 2020, Reviews
As this dumpster fire that was 2020 comes to a close, let's look at the bright side: many great books were published this year! And thanks to all of that social distancing, we've had a chance to read many of th... Read More...

The Hereafter Bytes – A Wise and Witty Comedic Sci-Fi

Tabitha Lord
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Vincent Scott's comedic sci-fi novel The Hereafter Bytes blends laugh-out-loud moments with thematic depth. Toss in colorful, memorable characters and some pulse-pounding action and you have a smart, funny, tho... Read More...

What to Watch: The Most Fun and Exciting Movies of 2020

Amy Wilhelm
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No doubt about it, 2020 has not been a vintage year. During the chaos, we’ve all been looking for ways to detach and unwind a little, and in between reading and watching book adaptations, what better way to dis... Read More...

Our November Thriller Recommendation: They’re Gone by E.A. Barres

Amy Wilhelm
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They're Gone has everything we love about thrillers – interwoven plotlines, suspense, surprises, stripped-down prose, and lots and lots of action! But, that's not all you'll find when you peel back the front co... Read More...
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