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Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: May 27, 2020

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians, by H.G. Parry

The Enlightenment, but make it magicians. That little phrase made frequent appearances in my brain […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: April 30, 2020

The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslien Charles

Being a teenager sucks. I certainly wasn’t fond of it. Like Lily, one of the […]

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Book Review / Science Fiction Posted on: January 20, 2020

Paris Adrift, by E.J. Swift

With the power to travel through time, apparently, comes the responsibility to save the world […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: December 22, 2019December 22, 2019

Run Me to Earth, by Paul Yoon

The edges of an active war zone are just as dangerous as the war zone […]

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Book Review / Nonfiction & True Crime Posted on: November 6, 2019November 5, 2019

A Bookshop in Berlin, by Françoise Frenkel

Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano explains in the preface to A Bookshop in Berlin that […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction / Mystery Posted on: November 4, 2019November 3, 2019

The Sacrament, by Olaf Olafsson

Trigger warning for references to child abuse. Sister Johanna Marie is one of the most […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: September 17, 2019September 17, 2019

The Cheffe, by Marie NDiaye

Marie NDiaye’s The Cheffe (translated beautifully by Jordan Stump) is billed as “a chef’s novel” […]

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Book Review / Nonfiction & True Crime Posted on: July 30, 2019July 15, 2021

Journeys, by Stefan Zweig

Stefan Zweig’s writing seems to be everywhere since The Grand Budapest Hotel came out. Zweig […]

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Alternate History / Book Review / Historical Fantasy Posted on: June 18, 2019June 17, 2019

The Philosopher’s War, by Tom Miller

The adventures of Robert Canderelli Weekes continue in The Philosopher’s War, by Tom Miller, sequel […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: May 26, 2019May 26, 2019

The Snakes, by Sadie Jones

Few things can tempt like money. Money makes life easier. It removes all our worries […]

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