Book Review: A Change for the Better by Susan Hill

I picked up Susan Hill’s A Change for the Betterfrom the shelves of the Little Library, a literary…

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Review: My Happy Life by Lydia Millet

I purchased Lydia Millet’s My Happy Life some years ago on the strength of her book Oh Pure and…

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Review: Journey from Venice by Ruth Cracknell

Venice is the only place in Italy I’ve been to–unless the countryside scudding along outside the…

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Giveaway: The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

Hooray for free things! Bestselling author Jessica Sorensen has joined the Forever Romance list,…

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Interview: Sandra Antonelli on advocating for older protagonists in romance fiction

Local romance author Sandra Antonelli and I have been in touch over Twitter and through the site…

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Bookish links 25 March: book apps, stress metaphors, writing mentorships & more!

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Review: The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman

Giveaway: Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz

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Review: The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman

Six years ago I was out at a bar with a girlfriend. I was there under the guise of being her…

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Bookish links 23 March: film adaptations, bestsellerdom, fictional countries & more!

RIASS stuff:

Giveaway: Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (US only–sorry, international readers!)

Fr…

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Friend-zoning and Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons

Earlier this morning I was read that the term “friend zone” is set to enter the OED. It’s a term…

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