The Jewel of the Blues Monica Chenault-Kilgore Publisher: Graydon House (HarperCollins) Genre Historical Fiction “[An] immersive Jazz Age tale. Both the glamour and the dark side of a musician’s life are well-covered, as is the pervasive racism of 1920s America…Fans of Diane Richards and Phyllis R. Dixon will be hooked.” —Booklist Set in the sparkling 1920s […]
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In 1983, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley offered a bold new lens on the Arthurian legends, one that centered the women who had been relegated to the background for centuries. For many readers, especially women, this novel became a gateway to discovering inner strength and the profound power of spirituality and
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There’s something about the crisp air of autumn, the rustle of leaves underfoot, and the early arrival of dusk that stirs a certain mood, a feeling of lingering unease, as though the world is slipping into a quieter, more introspective time. In this season of shadows, the human fascination with mortality and the macabre feels
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Apartment Women Gu Byeong-mo Publisher: Hanover Square Press Genre: Women’s Fiction From the New York Times Notable author of The Old Woman with the Knife, comes a bracingly original story of family, marriage, the cultural expectations of motherhood, about four women whose lives intersect in dramatic and unexpected ways at a government-run apartment complex outside
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Writing is a very personal thing, like any art can be. By putting something out there, one is inviting praise or criticism whether one intends to or not. Negative criticism is tough to see or hear, but it’s part of the business. I have a saying: There are those who create and there are those
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The quirky, best-selling Urban Fantasy Series. When a Witch-in-Training falls for a Demon-Possessed Soul… The Northern Witch Series The Complete Box Set by K.S. Marsden Genre: YA LGBTQ Urban Fantasy The quirky, best-selling Urban Fantasy Series. When Mark decides to follow in his Nanna’s footsteps, and train in witchcraft, he takes on more
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There are moments in life that change you forever. For me, one of those moments happened in the poetry section of my local library back in 1970 something. It was a hot summer day, and I was wearing cutoff jean shorts and a tube top, sitting cross legged on the rough industrial carpet that always
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