In The Match, Harlen Coben revisits Wilde, the character introduced in 2020’s The Boy in the Woods, and Wilde’s attorney Hester. As set out in …
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Crossroads is both the title of Jonathan Franzen’s novel and the name of a touchy-feely church youth group around which much of the plot circles. …
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Molly, the protagonist in The Maid, by Nita Prose, is a compulsive cleaner who can’t read what’s going on in the faces around her. Consequently, …
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Book Review – Vladimir, by Julia May
Vladimir is a debut novelby Julia May Jonas, a playwright who teaches theatre at Skidmore College. The title character, Vladimir, plays only a supporting role. …
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Book Review – Zorrie, by Laird Hunt
Zorrie, a novel by Laird Hunt, is the story of a woman in decades-ago rural Indiana with a taste for hard work and a talent …
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