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Book Club Questions for Conscience, a Novel by Alice Mattison

Mary Sullivan
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Conscience is Alice Mattison’s latest (2018) novel, and I think it’s a great contender for a book club read. It’s rich with ideas and ambiguous about who’s to blame, which makes for meaty discussion. The story ... Read More...

Alice Mattison talks marriage, political protest, and her new novel, Conscience

Mary Sullivan
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Alice Mattison’s new book (2018), Conscience, hooked me right away. It’s about a middle-aged couple who grapple with something that happened in their shared past, during protests against the Vietnam War. When t... Read More...

Pintip Dunn Tells Us about Her New Sci-Fi YA, Star-Crossed

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Pintip Dunn’s new sci-fi YA, Star-Crossed, is a clever space opera set on a colony with very few resources.  The colonists can’t grow enough actual food to feed everyone, so a select few are designated to be Ae... Read More...
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Interview with Cai Emmons, Author of Weather Woman

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The following description and interview were submitted by Cai's publisher, Red Hen Press. Bronwyn Artair is an atmospheric scientist feeling out of place in her graduate program, her relationships, and her l... Read More...

What I’m Reading This Summer: Christopher Moore’s Noir

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It’s summertime, and I like humor in my beach reads. That’s why I enjoyed Christopher Moore’s, Noir (Harper-Collins, 2018). Set in post-war San Francisco, this caper has all of the best Moore elements: a flawed... Read More...
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What I’m Reading this Summer: A Trilogy about Russian Spies

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The movie Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a prima ballerina turned sexy Russian spy, came out earlier this year to lukewarm criticism from the public. I liked it, but of course, I’d already read the ... Read More...

(Sky)Dive into Freefall Summer, Tracy Barrett’s New YA Set at a Jump Zone

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Tracy Barrett’s new novel, Freefall Summer, is about a girl named Clancy who spends her summer packing parachutes for jumpers at a drop zone. Despite her job—and the fact her father owns the place—Clancy has ne... Read More...
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Abbey Lee Nash’s Debut YA, Lifeline, Explores Teen Addiction

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Abbey Lee Nash’s debut young adult novel Lifeline is about Eli Ross, a boy whose senior year is upended when he accidentally overdoses at a party. Although he’s resuscitated, the jig is up. There are no more op... Read More...
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Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

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I came to Red Sparrow by way of a movie critique that I heard on the radio last week. Based on the plot summary alone, I knew instantly that I had to see it. Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian spy trained to set ho... Read More...

Is Love in the Stars? Find out in Darcy Woods’ Debut YA, Summer of Supernovas

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Summer of Supernovas is Darcy Woods’ debut young adult novel. In it, a quirky girl named Wil navigates love and loss during her last summer of high school. Wil’s lived with her grandma ever since her beloved mo... Read More...
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