34 of 55: The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
I said I wasn’t going to read another Carol Goodman book right away, so I put aside The Lake of …
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33 of 55: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
First entry: Has this ever happened to you? You’re barreling along, caught up in the narrative of whatever novel you’ve …
32 of 55: The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman
Carol Goodman is a one-woman publishing phenomenon. Since 2002, she’s produced eight books—each a unique story, not part of a …
31 of 55: Saints and Sinners by Edna O’Brien
Saints and Sinners is a collection of Edna O’Brien’s recent short stories. I’ve read two of her novels—Wild Decembers (1999) …
30 of 55: In a Strange City by Laura Lippman
Well, summer reading is here. These unseasonably hot days (and evenings) are a perfect excuse for more detective stories. In …
29 of 55: Every Day Is Mother’s Day by Hilary Mantel
I first encountered Hilary Mantel’s work in Wolf Hall, the 2009 bestselling historical novel about the rise of Thomas Cromwell, …
28 of 55: Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson
Two for Sorrow is the third installment in Nicola Upson’s clever mystery series that imagines episodes from the life of …
25 of 55: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
Although Chad Harbach’s debut novel has a contemporary setting, sprinkled with up-to-date sex and drugs, it also feels old-fashioned. In …
24 of 55: The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright
I’d jotted down The Forgotten Waltz on one or two reading lists, but I’d overlooked it until browsing the shelves …
23 of 55: How Georgia Became O’Keeffe by Karen Karbo
Author Karen Karbo knows her audience; she suggests that the reader either received this book as a gift or picked …
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