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Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

January 24, 2021

I’ve always thought that one phase of life I’d not willingly re-visit is junior high—today’s middle school. Plunging into Jason …

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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair

January 15, 2021

by Nina Sankovitch The subtitle of Sankovitch’s book is “My Year of Magical Reading,” and it must have been a …

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The Uncommon Reader: Alan Bennett

July 22, 2019

In January, I read James Mustich’s 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die—and Uncommon Reader was one of the thirty …

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Fallen Fret by Ray Richard

June 15, 2016

I’m as guilty as the next reader of drifting into ruts, defaulting too often to the same genres, settings, and …

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The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

July 22, 2013

The Dogs Stars made me cry, at a very specific spot. Its author, Peter Heller, has revived my faith—recently put …

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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison H. Bartlett

December 30, 2012

BONUS: A final book for “55 at 55” Bookstores and libraries are magical places, inviting us to discover new reading …

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53 of 55: Imagined London by Anna Quindlen

December 17, 2012

I like Anna Quindlen’s writing: novels such as Black and Blue and essays enjoyed over the years. I have a …

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51: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

November 25, 2012

I’d never heard of Cloud Atlas—published in 2004—until my friend Dan mentioned that he was reading it in advance of …

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45 of 55: The Forever Marriage by Ann Bauer

September 28, 2012

The brief reviews I read earlier in the year didn’t pique my interest in The Forever Marriage. But I so …

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16 of 55: English Country House Murders – edited by Thomas Godfrey

April 7, 2012

The short story is such an amazing genre—a powerhouse of character, plot, and theme packed into a tiny package. But …

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