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Continue reading β: Book Review: You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz
A slow-burning, psychologically twisted ride. Jean Hanff Korelitz was born and raised in New York City and educated at Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge. She is the author of the novels: The Latecomer, The Plot, You Should Have Known, Admission, The Devil and Webster, The White Rose, The Sabbathday…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
Fun, hilarious, and full of surprises! JULIA LANGBEIN, a sketch and standup comedian for many years, holds a doctorate in Art History and is the author of a non-fiction book about comic art criticism (Laugh Lines, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2022). She wrote the viral comedy blog The Bruni Digest (2003-7),…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: Mothered by Zoje Stage
Intense, dark, and claustrophobic! Zoje Stage is theΒ USA TodayΒ and internationally bestselling author of BABY TEETH, WONDERLAND, GETAWAY, and MOTHERED. A former filmmaker with a penchant for the dark and suspenseful, she lives in Pittsburgh. Zoje Stage’s debut novel, BABY TEETH was aΒ USA TodayΒ and international bestseller. It was nominated for a…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
A fun mystery with a flawed protagonist! Margot Douaihy (b. Scranton, PA) lives and works in Northampton, MA. She earned a BA in Writing from the University of Pittsburgh, an MA in Creative & Life Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Lancaster University.…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
Slow-burning suspense with dark twists! Stacy Willingham is the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark and All The Dangerous Things. She earned her BA in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and her MFA in writing from the Savannah College…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: The Girls by Emma Cline
Captivating and original. An interesting reimagining of an infamous crime. Emma Cline is an American writer and novelist, originally from California. She published her first novel, The Girls, in 2016, to positive reviews. The book was shortlisted for the John Leonard Award from the National Book Critics Circle and the…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent
Dark and clever, this book will leave you feeling creeped out…π Heather Darwent is an author based just outside of Edinburgh near the sea. Her debut novel, The Things We Do to Our Friends, will be published by Penguin in January 2023. Published January 10th, 2023. Since I was born…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: One of Those Faces by Elle Grawl
Vivid, suspenseful, with surprising twists! Elle Grawl is a lawyer by day and writer by night. After obtaining her B.A. in English Literature, she took a detour into law before returning to her love of writing.Β Her lifelong interest in true crime and experiences as an attorney have provided her with…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: A Fig For All the Devils by C.S. Fritz
Terrifying, hilarious, and totally addictive! One of my favorite books this year. As a young child, Casey’s family moved to Arizona. It was there beneath the fiery gaze of the Southwestern sun, that he spent most of his life. Graduating school, marrying the love of his life, and having two…
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Continue reading β: Book Review: Dark Things I Adore by Katie Lattari
Dark academia at its best, with a truly disturbing ending. Katie Lattari is the author of two novels, DARK THINGS I ADORE (September 2021), her thriller debut, and AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE (2016), a small press work. Her short stories have appeared in such places as NOO Journal, The Bend, Cabildo Quarterly,…

