Book Review
Wethersfield Road
by Karen Rigby
A young woman who once felt broken morphs into a self-sufficient woman with good boundaries in the warm, inviting novel "Wethersfield Road". Anna Binder Reardon’s affecting novel "Wethersfield Road" is about a woman’s recovery from...
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Turkish Odyssey
by Karen Rigby
For intrepid travelers looking to knowledgeably connect with Turkey, keeping its multilayered history in mind, "Turkish Odyssey" is an invaluable guide. Serif Yenen’s invigorating culture and travel guide "Turkish Odyssey" presents one...
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Whistling Women and Crowing Hens
by Karen Rigby
A girl with aspirations too big for a small town comes of age as a traveling performer in the thrilling historical novel "Whistling Women and Crowing Hens". In Melora Fern’s enchanting historical novel "Whistling Women and Crowing...
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Art & Love
by Karen Rigby
A vibrant coffee-table book, Art & Love is an idiosyncratic artist’s retrospective that gathers personal favorites from a lifetime of creative work. Artist Lora Arbrador’s earthy monograph Art & Love features self-portraits,...
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Roland's Labyrinth
by Karen Rigby
A principled doctor falls for a melancholy young woman, facing career complications and political intrigue to be with her, in the poignant historical novel Roland’s Labyrinth. An aspiring doctor and a mentally ill woman join forces in...
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The Ballad of Midnight and McRae
by Karen Rigby
A historical love story takes on mythic significance in the moving novel The Ballad of Midnight and McRae. A bandit and a lawman form a legendary bond in Jess Lederman’s engrossing novel The Ballad of Midnight and McRae. Caleb is a...
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Tiny Vices
by Karen Rigby
Siblings reunite for a weekend in Linda Dahl’s "Tiny Vices", a wise novel about navigating midlife in which tense relationships and a woman’s self-protectiveness collide. On a spring break trip to Rincón Bay, Mexico, Kathy...
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Graciela in the Abyss
by Karen Rigby
A drowned girl and the son of a fire clan confront evil and restore harmony in Meg Medina’s adventure-filled fantasy novel "Graciela in the Abyss". Graciela, a girl from a fishing village, falls in the ocean. A century later, she...