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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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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,... Read More

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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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