Book Review
Three Cousins
by Karen Rigby
In Jessica Levine’s heartfelt coming-of-age novel "Three Cousins", college roommates bond while figuring out who to become and how to love. In 1976 at Yale, three cousins share off-campus housing. Excited by the new year, they bring...
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Where Rabbits Gathered
by Karen Rigby
A Native American line of uncommon women endure the Spanish conquest in Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez’s piercing historical novel "Where Rabbits Gathered". In 1598 in New Spain, an expedition gathers to colonize the lands that constitute...
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The World So Wide
by Karen Rigby
A woman returns to her roots in Zilla Jones’s entrancing historical novel "The World So Wide", about lost love amid a revolution. In 1983, Felicity—half Black, half white—is a renowned Canadian opera singer. Her success doesn’t...
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The Boy Who Lost His Spark
by Karen Rigby
Moving to a cottage in the countryside unsettles a boy in Maggie O’Farrell’s fantasy story "The Boy Who Lost His Spark". Jem misses the city. He struggles with school: A learning disability is hinted at, and he’s prone to...
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My Favorite
by Karen Rigby
Abused in her childhood and taught to believe that she doesn’t deserve love, a woman seeks independence in Sarah Jollien-Fardel’s heartbreaking novel "My Favorite". After a village doctor ignored the truth about her injuries, Jeanne...
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The Girl in the Middle
by Karen Rigby
An enchanting photograph of an Indigenous girl centers Martha A. Sandweiss’s history book "The Girl in the Middle", a tale of westward expansion. In 1868, Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner arranged the peace commissioners of...
Book Review
Three Princess Series
by Karen Rigby
"Three Princess Series" is a quirky romance collection that relishes in happy endings. In Bobby Cinema’s earnest romance collection "Three Princess Series", prestigious women meet unexpected suitors. Serena, an Albanian princess, is a...
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Wild Fox Ridge
by Karen Rigby
Fragments from history combine to form an epic collective story in the ghostly novel "Wild Fox Ridge". In Xue Mo’s labyrinthine supernatural novel "Wild Fox Ridge", a man searches for a Silk Road legend, gathering stories as he goes....