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Did I pick up this book for an education about female sexuality, Jewish tradition, and psychotherapy? No, I did not; but to my surprise, I was soon absorbing new information […]
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Sofi Papamarko introduces us to a bundle of reality mixed into the fictional world of a dozen individual stories in Radium Girl. It begins with “Margie & Lu,” the Bathurst […]
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This collection of wonderfully crafted short stories portray snippets of everyday life in the extraordinary light they deserve. After all, there is never anything ordinary about anyone’s existence, not really. […]
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Imagine sipping coffee from the comfort of your home when your husband suddenly notices a job posting at the back of The Economist that sounds absolutely perfect for him. “This […]
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Joyous Lies is an intriguing mystery that delves into what became of the hippie communes of the ’60s and ’70s and the children who grew up in them. Margaret Ann […]
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