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Meet the Newmans ⎼ Jennifer Niven
This book is part of a highly specific sub-genre: 1950s & 60s Hollywood historical fiction. And if that’s a sub-genre you’re familiar with, you know there’s some specific tropes. There’s a lot of glitz and glamour, references to movie stars, other famous celebrities, and major news events of the time period, and an exploration into…
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The Fair Weather Friend ⎼ Jessie Garcia
I read Jessie Garcia’s debut thriller, The Business Trip, last year. And what stuck out to me the most from that book was that one of the characters worked at a TV news station. That dynamic was really interesting, and stuck in my mind long after finishing the book. So I was pleasantly surprised to…
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The Librarians ⎼ Sherry Thomas
Librarian stereotypes are sometimes pretty harsh. In the media, they’re mostly old ladies with tight buns, musty sweaters, and little glasses, shushing boisterous kids. In reality, there are no two librarians exactly the same, and most of them have at least a few quirks. Enter four librarians at a small branch in Austin, Texas, who…
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