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Learning a Family’s Language: Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl

By On May 6, 2013 · 2 Comments

Lessons in French is Hilary Reyl‘s first novel, but it shows the fluency of long practice and careful editing. Lessons in French was sold to me (figuratively speaking) by a publicist with these words:

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About a Writer: A Work in Progress by Brad Cotton @BradCott0n

By On April 22, 2013 · 7 Comments

If Toronto author Brad Cotton becomes a famous writer, I’ll be able to say I read his  debut novel, A Work in Progress, before he hit it big. If not, I can still say A Work in Progress is a humorous and thoughtful novel that [...]

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New Parents in a Rut: The Sunshine When She’s Gone by Thea Goodman

By On March 14, 2013 · 7 Comments

Having a baby has divided the lives of John and Veronica into before and after in The Sunshine When She’s Gone, a first novel by short story writer Thea Goodman. Six months after the difficult [...]

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Buried in the Backyard: Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason

By On March 11, 2013 · 9 Comments

Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason, a first-time author from North Carolina, is an intriguing American suspense novel with a British feel. The dark humor and creepy ambiguity of Three Graves Full – making [...]

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