Blogs in August 2016

Mockingbird 10th August 2016

Elena Beauchamp used magic the way other people used credit cards, and now that she’s dead, her daughters Toni and Candy have a debt to pay. Set in modern-day Houston, Texas, this is a funny and moving novel of...

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Perfect Circle 10th August 2016

William “Dead” Kennedy has problems. He’s haunted by family, by dead people with unfinished business, and by those perfect pop songs that you can’t get out of your head. He’s a 32-year-old Texan still in love with his ex-wife....

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A Searing Acquaintance 10th August 2016

“I don’t know why I ever thought we made sense.” Smart, educated people are fools in love, especially when they’re mired in denial and misunderstanding. In this modern spin on Jane Austen’s classic tale, Elizabeth Bennet, a grad student...

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Landslide 10th August 2016

Geologist Bob Boyd, who works in British Columbia timber country, has no memory of his past following a terrible accident, which only he survived. Hired by the powerful Matterson Corporation to survey land before they build a great new...

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Passing 6th August 2016

First published to critical acclaim in 1929, “Passing” firmly established Nella Larsen’s prominence among women writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Irene Redfield, the novel’s protagonist, is a woman with an enviable life. She and her husband, Brian, a prominent...

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