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Month: December 2017

Not Your Grandma’s Novel: Things That Happened Before the Earthquake

When you think of an Italian, I’d have to assume that ‘sensual’ is one of the first words that comes to mind. Stereotype or not, from the passion they feel for their cuisine to the rapid fire, gesticulation-heavy manner in which they speak, to the tender way in which Paolo treated Lizzie in the chef…

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When Your Anxiety Has Anxiety: John Green’s Turtles All The Way Down

My first experience with John Green was in 2011, when I read Looking for Alaska as a freshman in college. Despite never having been a fan of YA Fiction [even as a sixth grader, my ‘Book Buddies’ selection was Life of Pi], I was taken with Green’s uncanny ability to translate the torrent of classic…

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•FRENCHING• have long been obsessed with the French contemporary writing style (tagged some faves below) and apparently @mhouellebecq is 👑. So excited to start this one!
An American Marriage with an Australian view...you know it’s a page-turner when it has the @belletrist & @oprah seals of approval. SO GOOD.
Still not sure how I feel about Leila Slimani using a terrible tragedy for a thriller plot line (if you don’t know the story this is based on, you’re honestly better off for it...), but her Parisian take on the situation was appropriately chilling. #currentlyreading
@joeldicker x @the_citizenry x @parachutehome (oh and the impending new ep of #pumprules) = Happy Monday indeed 🤩🤤 #currentlyreading
stay tuned for lots of new *content* tonight✨this one was a personal fave
The owner of @onegrandbooks writes to celebrities for their recommendations and curates his Narrowsburg, NY store (and this shelf in the Livingston Manor @nestcatskills) based on their selections. #manorliving #catskills #currentlyreading

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