A seemingly random act of violence can change a neighborhood and the people in it. My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh is about how a community copes with the rape of a teenage girl in their
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Book Review: Lacy Eye
If you only read one book this year, it should be Lacy Eye by Jessica Treadway. The book is my favorite of the year so
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Book Review: Where They Found Her
The body of a newborn baby found in the woods near a university campus seems like the beginning of a book full of
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Book Review: ‘Saints’ Rates Reading Backseat
I nearly stopped reading Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson a handful of times. I’m glad I finished it, but I wouldn’t
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Book Review: The Collector
I used to love Nora Roberts books. I would read about one a week, with my favorites being those she wrote as J.D. Robb
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Book Review: The Girl on the Train
Sometimes there's a lot of hype surrounding a book, and you shouldn't believe it.
Sometimes there's a lot of hype
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Book Review: Finding Jake
I had a child who was bitten repeatedly at daycare. I also had a child who repeatedly bit another child at daycare.
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Book Review: The Fringe Hours
All women should read The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You by Jessica Turner.
I was introduced to the fringe hours
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Why Serial is Good Journalism
It's been a couple of weeks since I finished listening to the Serial podcast series, and I'm still grappling with my
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Book Review: ‘Look Again’ Worth a Glance
Ellen Gleeson adopted her now 3-year-old son after writing a feature story about him as an ill and abandoned
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