Monthly Book Recommendations
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These are not suggestions. You’ve heard enough of those. Read on if book recommendations bore you.
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Summer reads for June 2022.
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“It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.” ― C.S. Lewis
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Follow Jennifer Frost Writes on WordPress.com Cooking For Kings: The Life of Antonin Careme, the First Celebrity Chef by Ian Kelly A biographical cookbook, Cooking for Kings presents scenes of daily life in royal Regency kitchens from the firing of the coal ovens before dawn to the spinning of breathtaking sugar creations for elaborate feasts.
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It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations The Road Through the Wall by Shirley Jackson This novel, Jackson’s first, came not long after her collection of short stories, The
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We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done… Ellen Goodman The Lydia Steptoe Stories by Djuna Barnes Though these stories were first published nearly 100 years ago, they remain an eye-opening read. Barnes was among the literary glitterati of her day, influencing many
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1 December 2021 December has the clarity, the simplicity, and the silence you need for the best fresh start of your life. Vivian Swift A Year In Van Nuys by Sandra Tsing Loh A writer’s mind can be a crazy place. Sandra Tsing Loh gives a glimpse into her experiences and foibles in a memoir
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29 October 2021 Welcome sweet November, the season of senses and my favorite month. Gregory F. Lenz Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game by John Thorn The World Series is underway and this scrupulous look at the origins of baseball shows how far the modern game has come.
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17 October 2021 Fludd by Hilary Mantel Next on my reading list, Mantel’s novel (first published in 1989) promises a brooding tale for dark autumn evenings under a cozy quilt. While she has become well known in recent years for her prize-winning trilogy of historical novels following the life of Thomas Cromwell, the Guardian announced
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