book recommendations

  • Not Another Book List

    These are not suggestions. You’ve heard enough of those. Read on if book recommendations bore you.

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  • June Reads

    Summer reads for June 2022.

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  • May Reads

    “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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  • April Reads

    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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  • Reading Room Recommends

    “Why, what’s the matter, That you have such a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?” William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing My Mistress’s Sparrow is Dead by Jeffrey Eugenides (Editor) This anthology of love stories includes pieces by an array of literary notables. Never trite or tired, Eugenides has selected stories that…

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  • Reading Room Recommends

    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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