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This novel has been described as "a women's 1984." As with Orwell's futuristic thriller, The Handmaid's Tale is well-written, politically astute, and contains enough reality mixed in with the fantastic to compel and horrify. Although the novel has...
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Laid-Back Lakeside Reads
"Skip the ocean and head to the lake with this fresh spin on traditional beach reads. Centered around life at the water’s edge—especially the lakes that define summer in Minnesota—this list blends fiction and nonfiction for a perfect seasonal mix. ..."
In this beautiful story of connection and self-reflection, a missing dog in Georgia sets Amy Webb on an adventure away from her tumultuous marriage and lack-luster personal life and towards a journey of self-discovery and joy. Amy Webb is a...
On a spring evening in Montana, Brian Buckbee encounters an injured baby pigeon. Heartbroken after the loss of the love of his life and increasingly isolated by a mysterious illness that overtook him while trekking through Asia, Brian is unaware...
A heartfelt debut about a "greenfluencer" who becomes convinced that her late boyfriend has been reincarnated as a houseplant. Fiona, better known as eco-influencer @FoliageFifi, hasn't left her apartment since her boyfriend, Ed, died. It's easy...