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First Look: Matrix by Lauren Groff

Posted on August 6, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

Marie, born the last in a long line of women warriors and crusaders, is determined to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects. But in a world that is shifting and corroding in frightening ways, one that can never reconcile itself with her existence, will the sheer force of Marie’s vision be bulwark enough?

First Look Club: Dan reviews Matrix by Lauren Groff

Posted on August 5, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

Lauren Groff's literary fiction is a book that challenges people to think about power and women. Matrix is an adventurous and thrilling read that is exceptionally captivating. Read Dan's review on the blog.

First Look Club: Dan reviews The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Posted on June 19, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. Read Dan's review on the blog.

First Look: Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Posted on April 8, 2021| Posted in First Look Club

A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies—her first in nearly a decade, and the first novel Lahiri has written in Italian and translated into English.

First Look Club: Dan reviews Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Posted on April 8, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

A marvelous new novel from Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies—her first in nearly a decade. Read Dan's review on the blog.

First Look: Dying Is Easy by Joe Hill and Martin Simmonds

Posted on November 4, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

Comedy is hard... but dying is easy! This crime thriller by writer Joe Hill and artist Martin Simmonds follows in the tradition of fair-play mysteries inviting readers to solve the murder before Syd does.

First Look Club: Dan reviews Dying Is Easy

Posted on November 4, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

Comedy is hard... but dying is easy! This crime thriller by writer Joe Hill and artist Martin Simmonds follows in the tradition of fair-play mysteries inviting readers to solve the murder before Syd does.

First Look: The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde

Posted on October 3, 2020| Posted in First Look Club

A new stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Early Riser and the Thursday Next series. An inimitable blend of satire, fantasy, and thriller, The Constant Rabbit is the latest dazzlingly original foray into Jasper Fforde's ever-astonishing creative genius.

First Look Club: Dan reviews The Constant Rabbit

Posted on October 3, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

A new stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Early Riser and the Thursday Next series. An inimitable blend of satire, fantasy, and thriller, The Constant Rabbit is the latest dazzlingly original foray into Jasper Fforde's ever-astonishing creative genius.

First Look: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

Posted on August 14, 2020| Posted in First Look Club

For fans of Flight Behavior and Station Eleven, a novel set on the brink of catastrophe, as a young woman chases the world’s last birds―and her own final chance for redemption. Migrations is both an ode to our threatened world and a breathtaking page-turner about the lengths we will go for the people we love.

Clifford and Chris Daniel share their thoughts on Charlotte McConaghy's thrilling yet poignant novel.