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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: Jody 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 Jody's review on the blog.
Best Books of 2021 (So Far)
We've seen a lot of interesting reads published this year. What's the best one you've read so far? Find out what the Best Books of 2021 (So Far) are, according to our resident bookworms, the First Look Club, and members of the Bookworm Corner community.
First Look Club: Jody reviews Lorna Mott Comes Home by Diane Johnson
Posted on July 21, 2021| Posted in First Look Club
Diane Johnson brings readers into the dreamy and anxiety-filled American world of Lorna Mott Dumas, where much has changed and where she struggles to create a new life to support herself in Lorna Mott Comes Home. Read Jody's review on the blog.
First Look: From Little Tokyo, with Love by Sarah Kuhn
Posted on May 8, 2021| Posted in First Look Club
"I absolutely adored this funny, fierce, big-hearted book.”
—Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of Save the Date
Celebrated author Sarah Kuhn reinvents the modern fairy tale in this intensely personal yet hilarious novel of a girl whose search for a storybook ending takes her to unexpected places in both her beloved LA neighborhood and her own guarded heart.
First Look Club: Jody reviews From Little Tokyo, with Love by Sarah Kuhn
Posted on May 8, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Celebrated author Sarah Kuhn reinvents the modern fairy tale in this intensely personal yet hilarious novel of a girl whose search for a storybook ending takes her to unexpected places in both her beloved LA neighborhood and her own guarded heart. Read Jody's review on the blog.
First Look: When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten
Posted on October 18, 2020| Posted in First Look Club
The story about a young girl who can't remember anything from her previous summer after a hurricane.
First Look Club: Jody reviews When Life Gives You Mangos
Posted on October 18, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
The story about a young girl who can't remember anything from her previous summer after a hurricane.
First Look: What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez
Posted on September 18, 2020| Posted in First Look Club
The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend brings her singular voice to a story about the meaning of life and death, and the value of companionship.
First Look Club: Jody reviews What Are You Going Through
Posted on September 18, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend brings her singular voice to a story about the meaning of life and death, and the value of companionship.
First Few Pages: Well Matched by Jen Deluca
October 14, 2021
Author Spotlight: Naomi Novik
October 14, 2021
Fully Booked Chats: Connson Chou Locke
October 14, 2021
First Few Pages: Major Labels by Kelefa Sanneh
October 7, 2021
First Few Pages: Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
October 7, 2021
