While there are plenty of Hallmark-y stories out there to satisfy devotees of the cute, Christmas romance, it can be harder to find books that reflect the Christmas season many of us actually have with our families. As much as…
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I read Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale for the first time as a college freshman. I didn’t have the words to adequately describe patriarchy or societal patterns of misogyny, yet. Atwood’s work, including much of her poetry, was integral to…
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Hey November! It’s Thanksgiving month. If your family is anything like most families right now, you’re probably struggling with your plans for Thanksgiving. Do you get together during a pandemic? Do you stay home? Do you Zoom? Whatever you decide…
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Sometimes, at Literary Quicksand, we are so fortunate to have independent authors who reach out to us to discuss their new release. This year, in a very dark 2020, I saw the email from Anne, offering her new book This…
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Stuck at home during the pandemic? Find a great indie book with LitNuts! Today I’m participating in a blog tour hosted by WOW! Women on Writing, Instead of our typical book tours, this tour is all about a new way…
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Those looking for a gift for the wine lover in their lives, or who want more knowledge of what’s in their own glass, should pick up a copy of The New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia from Tom Stevenson and National Geographic.…
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About Hell and High Water • Paperback: 282 pages• Publisher: Level Best Books (March 31, 2020) Alaskan attorney Maeve Malloy isn’t sure she’s cut out to be a lawyer. All she wants is to be treated like everyone else. Hiding her past, she…
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Review: Midnight Sun and Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Welcome to my Nostalgic/New Review series! In this series of reviews, I revisit the books and authors that were influential in my teen and young adult years. 2020 has been a big year for publishing “blasts from the past!” Previously,…
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Ann Druyan’s Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a companion book to the National Geographic Cosmos series, and picks up on the work of the author’s late husband, Carl Sagan and the first Cosmos series. Starting with the 1939 World’s Fair, Druyan…
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I have been reading a lot of books that represent the LGBTQ community and my home state of West Virginia lately, but I never expected the two to intersect. When I scrolled through the synopsis for Sugar Run by Mesha…