Preview: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin is her ninth novel. There’s lots of praise for this one and some are saying it’s her best one yet.
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Review: The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel is a stirring debut about four friends navigating careers, love and ambition. Set in the classical music world, this one stands out for the classic music setting alone. But it’s not just about music.
Book Club Questions for The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis
The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis is an enjoyable read that might encourage you to call up some of your old friends from college. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first.
Preview: The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel is one of those books all over Instagram. The cover is beautiful, bright and inviting. But we know not to judge a book by its cover so let’s take a closer look at the story.
Review: The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis
The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis is an ideal summer book. Friends reunited, twentieth wedding anniversary, cocktails—all with the setting of a Bermuda cruise.
Q&A with Amy Poeppel, Author of Limelight
Amy Poeppel is the author of the novels Limelight and Small Admissions. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she lives with her husband and three sons in New York City. She workshopped a theatrical version of Small Admissions at the Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit. She blogged weekly in 2017 for The Debutante Ball. Her writing has appeared […]
Preview: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn is one of those books with so much buzz that you have to read it. The story is described as a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house. Sign me up for this one.
Preview: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones has been on my TBR list for quite some time. The book has plenty of acclaim and earlier this year, Oprah chose it for her 2018 Oprah’s Book Club selection.
Review: My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley
My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley is such an enjoyable book. The premise is original and it all revolves around the idea that family is what you make it. And that love can appear in many forms.
Q&A with Elisabeth Cohen, Author of The Glitch
Elisabeth Cohen majored in comparative literature at Princeton University and her work has appeared in Conjunctions, The Mississippi Review, The Cincinnati Review, McSweeney’s Online and The Millions. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and two sons. Her debut novel, The Glitch, is an original story about a workaholic CEO (check out my preview, review and book club […]
Preview: My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley
My Ex-Life is the latest novel by Stephen McCauley. He’s the author of six previous novels, including The Object of My Affection, True Enough and Alternatives to Sex. This is the first novel I’ve read from him.
Review: The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
I could not put down The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy. As a result, I’m really tired and drinking more coffee than normal. But it was worth it, I had to know how it would end. And it definitely surprised me.
Book Club Questions for When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger revisits many beloved characters from The Devil Wears Prada series. This one is a standalone, however, you meet plenty of other characters too. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first.
Preview: The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy is one of the most anticipated reads of 2018. The book has already been optioned for a movie starring and produced by Kerry Washington. So, definitely a lot of buzz for this one.