Fiction

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“It isn’t easy to write a character with 80 years of continuity while simultaneously pleasing old fans and drawing in new ones, but Will Murray does it.”

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. . . the only thing better than not having to go to bed at bedtime is finding out bedtime no longer exists.”

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“. . . leaves the reader feeling blissfully satisfied yet wishing this romantically paranormal story would go on indefinitely.”

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“The characters are sharply defined, the dialogue bright, and the narrative funny and interesting.”

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“. . . [Custer] even with the lush, evocative, and plentiful period pictures is a difficult read because it lacks a foundational and historical logic.”

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“. . . a believable, engaging story of a family long in crisis.”

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“Conjure is a sweet, adventure-packed romp for young teen readers.”

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“There is always something comforting and rather special about a McCall Smith book . . .”

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“. . . Outlaw Bodies is a fine sci-fi/fantasy anthology . . .”

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“It’s that sense of real life flowing in a fast-cutting cinematographic style that elevates this novel into a new genre.”

Fast moving. At first jumbled:

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This book is exactly what it appears to be: A collection of horse stories written by a Who’s Who of literary stars over the past century.

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“. . . humorous and plot lines are deliciously original.”

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“There is no future without forgiveness,”Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a 1984 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has said.

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“In our hearts and minds, childhood is eternal. And so is Skippy.”

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“We Are What We Pretend to Be is a worthy addition [to Vonnegut’s oeuvre].”

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“Babe Ruth didn’t hit a home run every game.” Anne Perry’s Christmas novellas are treats for her fans, starved for more Victorian suspense from the master.

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“Come Fly With Me invites the reader to take an airborne journey with an engaging pair of lovers to discover the beauties of the Alaskan frontier.”

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“Noah Webster and His Words has something for everyone: nostalgia, history, entrepreneurism, and last but not least, a few good old-fashioned belly laughs.”

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“. . . a satisfying read tidily concluding the storyline—but also ending with a cliffhanger that will undoubtedly lead to another book.”

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Since the beginning of time and the formation of the family as a unit, parents have faced the daunting task of enforcing bedtime even as their drowsy-eyed children argue that they’re simply “not sl

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“The world may get you down sometimes but overall it’s a pretty good place to be.”

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“It’s like Alice in Wonderland meets Jason Bourne in Fallujah.”

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“This book will keep the reader turning pages until the very satisfying end.”

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Readers who devoured Erica Bauermeister’s The School of Essential Ingredients will be happy to rediscover some familiar characters in The Lost Art of Mixing.

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