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BOOK REVIEW: Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston

BOOK REVIEW: Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston

Tyrannosaur Canyon is the first in the Wyman Ford series. Though the cover leads the reader to think this is a reboot of Jurassic Park, it is not. Rather than dealing  with the de-extinction of lost dinosaurs through DNA manipulation, Tyrannosaur Canyon is a...

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BOOK REVIEW: Relic by Preston and Child

BOOK REVIEW: Relic by Preston and Child

Relic is the first book in the twenty-four book Pendergast series. It is exactly what the hype promises: a melange of mystery, thriller, horror and science fiction set in the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Starting with the murder of two young boys, the...

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BOOK REVIEW: The Deadly Tea by Rachel Dacus

BOOK REVIEW: The Deadly Tea by Rachel Dacus

The Deadly Tea is the fourth in the Invisibles series by Rachel Dacus. They can be read as standalone, however. The series begins when two sisters, Saffron and Elinor inherit a house, on the western coast of Italy, which is haunted by the ghost of Percy Bysshe...

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BOOK REVIEW: If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien

BOOK REVIEW: If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien

I read Tim O’Brien’s powerful novel The Things They Carried, my favorite Viet Nam story, about ten years ago and finally got around to reading If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, his memoir on his time just before and during his term in Viet Nam. If...

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BOOK REVIEW: No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

BOOK REVIEW: No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

No Friend to This House is Natalie Haynes’s retelling of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, but with Medea as the central character. It is told in the points of view of almost anyone (human, god, animal, ship) who had a part in the story, such as Alcimede, Jason’s...

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BOOK REVIEW: Breaking van Gogh by James Ottar Grundvig

BOOK REVIEW: Breaking van Gogh by James Ottar Grundvig

Vincent van Gogh’s iconic painting, Wheat Field with Cypresses, is “the most expensive purchase” made by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In Breaking van Gogh, James Grundvig investigates the painting and its provenance. From southern France, this painting...

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New Artsy Bookish Giveaway – With $10 Amazon Gift Card

New Artsy Bookish Giveaway – With $10 Amazon Gift Card

I had so much fun doing a big, beautiful, artsy bookish giveaway haul last month, I've decided to do it again! This time, I'm upping the ante by including a $10 Amazon gift card in one of the prize combos. It's only on for eight days, so enter while you can... Good...

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BOOK REVIEW: Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston

BOOK REVIEW: Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston

Tyrannosaur Canyon is the first in the Wyman Ford series. Though the cover leads the reader to think this is a reboot of Jurassic Park, it is not. Rather than dealing  with the de-extinction of lost dinosaurs through DNA manipulation, Tyrannosaur Canyon is a...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: Relic by Preston and Child

BOOK REVIEW: Relic by Preston and Child

Relic is the first book in the twenty-four book Pendergast series. It is exactly what the hype promises: a melange of mystery, thriller, horror and science fiction set in the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Starting with the murder of two young boys, the...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: The Deadly Tea by Rachel Dacus

BOOK REVIEW: The Deadly Tea by Rachel Dacus

The Deadly Tea is the fourth in the Invisibles series by Rachel Dacus. They can be read as standalone, however. The series begins when two sisters, Saffron and Elinor inherit a house, on the western coast of Italy, which is haunted by the ghost of Percy Bysshe...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien

BOOK REVIEW: If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien

I read Tim O’Brien’s powerful novel The Things They Carried, my favorite Viet Nam story, about ten years ago and finally got around to reading If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, his memoir on his time just before and during his term in Viet Nam. If...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

BOOK REVIEW: No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

No Friend to This House is Natalie Haynes’s retelling of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, but with Medea as the central character. It is told in the points of view of almost anyone (human, god, animal, ship) who had a part in the story, such as Alcimede, Jason’s...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: Breaking van Gogh by James Ottar Grundvig

BOOK REVIEW: Breaking van Gogh by James Ottar Grundvig

Vincent van Gogh’s iconic painting, Wheat Field with Cypresses, is “the most expensive purchase” made by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In Breaking van Gogh, James Grundvig investigates the painting and its provenance. From southern France, this painting...

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