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Pour-your-heart-out book reviews and reading tips

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What ‘Patsy’ Teaches Us About Making Peace With Parental Pain

Reviewing mother-daughter parallels in…

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A close up of paint on a canvas with shades of primarily blue, but also white, yellow, and purple. The paint is applied in wide frenzied strokes. The texture of the paint on the canvas is very prominent.

Exploring Art and Life in ‘Blue Period’

A coming-of-age manga about career choices and passion

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A paperback copy of Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison. The cover’s top half is pink and the bottom half has a black and white photo of a pre-teen girl with her hands gripping a barbed wire fence. A woman stands behind looking at the girl and shielding her eyes from the sun.

Why ‘Bastard Out of Carolina’ is a Painfully Necessary Story on the Effects of Childhood Trauma

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How I’m Falling Back in Love with Reading

As a self-identified ex-avid reader

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‘Girls of Paper and Fire’ Ignites

Fairy tale demons cast light on real societal issues in Ngan’s novel

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A Short, Healing Novella

A book review of ‘Moon Soul’ by Nathaniel Luscombe

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Two Feel-good Japanese Novels About Books And Libraries

Read these fun books that are perfect for book…

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Life and Death in Laura Bylenok’s ‘Living Room’

Exploring motherhood and grief in a Backwaters…

Mark Laflamme in Coffee Time Reviews

Photo of a book that is opened to a chapter called Productivity.

Liking a book that I wanted to love — Feel Good Productivity Tries To Do A Little Too Much

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‘The Book of Goose’ Redefines Female Friendship

Yiyun Li’s strange and vibrant novel explores the…

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