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Recommended Books: Fiction

Posted on July 26, 2015 by sheila

I’ve added to this list. I still want to do a Non-Fiction one, eventually, but … you know … time permitting. Some authors are represented multiple times here. Other authors aren’t represented at all. For no real reason. Don’t read … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Prep” (Curtis Sittenfeld)

Posted on June 20, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Prep: A Novel, by Curtis Sittenfeld My sister Jean was the one who made me read this book. I had heard about it – I mean, you’d have to have been actively not paying attention … Continue reading →

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Prep, by Curtis Sittenfeld

Posted on November 7, 2006 by sheila

I am now reading Prep: A Novel, by Curtis Sittenfeld, which is one of those books that has been hard to miss lately. Member what I said about “buzz” a couple posts below? Prep had BUZZ. It was everywhere. It … Continue reading →

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Saturday snapshots

Posted on October 8, 2006 by sheila

— The morning was chilly and grey, with a wind whipping through my open window, waking me up before my alarm. My favorite kind of weather. I start to come alive in the fall. I start to feel most like … Continue reading →

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