Tag: Anne Tyler
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Book Review: The Survivors Guild by Gabriella Saab
The Survivors Guild (yes, that is how it is titled, no apostrophe) by Gabriella Saab is another story based loosely upon the sinking of the Titanic. This book however is less about the Titanic, less about those lost to the sea, and less about the unsinkability of that majestic ship. It is about the survivors,…
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My January 2026 Reads
What a spectacular reading month for me! FIVE five-star reads in one month for me! That’s a record for sure! These five five-star reads are all very different but all equally good! A brief breakdown in case you want to see if they may be of interest to you: FICTION NONFICTION Hope you find something…
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Book Review: Three Days of June by Anne Tyler
Last February, I remember reading NYT’s book critic Dwight Garner’s review of Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (Knopf, February 2025). I added it to my TBR in Goodreads as I was reading the review, and I finally got around to reading it on my Kindle two days ago. Garner said in his review,…
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Book Review: The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
NetGalley is a digital platform that provides book people with FREE advance reading copies (ARCs) of books yet to be released in exchange for a review written and posted on their site, on Goodreads, on Amazon, on your own social media. Sometimes you are offered a book, but more often you request a book that…
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Book Review: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
I’m not really sure what I want to say about this book. I finished it last night, but it took me much longer to read it than most books I read these days. Clearly displayed on the cover is the notice that it won the 2024 Booker Prize, a British award given to the best…
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo 