May 2022

Billboard of a Geisha besides an eReader Displaying Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha is set in Japan from The Great Depression through just after World War II.  A young girl named Chiyo moves from her small town in Yoroido to the big city to become a geisha.  However, Chiyo misses her family, and an older […]

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Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce by James Cain James Cain’s Mildred Pierce focuses on a down-on-her luck mother named Mildred Pierce (big surprise there).  The book is set in sunny California in the Depression era, and Mildred is in a pickle.  Her husband has just left her, and she has two young children to support.  With no work

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Covers of 5 June Book Releases

June 2022 Book Releases

Looking for the June 2022 book releases, the newest books hitting the shelves? Here are five books coming out June 2022: 1. Outside by Ragnar Jonasson Outside is billed as a “chilling new thriller” by Ragnar Jonasson. Four friends are caught in a deadly snowstorm in Iceland. They seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge.

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Silhouette of a women with an umbrella alongside an eReader displaying the cover of My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier After reading and loving Rebecca, expectations were high for Daphne du Maurier’s My Cousin Rachel. The premise is incredibly interesting. Philip, a 24-year-old orphan, discovers that his long-time caregiver, Ambrose, has fallen in love with his cousin Rachel. However, Ambrose succumbs to a sudden illness, leaving Rachel a

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Daemon Voices – Part 2

Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman – Essays 2 through 4 Philip Pullman’s Daemon Voices is a nonfiction book featuring thirty-two essays on storytelling.  This is the second post in the series on Daemon Voices covering Essays 2 – 4 (The Writing of Stories, Heinrich von Kleist:  On the Marionette Theatre, and Paradise Lost). For those

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