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'The Books of Jacob' by Olga Tokarczuk
'And how exactly would a saved world differ from an unsaved world?'—Review #209
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It's Books on GIF's 7th Anniversary!
Our 7 favorite novels and 7 favorite nonfiction books from the past 7 years.
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'The Cabinet' by Un-Su Kim
'That there is no moral of the story—that's the moral of the story.'—Review #208
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'We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America' by Roxanna Asgarian
'In this book, I'm not a passive observer of injustice.'—Review #207
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What are you reading this spring?
One quarter of the year is in the books, so we thought we’d check in. What are you looking forward to reading in the weeks ahead? What books did…
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'Free Food For Millionaires' by Min Jin Lee
'Casey needed a plan to escape Elmhurst.'—Review #206
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'The Bell' by Iris Murdoch
'Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.'—Review #205
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'Triangulum' by Masande Ntshanga
'There is indeed a force more powerful than humankind. I have assented and do not know much else.'—Review #204
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'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker
'All my life I had to fight.'—Review #203
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3 From BoG: Short Story and Essay Collections
'The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories' by Carson McCullers, 'My Life of Crime: Essays and Other Entertainments' by Tyler C. Gore and 'The Dark…
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'Lee & Elaine' by Ann Rower
'By writing about heterosexual dead women who came back to life as lesbians, was I writing about me?'—Review #201
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'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert
'Her will, like the veil strung to her bonnet, flutters in every breeze; always there is the desire urging, always the convention restraining.'—Review…
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What was your favorite read in 2022?
With the year drawing to a close, we thought it a good time to check in and have a discussion. What books did you enjoy most in 2022? What’s on …
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