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Retreat Book Club: Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
Welcome to the Retreat Book Club! We’re a fun, informal group who meets digitally 4 times a year to discuss great books. Click here to join in the fun and be sure to come back on November 26 from 8:30...
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The Worst Characters in Literature
Who are the worst characters in literature? Now wait, before you jump into this, I’m not talking about the most poorly-written characters. We’re talking pure evil in their conniving ways. Dastardly...
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If You Liked When Harry Met Sally, You’ll Love…
If you liked the movie When Harry Met Sally, I just know that you’ll love to read The Most of Nora Ephron. It’s a celebration of the late great writer famous for her witty views on life and ordinary...
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Read Outside the Box: Non-Fiction
When the team challenged me to read narrative non-fiction for my “outside the box” pick, I eagerly took on that challenge with Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City. I don’t often read outside...
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Mary Novik’s Cheater’s Guide to Holiday Book Giving
Fiction is a snazzy Christmas gift that shows you’re confident about your friend’s likes and dislikes. Use the Cheater’s Guide below to flatter them with one of this season’s hotties. Pen a bold...
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Q&A with Bestselling Author Dean Koontz
Everyone around these parts knows that I have been a long-time fan of Dean Koontz and his writing. I started reading his novels when I was a mere fifteen years old! Dean doesn’t do public appearances,...
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17 Books with Biblical Themes
Are you looking for books with Biblical themes that extend beyond The Gospel of Stephen King (yep, that’s right…the master of horror himself has included a lot of Biblical themes in his bestsellers....
View ArticleGiveaway: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
“My maternal grandmother, Emilienne Adou Solange Roux, fell in love three times before the eve of her nineteenth birthday.” With a great starting sentence like that to chapter one, how can you...
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Has Your Book Club Discussed Death Yet?
A few of us in the office were discussing the reality tv show Long Island Medium the other day, and had an animated debate over whether it’s all fake or true (it’s totally true!). It struck me that...
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Jann Arden Book + CD Giveaway!
We are so excited about Jann Arden’s new album, Everything Almost, that we’ve teamed up with our friends at Universal Music to offer this sweet giveaway to our readers! Use the contest widget below...
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