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QUICKIE: The Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo
The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen Susan Bordo Review by Laura Lee Baas Can it possibly be that Henry VIII, who began his reign executing his father’s ministers,...
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QUICKIE: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
The Book of Life Deborah Harkness Review by Lacy LeBlanc Warning! This is the third and final book in the All Souls trilogy. Reviews of the first two books can be found here and here. Until recently...
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QUICKIE: The Humor Code by Peter McGraw and Joel Warner
The Humor Code Peter McGraw and Joel Warner Review by Sylvia Bagaglio We subjected our laughs to Hollywood’s top humor headhunter, and acted out our Don Draper fantasies at one of Manhattan’s ritziest...
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QUICKIE: Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Fremantel
Sisters of Treason Elizabeth Fremantel Review by Laura Lee Baas Not many have come to see a girl who was queen for a matter of days die; not the hundreds, it is said, that came to jeer at Anne...
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QUICKIE: The Roommates by Stephanie Wu
The Roommates: True Tales of Friendship, Rivalry, Romance, and Disturbingly Close Quarters Stephanie Wu Review by Sylvia Bagaglio After graduation, Dave spent a year teaching in Japan before returning...
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QUICKIE: The Pilgrims by Will Elliott
The Pilgrims Will Elliott Review by Lacy LeBlanc He reached out and flicked the wood with his fingernail, just to make sure his eyes had got it right. They had. It was…well, it was a door. It had a...
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QUICKIE: The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
The Butcher Jennifer Hillier Review by Laura Lee Baas Taking one final look around, Edward’s gaze once again lingered on the antique piano. His eyes misted as memories of Marisol came rushing back....
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QUICKIE: Saffron and Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand
Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories Elizabeth Hand Review by Laura Lee Baas Her earliest memory was of wings. Luminous red and blue, yellow and green and orange, a black so rich it appeared liquid,...
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QUICKIE: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander Diana Gabaldon Review by Erica McCarthy There was a deep humming noise coming from somewhere near at hand. I thought there might be a beehive lodged in some crevice of the rock, and placed a...
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QUICKIE: Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets, edited by David Thomas Moore
Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets Edited by David Thomas Moore Review by Sylvia Bagaglio Sherlock was waiting for him, lighting up one of his Mayfairs. John hated the cool way that Sherlock...
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