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Never No More by Maura Laverty (1942)
Honest to goodness, the book I wish everyone would read
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The Top Ten Novels I Read in 2025
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Relatable century-old parenting travails, a unique sport, magical statues in fiction, an interview with the Innocence Mission, literary recipes, and…
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Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban (1975)
The picture book legend takes on an existential comedy for adults
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On conducting a parasocial relationship with a dead author
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No More Giants by Joaquina Ballard Howles (1966)
Looking for East of Eden meets My Ántonia? This forgotten little novel is your answer.
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Some Things of Note, August 2025
My Gardam and Godden summer, the medieval book of hours up close, a picture book project and the joy of the public library, a Paris Review hack, and…
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