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Survival Kit’s Apocalypse by Beverly Williams

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Carmen

When you read the words “zombie apocalypse,” you probably think you’re in for a gory fright-fest. But Beverly Williams’ post-apocalyptic novel Survival Kit’s Apocalypse is less about the horrors of its zombified world and more about the exquisitely personal terrors … Continue reading →

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Moonglow by Michael Chabon

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Carmen

Michael Chabon returns in top form with Moonglow, a riveting and thought-provoking novel… or is it a memoir? This sweeping familial tale, told via the deathbed recollections of a character the narrator refers to only as “my grandfather,” is neither … Continue reading →

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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Carmen

With a message both mournful and life-affirming, When Breath Becomes Air chronicles a young doctor’s journey from literature student to promising neurosurgeon and finally to a patient in his own hospital after being diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. Always … Continue reading →

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