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Book Reviews

‘Crying in H Mart’: A majestic memoir

‘Crying in H Mart’: A majestic memoir

Julia Croston, Managing Editor | Feb 11, 2022

Michelle Zauner’s vulnerable memoir, “Crying in H Mart,” follows her complicated relationship with her late mother, who died from cancer when the author was 25. Her debut book explores a mother-daughter...

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The Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig cover. Photo via Goodreads.

‘The Midnight Library’: a review

Julia Croston, Government Reporter | Nov 9, 2021

When a novel starts with a quote from famous American poet Sylvia Plath, high expectations are set from the beginning. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig follows the life of a woman, Nora, who commits suicide...

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Cover of Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You. Photo via MacMillian Publishers.

‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’: a review

Julia Croston, Government Reporter | Oct 29, 2021

With recent success, Sally Rooney continues on her path to becoming one of the most notable authors of the present era. Vogue refers to Rooney as an author with a cult following and the “Salinger for...

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Best pieces of Talon Review

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter | Mar 16, 2021

Brought to you by people who want to write new works during a time where human connection is difficult, the Talon Review has made some wonderful pieces of literature in the past few years.  I’m here...

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Jacksonville Book-fest with Brad Meltzer

Jacksonville Book-fest with Brad Meltzer

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Feb 27, 2020

The Jacksonville Public Library (JPL) is hosting a Book Fest where local and national authors will come to interact. Author Brad Meltzer, a #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Inner Circle”,...

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"The Princess Saves Herself in This One"

Hand-picked beach reads

Carly Kramer | Mar 20, 2018

No spring break plans? No problem! Give yourself a mini staycation with a trip to the beach and a New York Times bestseller in hand. “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien Genre: Historical...

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