Why the Island is NOT Depressing, But a Redemptive Read for the Armchair Traveler
The Island by Victoria Hislop is an international bestseller about family secrets and the island of Spinalonga, a former leper colony.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 22, 2022
- 5 min
Why The Feather Thief is the Most Bizarre Heist Story You'll Ever Read
The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson is a fascinating, bizarre, TRUE heist story about Edwin Rist's theft of dead birds.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
How Writing to a Lover Forever Affected the Lives of Others
The History of Love is a reminder of the power of words and the life of stories - and how they can affect generations to come.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 6, 2021
- 9 min
Why Women Writers Should Read The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd's, The Book of Longings, is the perfect book for women writers as it portrays the passion and power of one person's words.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
Why We Love a Sinister, Gothic Mystery: Lucy Foley's The Guest List
Lucy Foley's Guest List is the perfect example of a Gothic Mystery, filled with the psychological push and pull of human nature.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 28, 2021
- 5 min
Want to Know About "The Dust Bowl?" Read The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah's novel, The Four Winds,depicts life in The Dust Bowl, but don't make it your only source. Try The Worst Hard Time by Egan.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 22, 2021
- 5 min
Do Your Regrets Cause You Agony? You Should Absolutely Read The Midnight Library
Matt Haig's The Midnight Library is an intriguing story about a life teetering on the brink between regrets and possibilities.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 31, 2021
- 7 min
Does Humility Still Exist in a World Focused on Social and Self Promotion?
Radical Humility: Essays on Ordinary Act is not an easy read, but a valuable one; a look at how to be humble in a world focused on "self."
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 22, 2021
- 8 min
Hit Hard: How to Deal With Ambiguous Loss
Grieving Those Who Are Alive But Not What They Used to Be Photo by John Torcasio on Unsplash Honest. Raw. Painful…Helpful and Healing...
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Melissa Gouty
- Feb 25, 2021
- 5 min
8 Heartfelt Life Lessons from Fredrik Backman's Novel, Anxious People
Backman gradually drew me in, weaving threads of detail and story into a fine tapestry of literary art. I came to love the book.
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Melissa Gouty
- Feb 25, 2021
- 6 min
Need Spiritual Sustenance? Read the Novel, Gilead, to See the Power of Faith
Gilead is a tribute to the skill of a writer who created a literary work that is readable, relatable, and wondrous all at the same time.
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Melissa Gouty
- Feb 18, 2021
- 5 min
Five Helpful Tips For Choosing Which Books to Take on a Trip
If you love to travel, but you also love your books, you know how hard it is to decide which ones to take with you. 5 Tips for Choosing.
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Melissa Gouty
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Serendipitous Insight on the New Year from the Novel, Anxious People
By Fredrik Backman Call it “Literary Luck” Sometimes, I read something that, by coincidence, is perfectly timed with an upcoming holiday....
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Melissa Gouty
- Dec 9, 2020
- 5 min
What is a Picaro Novel and Why is This Tender Land One of Them?
The Picaro Novel I dredged up this term from the sea mud of my mind, remembering it from a college literature class. The term had been...
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Melissa Gouty
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
Achieving a Nearly Impossible Task: Choosing the Top Ten Books of 2020
The best of the best Oh, the Editorial Stress! It happens every year, this task that must be as difficult as a tropical ant hiking to...
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Melissa Gouty
- Nov 27, 2020
- 3 min
Have You Ever Taught Writing? Three Novels You'll Appreciate
Seduction of Water, Punjabi Widows, Lost Friends The Art of Teaching Writing and the Unexpected Results of Doing It Well How do you...
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Melissa Gouty
- Nov 7, 2020
- 6 min
Choose Carefully. Pick Three Writers to Come to Your Dinner Party Tonight
If I could choose three writers to come to a literary dinner party today, they'd be Louise Penny, Rick Bragg, and Ben Shattuck.
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Melissa Gouty
- Nov 5, 2020
- 6 min
How Books Connect to the Epic Moments of Your Life
Books are emotionally linked to every momentous occasion of my existence. Your life is probably "book-marked" too.
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Melissa Gouty
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Can a Book That Costs $22,000 Be Better Than a Trip to Italy?
The Sistine Chapel 3-volume set reproduces artwork at a 1:1 proportion, making you feel "as if you were a bird on Michelangelo's shoulder."
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
If You Love Elephants, Read These Two Very Different Books
If you love elephants, read Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult and The Elephant Company by Vicki Croke. Two books that both honor elephants.
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