Books

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Friday, July 11, 2025

Nonfiction: Tequila Wars by Ted Genoways

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Growing up, there was a period of my life, about nine years or so, when my father owned and operated a liquor store. Having bartended in his...
Friday, July 4, 2025

Historical Fiction: The Eights by Joanna Miller

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Happy 4th of July y'all, and welcome to a review of The Eights by Joanna Miller, which does not take place in the U.S, but instead in E...
Friday, June 27, 2025

Young Adult Fiction: Dear Manny by Nic Stone

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When Dear Martin first appeared on shelves back in 2017 (same year as Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give ), I had no clue that it would end ...
Friday, June 20, 2025

Young Adult Fiction: All Better Now by Neal Shusterman

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What I love about Neal Shusterman's books is that they attempt to answer a seemingly impossible question, or maybe even a question we ho...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Young Adult Fiction: Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours

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For the second week of YA Fest, I picked up Channelle Desamours' Needy Little Things . A young girl with the ability to hear the needs o...
Friday, June 6, 2025

Young Adult Fiction: Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia

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Welcome to the annual Door Stop Novels YA Fest! This year we are starting off with Mystery Royale , the debut novel of Kaitlyn Cavalancia. S...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Contemporary Fiction: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

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There is something about a plot or setting involving a remote location that will almost always draw me to a book. Often, books that are set ...