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Month: July 2020

July 29, 2020July 22, 2020hollyandoates

W&C: The Guest List by Lucy Foley

There’s a lot going on in my life right now (as I’m sure is obvious by the lack of posts) but I can’t deprive this site of W&C. The Guest List was a book that I wavered on. I mean Reese Witherspoon likes it but I also bought Where the Crawdads Sing because of her […]

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July 15, 2020June 16, 2020hollyandoates

W&C: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

The most famous true crime novel of all time and one of the first non-fiction novels ever written; In Cold Blood is the bestseller that haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by […]

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July 6, 2020July 5, 2020hollyandoates

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

This book is in my top ten contenders for this year’s best novels. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, souther black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their […]

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July 3, 2020July 1, 2020hollyandoates

Books Every American Should Read

Before getting too sloshed on Saturday, I want to share the books about American history I am using to educate myself on the country that I am from – and do love. I’ve ordered them based on the time in American history they address. Pre-Colonization 1491 by Charles G. Mann Few books bother to address […]

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July 1, 2020June 25, 2020hollyandoates

Looking Forward: July 2020

Another month, another set of books to brighten my life – that’s what I always say. Wherever my 2020 summer is spent, I’ll at least have some fresh pages to keep me company. The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands by Jon Billman These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The […]

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