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Book Review: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Earlier this month…
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Earlier this month…
Book Review: The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
Author: Antonio Iturbe Translator: Lilit Thwaites Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: 10 October 2017 Format: Kindle Edition Pages: 424 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague,…
Book Review: Wickwythe Hall, A Novel by Judithe Little
Disclaimer: this novel was given to me free of charge in exchange for a review. All thoughts are my own. Author: Judithe Little Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Black Opal Books Publication Date: 30 September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 324 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} May 1940. Hitler invades France, a move that threatens all of…
Book Review: Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams
Author: Beatriz William Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperLuxe Release Date: 27 June 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 376 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the inside flap of the book} France, 1917. Virginia Fortescue journeys overseas with the Red Cross in order to escape the claustrophobia of a childhood spent hiding her father’s criminal past. While driving an ambulance across the battlefields of…
Book Review: The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
This book was provided to me free of charge by HarperCollins in exchange for an honest review. My review is part of the TLC Book Tour. Title: The Women in the Castle Author: Jessica Shattuck Genre: Fiction Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Release Date: 28 March 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 353 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the inside flap of the book} Three…
Book Review: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS, IF YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING USING THE LINK I WILL RECEIVE A COMMISSION. THAT COMMISSION GOES TOWARDS MAINTAINING MY BLOG. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Title: The Underground Railroad Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Release Date: 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 306 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the flap} Cora is a slave on a cotton…
Book Review: Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
Disclaimer: I received this book free of charge in exchange for a review because I am a LibraryThing Early Reviewer. This consideration did not influence my review. Sweetsmoke is the story of Cassius Howard, a secretly literate slave, and his desire to find justice for his murdered friend, Emoline Justice. Emoline was a free black woman…
Book Review: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS, IF YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING USING THE LINK I WILL RECEIVE A COMMISSION. THAT COMMISSION GOES TOWARDS MAINTAINING MY BLOG. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. BOOK DESCRIPTION {FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK} Orphan Train is a gripping story of friendship and second chances from Christina Baker Kline,…