The Vermont Book Shop
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Book review: Flyaway — by Kathleen Jennings
Flyaway — by Kathleen Jennings (Tor.com) In the district of Inglewell, a fictional locale in the interior of Australia, young Bettina Scott lives with her mother, following a…
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Book review: Nothing To See Here — by Kevin Wilson
(Ecco Press) Lillian and Madison first met at a fancy girls’ school; they had vastly different backgrounds yet they forged an unlikely bond that was severely tested right…
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Book review: Squeeze Me — by Carl Hiaasen
(Knopf Publishing Group) Carl Hiaasen, author of more than 20 novels and long-time columnist based in Florida, is writing at the top of his game in his latest…
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Book review: Mill Town: Reckoning With What Remains — by Kerri Arsenault
(St. Martin’s Press) When Kerri Arsenault was growing up in Mexico, Maine, a paper mill town on the banks of the Androscoggin River, she felt lucky and safe;…
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Book review: Owls of the Eastern Ice — by Jonathan C. Slaght
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux) In his new book, subtitled “A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl,” ornithologist, field scientist, conservationist and author Jonathan Slaght will…
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Book review: Migrations — by Charlotte McConaghy
(Flatiron Books) When we first encounter Franny Stone — strong, gutsy, passionate Franny — she is in Greenland, alone, geo-tagging what very well may be the last Arctic…
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Book review: Universe of Two — by Stephen Kiernan
(William Morrow) When young Brenda Dubie, having to mind her father’s music store in the Hyde Park corner of 1940s Chicago while he is serving overseas, first meets…
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Book review: Empire of Wild — by Cherie Dimaline
(William Morrow & Company) To the Métis people of Canada and the far north reaches of the midwestern United States, a Rogarou is a shapeshifting werewolf-like creature that…
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Book review: Hamnet — by Maggie O’Farrell
(Knopf Publishing Group) In the late 16th century, a glover from Stratford, England, foul-tempered and prone to fits of rage, in debt to a now-deceased land owner,…
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Book review: The Guest List — by Lucy Foley
(William Morrow) A remote island with austere rocky cliffs and an impeccably restored inn is the perfect setting for the perfect wedding. And the bride and groom?…
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Book review: The Yellow House: A Memoir — by Sarah M. Broome
(Grove Press) A 2019 National Book Award winner and a New York Times Top 10 Book, Sarah Broome’s “The Yellow House” is the history of a home, the…
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Book review: A Song Below Water — by Bethany C. Morrow
(Tor Teen) To amplify Black voices, it is important to read beyond the (still very important) contextual Black history and anti-racism books; it is important to read great…
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Book review: A Burning — by Megha Majumdar
(Knopf Publishing Group) When an inflammatory social media post gets a young woman arrested, the story begins. Set in contemporary India, Jivan is a young Muslim woman…
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Book review: Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory — by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
(Vintage) Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of “BoJack Horseman,” delivers quirky, dark, surreal stories of love in a stunningly original and creative collection. Take the story, “A Most BLESSED…
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Book review: A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings — by Helen Jukes
(Pantheon Books) There came a time in Helen Jukes’ life when the natural world felt slightly “out of kilter,” and she was struck with a pervasive restlessness, so…
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Book review: The Vanishing Half — by Brit Bennett
(Riverhead Books) From the very first page, Brit Bennett will pull you in; she is such an impressive storyteller. The story begins in the town of Mallard, a…