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Book Review: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Shop Indie Bookstores The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Published September 2011 Summary: Rory Deveraux moves to England to attent a boarding school in London’s poshest neighborhood. As soon as she arrives killings like the 1888 Jack the Ripper murders begin. When Rory is the only witness to see the murderer she is…
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A poem for your weekday
A few weeks ago I went to an amazing lecture on campus by Fatemeh Keshavarz. During her talk about “Why I Wrote Jasmine and Stars: Reading More than Lolita in Tehran” she highlighted the work of several Iranian women poets whose legacy is neglected in Nafisi’s narrative. Though I am still unsure as to where I stand on the issue…
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Book Haul: April 9
I know it’s a little early in my book-blogging career to start posting book hauls but I’ve been incredibly lucky this past week! I’ve received several review copies from publishers and I’ll be reviewing these as I finish them! Without further introduction, here’s what came this week: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Rachel Joyce)…
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Week in Review: What I Read
This week has been spent playing catch-up after a lovely weekend away in Chapel Hill, NC (more on that later). Here are a few articles I found interesting this week: How Gen-Y And Millenials Can Avoid the Pitfalls of Burnout: As someone who has been incredibly stressed at the end of senior year, I found…
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