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"For such a light, engaging read, it took me forever to plow through, so often did I pause to hunt down a son for a chat ... ." @afgannon writes about the way @rolland_rg's The Art of Talking with Children changed her relationship with her sons. https://t.co/nngb71cVI8
"As soon as I opened the room door we had to separate, show no affection. I wanted to hold her hand, put my arm around her shoulders, tussle her hair, but we weren’t safe out here." From "Hands Down" by Kathy Kron https://t.co/5zr3m6nzWN
"What defines a 'good' mother and who gets to decide? In her debut novel, ... Jessamine Chan grapples with the endless ways America attempts to control its mothers ...." @ReardonAmy reviews @jessaminechan's The School for Good Mothers. https://t.co/gzUzsnxhaY
"In Under my Bed and Other Essays, Jody Keisner explores her hatred of being home alone. Most women can relate to her fears, 'however irrational' ...." @ashley1espinoza reviews @jodykeisner's new essay collection. #books#bookreviews#essays https://t.co/r5ycE5YtFh
"[LA] ... is a mess, and ... I don’t think I’ve read any book that hits this particular mess so squarely on the head more than The Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs." @ashleyboorinne1 reviews @LiskaJacobs' The Pink Hotel, out today from @mcdbooks. Happy pub day!
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3 overwhelmed women meet in yoga class. “Each woman believes she has to do it by herself, and yet she feels stuck in the knowledge that she can’t do it alone ….” A review of @sophiegreenauth’s Thursdays at Orange Blossom House. #books#bookreview#fiction
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Nightcrawling follows “Kiara as she attempts to keep the multiple plates of her life in Oakland, California, spinning.” @hannahmay111 reviews @leilamottley’s debut novel. #Books#BookReview#fiction https://t.co/KaEPulX2Zm
back at @gxrlpod to review @leilamottley's brill debut - Nightcrawling xhttps://gxrlpod.com/books-nightcrawling-by-leila-mottley - thanks to @leannebythesea for thoughtful edits as always
"It is not considered taboo to share personal details…. But … mental health struggles, forget about it. … Gottlieb asks, 'But what are we afraid of?'"@penne_lynne reviews @LoriGottlieb1's Maybe You Should Talk Someone. #books#bookreview https://t.co/OcfqF34sSG
"An accomplished chess player like her mother before her, Cecily is her husband’s closest political adviser and privately presses for her point of view ... ." @anniegarthwaite's Cecily has that #womenrule vibe. @VikingBooksUK#books#bookreview#histfic https://t.co/uSG9MOE8tX
This review is so good! It really means so much that some readers are having this intense an experience with my book -- and even more that it moves them to write about it. Thanks so much, @gxrlpod & Miriam Gold.