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Review: What She Left by T. R. Richmond

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February 5, 2012, the body of twenty-five-year-old journalist, Alice Salmon, is pulled from the river near her old […]

January 18, 2016 For Readers, Literature / General Fiction, Thriller / Crime

Review: The Children’s Home by Charles Lambert

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Charles Lambert’s The Children’s Home (Scribner, Jan. 2016) is a strange and curious tale of family secrets, redemption and what […]

January 12, 2016 For Readers, Literature / General Fiction

New Year’s Book Recommendations

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Over the past few months, as part of Lectito’s Book Blogger Q & A series, I caught up with twelve […]

December 30, 2015 Book Blogger Q & As, Book Lists, For Readers, For Reviewers

Top Fiction Reads 2015

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It’s been an incredible year for fiction. For every book I’ve read, I’ve added another five to my […]

December 14, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Literature / General Fiction

Better Late Than Never: Weekly Wrap Up

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Monday was a public holiday (woohoo!) and I’ve pretty much stayed in holiday mode all week, hence the […]

October 3, 2015 Latest, News

Review: Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin

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Margot McGovern reviews Julia Heaberlin’s psychological thriller, Black-Eyed Susans.  Tessie grew up in a fairytale, both grim and Grimm: […]

September 21, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Reviews, Thriller / Crime

Spotlight on Scarlett Thomas

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Margot McGovern names five smart and savvy reads from one of the UK’s literary darlings.  In her latest […]

September 17, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Recommendations

Reviewer Q & A: Book Guy Reviews

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We caught up with English teacher and fellow reviewer, James Neenan of Book Guy Reviews, to learn a bit about […]

August 23, 2015 Book Blogger Q & As, For Readers, For Reviewers, Interviews, Latest

Review: The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas

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Margot McGovern reviews Scarlett Thomas’s The Seed Collectors (2015), a smart, twisting story of forbidden fruit and family secrets.  […]

August 18, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Reviews, Spec Fic / SF / Fantasy

Review: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

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Margot McGovern reviews We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Penguin, 2013) by Karen Joy Fowler.  A note before […]

August 12, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Reviews, Spec Fic / SF / Fantasy, Uncategorized

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