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New novels coming in September 2020

August 21, 2020 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

We've got lots of good books to look forward to this fall season. Several are by big name authors who publish next month, such as Elena Ferrante and Marilynne Robinson.

The books I’m reading now

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

Readers looking for new stories, here's a list of five books, all new this year, a mix of fascinating JFK fact/fiction, WWII non-fiction, an "engrossing" biography, and a dark novel that's one of the six finalists for the International Booker Prize. Also, an update about delayed spring releases.

The books I gave on Christmas Eve

December 29, 2015 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 5 Comments

Five books for five friends, specially selected, this holiday season.

Best fiction 2015: where the critics agree

December 10, 2015 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

Everyone's making their lists of 2015 best books from a year of reading. I wanted to see if there's agreement on one book of fiction, so I cross-referenced the fiction lists from five publications. Turns out, there are two.

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