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July 20, 2021

What Janine Is Reading: Book Club Edition

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category#ownvoices / amateur sleuths / book clubs / Brooklyn / childhood friends / children / civil rights / families / female friendship / Historical / India / Japanese-American history / Kentucky / librarians / Los Angeles / Memoir / mystery / POC / POC author / Reading lists / South Carolina / Womens-Fiction / YA10 Comments

I run a virtual book club for seniors, volunteering for a non-profit (check it out and see if you’d like to help, or consider participating in the national village movement closer to your home), and we take turns picking out the books we read. One of the advantages this has ... more >

August 14, 2020

REVIEW: Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone

JanineBook Reviews / C ReviewsBrooklyn / carpenter / Contemporary / May-December / Older Man/Younger Woman / orphan / school / school counselor / widower5 Comments

Dear Cara Bastone, I heard about your debut contemporary romance, Just a Heartbeat Away, when it was recommended somewhere on social media. The main conflict (May-December) and the background of the hero (he’s a widower) sounded good so I checked it out of the library. Sebastian Dorner, an architect and ... more >

May 31, 2017

Wednesday News: Independent bookstores, the future of publishing, Nazi book theft, and “Capturing Love” in photos

JanetPublishing NewsAmerican Booksellers Association / book theft / Brooklyn / independent bookstores / love / Nazis / photography / publishing trends5 Comments

Independent bookstores keeping afloat despite tough retail market – So independent bookstores appear to be on the rise again, almost a decade after the industry “crashed,” with the number of store openings still growing. And despite Amazon’s foray into brick and mortar stores, their impact may not be as overwhelming as some ... more >

February 16, 2014

REVIEW: Eagle’s Heart by Alyssa Cole

KaetrinD ReviewsBrooklyn / multi-cultural / romantic-suspense6 Comments

Dear Alyssa Cole, Salomeh Jones is a Brooklyn high school teacher whose attempt to aid an abused student ruins her career and puts her life in jeopardy. Julian Tamali is a special agent hot on the trail of the Albanian mafia boss responsible for a slew of crimes, including the ... more >

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