Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Nevermore: Lessons in Chemistry, Dreams of Joy, Children of Ash and Elm

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  Reported by Rita Nevermore 8-18-26     Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. ...
Monday, September 21, 2026

Secret Wonders of the World: 385 Extraordinary Places You Never Knew Existed

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  Reviewed by Jeanne I am kind of a sucker for these sorts of books: books about interesting places in general ( Atlas Obscura: An Explo...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Death at the Crossings by Jacquelyn Nowak

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    Reviewed by Jeanne   Sergeant Mike Minor is called to the Art History building on a college campus after the decomposing body of...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Nevermore: Commonwealth, Lost for Words Bookshop, Shanghai Girls

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Nevermore 8-11-26 Reported by Rita   Commonwealth by Ann Patchett One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up...
Monday, September 14, 2026

The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakura; translated by Yuka Maeno

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  Reviewed by Jeanne “The shop was tucked away in a place beyond anyone’s understanding.” This is the first line of The Vanishing Cherry...
Friday, September 11, 2026

Zine Making and Book Binding: A Beginner’s Guide in 25 Projects by Lauren Simkin Berke

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  Reviewed by Jeanne Way back in the olden days, when mimeograph was the standard and off-set printing an expensive proposition, I disco...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Nevermore: I See You've Called in Dead, Daughters of the Sun and Moon, The Creek, the Crone, and the Crow

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  Nevermore 8-4-26 Reported by Rita   I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afrai...