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The Longform Book Review

The longform book reviews on bookscover2cover are narrative, descriptive and analytical. Through a close reading of the text, the reviewer identifies themes and motifs embedded in the text and examines contextual information to verify facts. To develop a coherent argument in favor of the book, the reviewer offers readers insight, not mere judgement.
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Diane Chamberlain, an Author Study

Diane Chamberlain writes compelling fiction that features young female protagonists striving to prevail in a world that proves to be hostile towards them for reasons that are revealed as the stories progress. Her novels captivate the reader as secrets from the past and mysteries of the heart gradually come to light.
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It's National Book Lovers Day. What are you reading today? 4 0
Need a great book for weekend reading? We recommend The Promise by Damon Galgut. A haunting saga about a white South African family, set in the backdrop of a changing country. Spanning three decades and three funerals, the story follows the Swart family children as they navigate lives of failed possibilities and their unmet promise to a family servant. 5 0
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"Books are paper ships, to all the worlds, to ancient Egypt, outer space, eternity, into the childhood of your favorite musician, and — the most precious stunning journey of all — into your own heart, your own family, your own history and future and body." - Anne Lamont (from the children's book "A Velocity of Being: Letters to A Young Reader," edited by Maria Popova and Claudia Bedrick). 5 0
Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day! Looking for a great book to read? Get it at your local bookstore. Visit this link @americanbooksellers to find your local bookstore and participate in the celebration. https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map 10 0
Posted @withregram • @thewritelaunch “Creativity is the path, not the destination. The destination is a limitless life.” - Deepak Chopra 2 0

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