Maren Longbella
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Books
Review: Did you hear the one about the woman who was determined to be a clown?
Fiction: Kristen Arnett’s protagonist is passionate about her goal. No matter what anyone thinks.
March 10, 2025
Books
Review: Civil War-era ‘Jackal’s Mistress’ finds Chris Bohjalian hitting repeat
Fiction: A Confederate woman takes in a Union soldier in romantic thriller.
March 4, 2025
Books
Review: What were the secret schools that helped prepare Black people to vote?
Nonfiction: “Spell Freedom” offers the untold stories of citizenship schools in the ‘50s and ’60s.
February 28, 2025
Books
Review: Two possible lovers glide along on songs they love in ‘Deep Cuts’
Fiction: Holly Brickley’s novel is (maybe) a romance that comes with a soundtrack.
February 24, 2025
Things To Do
Spellbinding things happen when a stranger enters ‘The Garden’
Fiction: Nick Newman’s novel alludes to Adam and Eve and “The Secret Garden.”
February 10, 2025
Books
Review: Need a hug? Read the latest from the great Anne Tyler.
Fiction: “Three Days in June” takes place before and after a wedding.
February 3, 2025
Books
Review: Grady Hendrix gets chills from the plight of a mother-to-be in ‘Witchcraft for Wayward Girls’
Fiction: The follow-up to “How to Sell a Haunted House” is another funny/scary combo.
January 8, 2025
Books
When an elderly busybody/killer meets a young bad seed, ‘Havoc’ ensues
Fiction: Set in Egypt, Christopher Bollen’s novel finds evil meeting its match.
December 2, 2024
Things To Do
Spellbinding things happen when a stranger enters ‘The Garden’
Fiction: Nick Newman’s novel alludes to Adam and Eve and “The Secret Garden.”
February 10, 2025
Books
Review: Need a hug? Read the latest from the great Anne Tyler.
Fiction: “Three Days in June” takes place before and after a wedding.
February 3, 2025
Books
Review: Grady Hendrix gets chills from the plight of a mother-to-be in ‘Witchcraft for Wayward Girls’
Fiction: The follow-up to “How to Sell a Haunted House” is another funny/scary combo.
January 8, 2025
Books
When an elderly busybody/killer meets a young bad seed, ‘Havoc’ ensues
Fiction: Set in Egypt, Christopher Bollen’s novel finds evil meeting its match.
December 2, 2024