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A Problem That Can’t Be Solved With Cake

October 23, 2015 A.M.B.

In The Cake Therapist, by Judith Fertig, pastry chef Claire “Neely” O’Neil makes sense of the world through its flavors. To her, “every flavor… [is]

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Domestic Violence Is NOT Romantic (Traditional Publishing Doesn’t Seem To Know That)

October 17, 2012 A.M.B.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when I hope people whose lives are not affected directly by violence think about those whose lives

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Cheating On The Plot: A Review of When in Doubt, Add Butter

July 31, 2012 A.M.B.

Beth Harbison’s When in Doubt, Add Butter is one of those fluffy books that readers might enjoy if they try not to think too hard

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A Review of Lee Fullbright’s The Angry Woman Suite

July 13, 2012 A.M.B.

Lee Fullbright’s The Angry Woman Suite is a heartbreaking tale of historical fiction spanning six decades.  There are three storytellers:  Elyse, Aidan, and Francis, each

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J. Courtney Sullivan’s The Commencement: A Realistic Depiction of Campus Sexual Assault

June 24, 2012 A.M.B.

J. Courtney Sullivan’s The Commencement (published in 2009) focuses on four best friends: Celia, Bree, Sally, and April. These women come from different backgrounds, but

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Strange Fits of Passion: Do We Throw “The Book” At Battered Women Who Kill their Abusers?

June 14, 2012 A.M.B.

Anita Shreve’s Strange Fits of Passion (1991) is a relatively short book, only 342 pages and in a larger font than I’ve grown accustomed to

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