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Bookstore1Sarasota
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Roxanne Reviews "Broken (in the best possible way)"
Roxanne Reviews Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson. Broken (in the best possible way) is the perfect gift book for friends...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Katia Reviews "Brood"
Katia Reviews Brood by Jackie Polzin The narrator of Brood describes for us, in thoughtful prose and brief chapters, the dailiness of...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Roxanne Reviews "I Wrote This Book Because I Love You"
Roxanne reviews I Wrote This Book Because I Love You by Tim Kreider I Wrote This Book Because I Love You is a thought provoking book of...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Roxanne Reviews "Love Like That"
Roxanne reviews Love Like That by Emma Duffy-Comparone Love Like That is a new super fresh short story compilation by author Emily...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Katia Reviews "Detransition, Baby"
Katia reviews Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. The back of Detransition, Baby tells you that it is about a trans woman named Reese...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Roxanne Reviews "A Bright Ray of Darkness"
Roxanne Reviews A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke. Reading A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke is like being blindfolded and...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Roxanne Reviews "We Had a Little Real Estate Problem"
Roxanne reviews We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff Kliph...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Roxanne Reviews "Aftershocks: A Memoir"
Roxanne reviews Aftershocks: A Memoir by Nadia Owusu. Just as business owners, career seekers, and parents had to pivot to pandemic era...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 17, 20212 min read
Roxanne Reviews "Words to Eat By"
Roxanne reviews Words to Eat By: Using the Power of Self-Talk to Transform Your Relationship with Food and Your Body by Karen R. Koenig,...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Doug and Andrea Book Blurb
What have Doug and Andrea been reading lately? Doug read Dearly by Margaret Atwood. Here's what he had to say: For someone who has...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Dec 28, 20201 min read
Roxanne Reviews "This One Wild and Precious Life"
Roxanne reviews This One Wild and Precious Life by Sarah Wilson. Part travelogue, part philosophy musings, part minimalist lifestyle...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Doug and Andrea Book Blurb
Both Doug and Andrea love to write up mini-reviews of books they read. For a new occasional feature, we’ll be sharing a few of their...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Roxanne Reviews "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man"
Roxanne reviews Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho The end of the year brings an introspective and...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 26, 20201 min read
Roxanne Reviews "The Silence"
Roxanne reviews The Silence by Don DeLillo. Reincarnate Ernest Hemingway, shut him away for a month with all of our contemporary...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Roxanne Reviews "The Cold Millions"
Roxanne reviews The Cold Millions by Jess Walter Booksellers have a joyous pressure to keep up with the latest books, and while I haven’t...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Katia Reviews "Memorial"
Katia reviews Memorial by Bryan Washington Memorial follows Ben and Mike, a young gay couple who have been together for 4 years and yet...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 22, 20203 min read
The Outside the Box Book Online Club - Selection #1 "Wild Seed"
What is the Outside the Box Book Club? It’s James’ occasional online forum for book discussions. Here's his idea: Do you want to engage...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 21, 20201 min read
Roxanne Reviews "Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts"
Roxanne reviews Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts by Jennie Allen. The wonder of life is reaching new heights. ...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Roxanne Reviews "True Love: A Novel"
Roxanne reviews True Love: A Novel by Sarah Gerard Since I’ve enjoyed Sarah Gerard’s previous literary endeavors, Sunshine State (essays)...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Roxanne Reviews "The Gifts of Imperfection"
Roxanne reviews The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown I’ve read...
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