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Readblog 2/15/25: "The Bookshop" by Evan Friss
"The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore" Written by Evan Friss Published in August, 2024 by Viking Publishing Snippet read by...
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rcoombs35
Feb 81 min read
Readblog 2/8/25: "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" by Grady Hendrix
"Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" Written by Grady Hendrix Published in January, 2025 by Berkley Snippet read by Richard Coombs "They call...
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rcoombs35
Feb 12 min read
Readblog 2/1/24: "Sonny Boy" by Al Pacino
"Sonny Boy" Written by Al Pacino Published in October, 2024 by Penguine Press Snippet Read by Richard Coombs "To the wider world, Al...
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rcoombs35
Jan 181 min read
Readblog 1/18/25: "The Great When" by Alan Moore
"The Great When" Written by Alan Moore Published by Bloomsbury Publishing in October, 2024 Snippet read by Richard Coombs "Dennis...
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rcoombs35
Jan 112 min read
Readblog 1/11/25: "Group Living and Other Recipes" by Lola Milholland
"Group Living and Other Recipes" Written by Lola Milholland Published in August, 2024 by Speigel and Grau Snippet read by Richard Coombs...
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rcoombs35
Oct 5, 20241 min read
Readblog 10/5/24: "There is No Ethan" by Anna Akbari
"There is No Ethan" Written by Anna Akbari Published in June, 2024 by Grand Central Publishing Snippet read by Richard Coombs " Part...
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rcoombs35
Sep 14, 20241 min read
Readblog 9/14/24: "The Bright Sword" by Lev Grossman
"The Bright Sword" Written by Lev Grossman Published by Viking in July, 2024 Snippet read by Richard Coombs "A gifted young knight named...
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rcoombs35
Apr 27, 20241 min read
Readblog 4/27/24: "Glorious Exploits" by Ferdia Lennon
"Glorious Exploits" Written by Ferdia Lennon Published by Henry Holt & Co. Snippet read by Richard Coombs "On the island of Sicily amid...
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rcoombs35
Apr 13, 20241 min read
Readblog 4/13/24: "The Three-Body Problem" by Cixien Liu
"The Three-Body Problem" Written by Cixin Liu Published by Tor in January, 2016 Snippet read by Richard Coombs "Set against the backdrop...
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rcoombs35
Apr 6, 20241 min read
Readblog 4/6/24: "Table for Two" by Amor Towles
"Table for Two" Written by Amor Towles Published by Viking Publishing in April, 2024 Snippet read by Richard Coombs "From the bestselling...
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rcoombs35
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Readblog 3/30/24: "Why We Read" by Shannon Reed
"Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out" Written by Shannon Reed Published in February of 2024 by...
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rcoombs35
Mar 23, 20241 min read
Readblog 3/23/34: "Kingdom of Play" by David Toomey
"Kingdom of Play: What Ball-Bouncing Octopuses, Belly-Flopping Monkeys, and Mud-Sliding Elephants Reveal About Life Itself" Written by...
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rcoombs35
Mar 2, 20241 min read
Readblog 3/2/24: "Fourteen Days" Edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston
"Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel" Edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston Published by Harper in February of 2024 Snippet read...
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rcoombs35
Feb 24, 20242 min read
Readblog 2/24/24: "Be A Revolution" by Ijeoma Oluo
"Be A Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World" Written by Ijeoma Oluo Published by Harper One in...
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rcoombs35
Feb 17, 20241 min read
Readblog 2/17/24: "The Vaster Wilds" by Lauren Groff
"The Vaster Wilds" Written by Lauren Groff Published by Riverhead Books in September of 2023 Snippet read by Richard Coombs "A taut and...
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rcoombs35
Feb 3, 20241 min read
Readblog 2/3/24: "Martyr!" by Kaveh Akbar
"Martyr!" Written by Kaveh Akbar Published by Knopf in January, 2024 Snippet read by Richard Coombs "Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to...
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rcoombs35
Jan 27, 20241 min read
Readblog 1/27/24: "The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary" by Sarah Oglivie
"The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary" Written by Sarah Oglivie Published by Alfred A....
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rcoombs35
Jan 27, 20241 min read
Readblog 1/27/24: "America Fantastica" by Tim O'Brien
"America Fantastica" Written by Tim O'Brien Published by Mariner Books in October, 2023 Snippet read by Richard Coombs "At 11:34 a.m. one...
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rcoombs35
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Readblog 1/13/24: "The Curse of Penryth Hall" by Jess Armstrong
"The Curse of Penryth Hall" Written by Jess Armstrong Published by Minotaur Books in December, 2023 Snippet Read by Richard Coombs "After...
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rcoombs35
Dec 30, 20231 min read
Readblog 12/30/23: "A Secret I Can't Tell: The First Generation of Children from Openly Gay and Lesbian Homes" by Joe Gantz
"A Secret I Can't Tell: The First Generation of Children from Openly Gay and Lesbian Homes" Written by Joe Gantz Published by Carpenter...
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