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The Lifestyle/Pop Culture section covers a huge range of books, most of which will be contemporary in nature. Here you will find books on sports and sports figures, feminist fiction and literature, GLBT fiction, and books on sociological and political issues.
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Summer Reading is Time for New Reading
In: Lifestyle/Pop Culture Books (general)
Readers often get stuck in a rut. They read the same author, or maybe just the same genre, for months, maybe even years at a time. It is a great time to try something new more...
Blue Skies by Ali Vali is a Love Fest in the Air
In: Lifestyle/Pop Culture Books (general)
Perhaps known best for her Cain Casey series, author Ali Vali steps out with a lighthearted romance set amidst the homophobia of the USA military during the Iraq war. more...
The Enchanting Tale of Guernica by Dave Boling
In: Lifestyle/Pop Culture Books (general)
Guernica by Dave Boling is, arguably, one of the best novels to come out this year. It has amazing, distinctive characters and a culture many don't know much about. more...
A Review of Graceling by Kristin Cashore
In: Lifestyle/Pop Culture Books (general)
She is, quite literally, a killer. Katsa is the lead character in this suspenseful, intense novel about a land where people are born with talents that alienate them. more...
'Tis the Season For a New, Fresh, Wealthy You
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The Self Help Market is always booming, but this time of year, when bathing suits come out, wallets start to empty, and change is in the air, there are books galore. more...
Trace, By Patricia Cornwell, is a Creepy Ride.
In: Lifestyle/Pop Culture Books (general)
The 13th book in the Scarpetta series takes the reader back to Virginia. Super cop Marino is by her side as always as they search for the creepy killer of a young girl. more...
Dan Brown's Women and Religion Diverge
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The movie, Angels and Demons, based on the novel by the same name by Dan Brown, has just been released. It's a good time to look at Brown's themes of women and religion. more...
The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs
Author AJ Jacobs decides to live life according to the bible-literally. He takes it in it's black and white form, attempting to live the entire bible in his daily life. more...
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By: Rupert Taylor
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
By: Dianha Simpson
Female Authors Excluded in Literary Criticism
By: Tracey Carter
Psychological Distress of Sylvia Plath
By: Tracey Carter
Sweet and Sour Pie A Wisconsin Boyhood Reviewed
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