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The Best Books I Read in 2018

December 31, 2018by Chris Norbury 3 Comments

  My 2018 Reading Summary Books read: 81 Five-star ratings: 8 Four-star ratings: 34 Three-star ratings: 25 Two-star, One-star, and not rated: 14 Fiction: 63 Non-fiction: 18 My Rating System […]

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MINNESOTA 2018–BLIZZARDS AND BOOK CLUBS

January 24, 2018by Chris Norbury Leave a comment

*Reposted from chrisnorbury.com* http://chrisnorbury.com/2018/01/24/minnesota-2018-blizzards-book-clubs/

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The Best Books I Read in 2017

January 1, 2018by Chris Norbury 2 Comments

My 2017 Reading Summary Books read: 80 Five-star ratings: 10 Four-star ratings: 40 Three-star ratings: 19 Two-star, One-star, and not rated: 11 Fiction: 60 Non-fiction: 20 My Rating System I […]

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Humbling Praise at Thanksgiving Time

November 22, 2017by Chris Norbury 3 Comments

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A Book Club Discussion with a Twist

August 1, 2017by Chris Norbury Leave a comment

*cross-posted from chrisnorbury.com * http://chrisnorbury.com/2017/08/01/book-club-discussion-twist/

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Reviews, Re-Boots, and Reaching New Readers

January 25, 2017by Chris Norbury 2 Comments

(Originally posted on my website, http://chrisnorbury.com) http://chrisnorbury.com/2017/01/25/reviews-re-boots-reaching-new-readers/

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The Best Books I Read in 2016

December 31, 2016by Chris Norbury Leave a comment

THE FINALISTS Dark Places  by Gillian Flynn Gillian Flynn is a seriously talented writer, if only for the fact she can write totally unlikable protagonists and still compel you to […]

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My Favorite Book of 2015

December 30, 2015by Chris Norbury 2 Comments

(for my wife, a huge Paul Newman fan) One of my jobs as a writer is to read. A lot. I’ve set a goal in the past few years of […]

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My Favorite Book of 2014 (and 2013 and 2012)

December 31, 2014by Chris Norbury Leave a comment

(for my wife, a huge Paul Newman fan) One of my jobs as a writer is to read. A lot. I’ve set a goal in the past few years of […]

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Book Review–The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

June 10, 2014by Chris Norbury 2 Comments

A Pulitzer Prize winning novel deserves attention and discussion, no matter what the perceived quality, mostly because a winning novel is a subjective choice by a small jury who has […]

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