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Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Laurie Fundukian

Aug 10
3 min

Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver, a master of storytelling as well as research, was awarded a well-deserved Pulitzer Prize for fiction early this year...

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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder

Laurie Fundukian

Mar 16
4 min

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder

Nomadland may have been published in 2017, but with inflation and other challenges in our country these days, it’s a very timely concept...

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Laurie Fundukian

Feb 4, 2022
3 min

Book Review - The Other Black Girl

It can be difficult to find a riveting, original book that also contains social commentary, mystery, humor, and thought-provoking...

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The Spirit Level: Exposing deeply rooted societal inequity and inequality

Thrive Detroit

Jul 25, 2018
4 min

The Spirit Level: Exposing deeply rooted societal inequity and inequality

‘The Spirit Level’ author and epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson: “We have to be very vigilant against all the ways that hate is built up”...

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Melissa Love: Candle Maker by Day, Writer by Night

Thrive Detroit

Jul 25, 2018
3 min

Melissa Love: Candle Maker by Day, Writer by Night

Melissa Love is a multi-talented Detroit entrepreneur with three novels to her credit as well as her own candle business. A product of...

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Thrive Detroit

Jun 24, 2018
3 min

Inspiring and Aspiring from the Heart

Inspiring & Aspiring from the Heart By Denise Ervin RN, BSN, NC-BC What does it mean to inspire and aspire from the heart? Why is it an...

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Book Review: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

Thrive Detroit

Jun 24, 2018
1 min

Book Review: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

A Long Way Home Saroo Brierley

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Thrive Detroit

Jun 9, 2016
3 min

The Chaperone

A Book Review by Laurie Fundukian Laura Moriarty, who teaches creative writing at the University of Kansas, has written three other...

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Thrive Detroit

Jun 9, 2016
4 min

The Sandcastle Girls

A Book Review by Laurie Fundukian Chris Bohjalian, with his sixteenth novel, has managed to tell the horrific tale of the Armenian...

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Fat Girl Walking: Book Review and Interview

Thrive Detroit

Aug 19, 2015
8 min

Fat Girl Walking: Book Review and Interview

Brittany Gibbons is a woman who speaks her mind, and her mind is hilarious. She has decided to make people uncomfortable and change the...

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Thrive Detroit

Jul 6, 2015
5 min

Book Review: Station Eleven

Book Review: Station Eleven Laurie Fundukian Emily St. John Mandel’s fourth novel, Station Eleven, begins with the ending of one person,...

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Thrive Detroit

Mar 7, 2015
4 min

Book Review: The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins has caused some buzz so far this year with her thriller/mystery The Girl on the Train, which is being touted as the British...

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Book Review: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

Thrive Detroit

Nov 29, 2014
4 min

Book Review: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest trail–starting in California, going through parts of Oregon, and ending in Washington State–when...

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Book Review: Land of the Blind by Jess Walter

Thrive Detroit

Oct 5, 2014
5 min

Book Review: Land of the Blind by Jess Walter

Review By: Laurie Fundukian Those who read my reviews know that I tend to become enamored with a writer, but perhaps don’t discover them...

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Thrive Detroit

Aug 2, 2014
4 min

Book Review: The Light in the Ruins

Many readers may be familiar with Chris Bohjalian’s novel Midwives, which was a popular “Oprah pick” back when she had the power to move...

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Thrive Detroit

Jun 13, 2014
3 min

Intriguing Summer Reads

A Summer Trio Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn’s third novel, published in 2012, became a sensation, and will make its feature film debut in...

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Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Thrive Detroit

Apr 5, 2014
3 min

Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Young adult (YA) literature continues to be a hot commodity. From the Hunger Games to Divergent series, everyone seems to be reading YA,...

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Book Review: Why Does the World Exist by Jim Holt

Thrive Detroit

Feb 18, 2014
2 min

Book Review: Why Does the World Exist by Jim Holt

Why is there something rather than nothing? This question, which occurs in many different forms throughout the pages of history, also...

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Book Review: Dred: The Great and Dismal Swamp

Thrive Detroit

Jan 20, 2014
5 min

Book Review: Dred: The Great and Dismal Swamp

Much time has gone by since the 13th Amendment, prohibiting slavery, was passed in December 1865. Black History Month is a good time to...

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Dean Dauphinais Book Review: “Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair” by Anne

Thrive Detroit

Nov 27, 2013
2 min

Dean Dauphinais Book Review: “Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair” by Anne

Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair (Riverhead Books, 2013) is the perfect follow-up to Anne Lamott’s wonderful Help,...

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