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From the Library: ‘A Long Petal of the Sea’ is the immigrant story ‘American Dirt’ couldn’t be

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • May 2, 2020
CW writer Jenna Minser offers her review of "A Long Petal of the Sea"
From the Library: ‘Dear Edward’ is a love letter to those in grief

From the Library: ‘Dear Edward’ is a love letter to those in grief

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • April 19, 2020

From the Library is a regular column reviewing New York Times Best Sellers.  When deciding what to read on your next flight, I can decidedly tell you what not to choose: Ann Napolitano’s latest novel...

From the Library: Such a Fun Age

From the Library: Such a Fun Age

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • April 17, 2020

From the Library is a regular column reviewing New York Times Best Sellers.  Kiley Reid’s debut novel “Such a Fun Age” came into the literary world with a spark and a boom. One of the most highly...

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From The Library: “The Wives” twists with every page

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • February 4, 2020
From The Library is a regular column reviewing New York Times Best Sellers. 
CW / Joe Will Field

The New York Times didn’t ask my opinion: Where the Crawdads Sing

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • October 11, 2019
“The New York Times didn’t ask my opinion” is a regular column reviewing New York Times Best Sellers. 
CW / Joe Will Field

The New York Times didn’t ask my opinion: “The Turn of the Key”

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • September 17, 2019
When Ruth Ware, a master of mystery writing and one of my personal favorite authors, released the newest edition to her collection of bestsellers – The Turn of the Key – I was thrilled.
CW / Joe Will Field

The New York Times never asked my opinion: Reviewing bestseller “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine”

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • September 2, 2019
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine follows Ms. Eleanor Oliphant, a 30-year-old woman living in Glasgow, Scotland, and doing administrative work for a local graphic design firm. Eleanor is, to put it frankly, weird.
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UA graduate protests in Sudan as part of ongoing revolution

Jenna Minser, Contributing Writer • August 9, 2019
Ilham Ali, a recent UA graduate, spent the last two months in Sudan protesting as part of the ongoing political uprising in the country. For her, it wasn’t a hard decision: it was a matter of justice.