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Rebecca Adler maintains a book blog, The Inside Cover, on which she posts book reviews, literary news and author interviews. Below are some excerpts from her blog (links will open in a new window).

"All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison," The Inside Cover, July 31, 2008
In the early pages of All About Lulu we follow Will through the death of his mother and his father's subsequent remarriage to his grief counselor, Willow. His new stepmother also brings with him the attractive-in-her-own-way Louise (nickname: Lulu). ... read more.

"Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov," The Inside Cover, July 23, 2008
As I began reading this book I fully understood why some people had asked that this book be banned. After all, it kind of reads like a how-to book on pedophilia. But when the subject came up at book club, I found myself defending the book ... read more.

"My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult," The Inside Cover, Feb. 25, 2008
In My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult brings to life the questions of stem cell research and genetic engineering through the book's main character, Anna, and her family. Anna, at age 13 has given bone marrow, stem cells and blood to her older sister Kate. And now her parents are asking her to give Kate a kidney as well. After all, it's what Anna was born to do ... read more.

"The Road by Cormac McCarthy," The Inside Cover, Feb. 17, 2008
In a land ravaged by nuclear war, we find a father and son who have managed to save not just themselves, but their humanity. The son was born just after war sunk the world into a nuclear winter. He never knew the world with animals running wild and plants blooming and dying with the seasons. He's also never known a world where humans don't fear one another ... read more.

"Songs Without Words by Ann Packer," The Inside Cover, Feb. 4, 2008
When Ann Packer released her first book, The Dive From Clausen’s Pier, it was one of my favorite books of the year. It was a book that really brought out my emotions. I cried and cringed with the character in the book. And I’ve been hoping for years Packer would write more great books. It finally happened in September 2007 with the release of Songs Without Words ... read more.

"It's a strange time to be a Jew," The Inside Cover, Jan. 29, 2008
Michael Chabon has created another masterpiece with “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union,” his most recent novel. While his other books were beautifully written, I found some of them difficult to get through. That was not the case with this book, which moves more quickly than Kavalier and Clay, and kept me interested throughout ... read more.