SFBA Book Club

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Recent Books

Venessa Vida Kelley: When the Tides Held the Moon (2025, Kensington Publishing Corporation) 3 stars

When the Tides Held the Moon

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In Coney Island, true love rises to the surface. With lush illustrations and buoyant prose, Venessa Vida Kelley forges an unforgettable New York fairytale.

Benigno “Benny” Caldera knows an orphaned Boricua blacksmith in 1910s New York City can’t call himself an artist. But the ironwork tank he creates for famed …

Natalia Ginzburg: Family lexicon (2017) 5 stars

Family lexicon

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"Natalia Ginzburg, one of Italy's great writers, introduced A Family Lexicon, her most celebrated work, with an unusual disclaimer: "The places, events and people are all real. I have invented nothing. Every time that I have found myself inventing something in accordance with my old habits as a novelist, I …