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Dr. Martina Topic-Rutherford
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A behavioural sociologist & mass comms scholar. Croatian by birth, naturalised as British by choice. Associate professor in PR Leadership, UofAlabama, US. Former journalist, PR convert. Cat & book lover. All views are mine
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A #bookreview of The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin.

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#BookReview: The Secret Book Society - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Madeline Martin What an amazing book! What an incredible way to spend free time, reading this absolute gem. Also, […]
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September 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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A #bookreview of The Secret Dressmaker: Threads of Resistance, Book 2, by Jenny O'Brien.

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#BookReview: The Secret Dressmaker - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Jenny O’Brien The Secret Dressmaker is the second book in the Threads of Resistance book series by Jenny O’Brien. […]
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September 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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A #bookreview of The Yellow Wallpaper martinatopic.com/2026/09/03/b...
#BookReview: The Yellow Wallpaper - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Yellow Wallpaper novella/short story was first published in 1892, and if I remember correctly, it […]
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September 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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A #bookreview of The Midnight Train by Matt Haig

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#BookReview: The Midnight Train - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Matt Haig We spend enormous amounts of time wondering whether we made the right choices, but The Midnight Train […]
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August 12, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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A #bookreview of The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

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#BookReview: The Life Impossible - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Matt Haig The Life Impossible by Matt Haig has an intriguing premise that asks a question about starting anew […]
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August 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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A #bookreview of The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

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#BookReview: The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Mitch Albom The Five People You Meet in Heaven follows Eddie, an 83-year-old maintenance worker at Ruby Pier who […]
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August 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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A #bookreview of The Mona Lisa's Secret by Phil Philips.

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#BookReview: The Mona Lisa’s Secret - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Phil Philips The Mona Lisa’s Secret is Book 1 in the Joey Perrugia book series by Phil Philips. Joey […]
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August 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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A #bookreview of The Museum of Second Chances

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#The Museum of Second Chances - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Jo Leevers This novel is a story of Evelyn Silver, who lives in the Cornish seaside community where she […]
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July 31, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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A #bookreview of The Tomorrow Tree

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#BookReview: The Tomorrow Tree - Dr. Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Carolyn Brown After 13 years, Tina returns to her small hometown in Texas, intending to only visit the oak […]
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July 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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A #bookreview of The Resistance Knitting Club

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#BookReview: The Resistance Knitting Club - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Jenny O’Brien The Resistance Knitting Club, part of the Threads of Resistance series, is the first book in the […]
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June 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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A #bookreview of The Secret Sewing Society.

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#BookReview: The Secret Sewing Society - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Siobhan Curham The Secret Sewing Society is a historical women’s fiction and a family mystery book by Siobhan Curham. […]
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June 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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A #bookreview of The Women in Black by Madeleine St.John

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#BookReview: The Women in Black - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Madeleine St. John The Women in Black is a short novel by Madeleine St. John that left me wanting […]
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June 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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A #bookreview of The Dressmaker's Secret by Rosalie Ham, the third book in the Dressmaker series.

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#BookReview: The Dressmaker’s Secret - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
Author: Rosalie Ham The Dressmaker’s Secret is the third book in the Dressmaker series by Rosalie Ham. In the first […]
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June 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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A new publication alert!

Under the leadership of the best young scholar that ever was, and that is Claudia Bawole, we published a paper on sharing food and intercultural communication in PR workplaces in the U.S.

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June 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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A #bookreview of The Great Gatsby

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#BookReview: The Great Gatsby - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A 1920s American literature about class and the American Dream.
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May 26, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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A #bookreview of A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith.

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#BookReview: A Case of Life and Limb: The Trials of Gabriel Ward - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith, the author of A Case of Mice and Murder. #mystery #class
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May 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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A #bookreview of A Case of Mice and Murder: The Trials of Gabriel Ward book series.

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#BookReview: A Case of Mice and Murder: The Trials of Gabriel Ward - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of A Case of Mice and Murder, part of The Trials of Gabriel Ward book series by Sally Smith, barrister-turned-author.
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May 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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A #bookreview of Molly: A Prequel to the Dressmaker

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#BookReview: Molly: A Prequel to the Dressmaker - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of Molly: A Prequel to the Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham. A book two in The Dressmaker's series.
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May 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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A #bookreview of A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff

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#BookReview: A Vintage Affair - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff. A novel about memory, grief, loss, and fashion as history and meaning.
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May 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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A #bookreview of The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham.

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#BookReview: The Dressmaker - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham. The first book in a trilogy about Tilly, the dressmaker. The love of haute couture.
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May 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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A #bookreview of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods.

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#BookReview: The Lost Bookshop - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, the author of The Story Collector. A novel of women's courage and love of books.
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April 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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A #bookreview of The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth von Arnim:

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#BookReview: The Solitary Summer - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth von Arnim, the author of Love, Mr. Skeffington, and The Enchanted April.
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April 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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A #bookreview of Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.

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#BookReview: Where’d You Go, Bernadette - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. A book recommendation from Found in a bookshop.
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April 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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A #bookreview of Chances Are... by Richard Russo.

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#BookReview: Chances Are… - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of Chances Are... by Richard Russo. A novel about memory, aging, friendships, class, and gender.
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April 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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A #bookreview of Flowers for Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico.

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#BookReview: Flowers for Mrs Harris - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
A book review of Flowers for Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico. A 1959 story of social class and love of fashion (and the House of Dior).
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April 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM