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"The Night We Lost Him" | Reviewed by Tonya O'Connell
“The Night we Lost Him,” by Laura Dave, is the story of the Noons, a family dealing with some unique dynamics. The fact that their...
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cstucky2
- Sep 21
- 2 min
"The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia" | Reviewed by William Winkler
The fictional village of Santa Chionia, the setting of Juliet Grames’s novel “The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia, is nestled in the...
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cstucky2
- Sep 16
- 3 min
"Ruin Their Crops on the Ground" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Food is the foundation of joy, sustenance, and freedom—and the root of oppression. In a wide-ranging exploration of American history,...
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cstucky2
- Sep 14
- 2 min
"Tell Me Everything" | Reviewed by Val Jankowski
I was first introduced to Strout’s imaginary community of Crosby, Maine in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Olive Kitteridge.” I have...
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cstucky2
- Sep 10
- 2 min
"Bright Objects" | Reviewed by William Winkler
The year is 1997. In the small Australian town of Jericho, excitement is building for the arrival of newly discovered comet St John,...
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cstucky2
- Sep 9
- 2 min
"Spirit Crossing" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Author William Kent Krueger revisits scenic Tamarack County in Minnesota with “Spirit Crossing,” a continuation of his Cork O’Connor...
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cstucky2
- Sep 6
- 1 min
"The Comfort of Ghosts" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“The Comfort of Ghosts,” by Jacqueline Winspear, is a historical fiction novel, the final book in the Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series. Maisie...
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cstucky2
- Sep 5
- 2 min
"Creation Lake" | Reviewed by William Winkler
American author Rachel Kushner’s most recent novel is set in contemporary rural southwestern France, a land of failing farms, incursive...
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cstucky2
- Sep 1
- 2 min
"The Seventh Veil of Salome" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“The Seventh Veil of Salome” is a historical fiction novel in which the turbulent days surrounding the Romans, the biblical Jesus of...
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cstucky2
- Aug 30
- 2 min
"The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands" | Reviewed by Nelson Appell
“The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands,” by Sarah Brooks, is an intriguing, spooky genre-mashup—a historical fantasy with...
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cstucky2
- Aug 28
- 3 min
"The Horse" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Some might argue that a 517-page book about "the influence of the horse on human history" could not possibly be compelling, but I say...
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cstucky2
- Aug 27
- 2 min
"By Any Other Name" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“By Any Other Name,” by best-selling author Jodi Picoult, is a well-researched historical fiction novel that tackles modern topics like...
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cstucky2
- Aug 19
- 2 min
"What Have You Done" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Roy Ressler is heading toward his farmland in his big tractor early one fall morning. He is thinking with pleasure about his daughter’s...
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cstucky2
- Aug 16
- 3 min
"On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service| Reviewed by Bill Schwab
"On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" is a memoir of a dedicated disease specialist who guided the United States through...
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cstucky2
- Aug 11
- 2 min
"The History of Sound" | Reviewed by William Winkler
New England author Ben Shattuck and his brother own and operate America’s oldest continuously operating general store, opened in 1793 in...
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cstucky2
- Aug 6
- 2 min
"Margo's Got Money Troubles" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Margo is the epitome of a young woman faced with a problem. She is not yet 20-years old but is pregnant, without financial resources,...
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cstucky2
- Aug 3
- 2 min
"Autocracy, Inc." | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
According to Anne Applebaum, a student of dictatorships, nearly three-quarters of the world's populace lives in autocracies. Noted for...
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cstucky2
- Jul 30
- 1 min
"The Wedding People" | Reviewed by Jenni Olson
"The Wedding People," by Alison Espach, is a novel that has a little something for everyone. This book has a blend of dark humor, hope,...
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cstucky2
- Jul 24
- 2 min
"The Next Mrs. Parrish" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“The Next Mrs. Parrish” by Liv Constantine is a sequel to“The Last Mrs. Parrish” (a 2017 Reese’s Book Club Book) in which very wealthy...
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cstucky2
- Jul 23
- 2 min
"White Poverty" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
"One of the most damnable features of our common life is the way we talk about poverty as if it's an anomaly and not a feature of our...
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