cstucky26 hours ago3 min"Go Back to Where You Came From" Reviewed by Bill SchwabWajahat Ali was under the mistaken impression that being born in the United States meant that he was an American. But after many...
cstucky24 days ago3 min"Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab In early 2020, an ominous virus was rapidly spreading over several continents. On March 8th, Holland America's Zaandam departed Buenos...
cstucky27 days ago2 min"Riverman" | Reviewed by Bill Winkler On Labor Day morning 2014, Ben McGrath was preparing to launch his kayak into the Hudson River when he noticed a battered red plastic...
cstucky2Jun 222 min"Lapvona" | Reviewed by Carson MoweryFans of Ottessa Moshfegh have long known of the author’s skill in crafting the unfathomable, and even the absurd, a practice she...
cstucky2Jun 213 min"When Ghosts Come Home" | Reviewed by Bill SchwabBest-selling author Wiley Cash will make a presentation on his novels this Friday, June 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Washington Public Library....
cstucky2Jun 182 min"City of Orange" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz A man wakes up in a cement culvert near an abandoned highway. He has a head injury, and as he comes to his senses, he wonders who tried...
cstucky2Jun 162 min"64 Cardinals" | Reviewed by Bill SchwabBefore there were designated hitters, wildcards, and division championships, the only way for the Cardinals to compete in the World...
cstucky2Jun 152 min"The Grand Design" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz Dorothy Draper was the most popular interior designer between 1925 and into the 1960s. Draper is the subject of the historical fiction...
cstucky2Jun 133 min"The Last Slave Ship" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab Ben Raines, wearing a wet suit and scuba gear, slipped into the muddy waters of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. It was April 9th, 2018,...
cstucky2May 253 min"The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird” | Reviewed by Bill SchwabPulitzer Prize winner Jack Davis scores with his majestic double biography of the bald eagle as both creature and symbol. “Americans...
cstucky2May 172 min"The Trials of Harry S. Truman" Reviewed by William Winkler Jeffrey Frank is an American journalist and novelist who has written for “The New Yorker” and “The Washington Post.” His first work of...
cstucky2May 32 min"The Book Woman's Daughter" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz“The Book Woman’s Daughter,” by Kim Michele Richardson, is a prime example of why we relish historical fiction literature. I learned...
cstucky2Apr 292 min"Sea of Tranquility" | Reviewed by Nelson AppellIn Emily St. John Mandel’s “Sea of Tranquility,” the author makes a fascinating return to Science Fiction. In her breakthrough fourth...
cstucky2Apr 253 min"Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom"| Reviewed by Bill SchwabCarl Bernstein is primarily known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting with Bob Woodward on the Watergate scandal. But in this...
cstucky2Apr 232 min"The Younger Wife" | Reviewed by Pat SainzAt the beginning of “The Younger Wife,” by Sally Hepworth, the reader knows the story doesn’t end well. In an opening flash-forward...
cstucky2Apr 182 min"Groundskeeping" | Reviewed by William Winkler Owen is a student at Louisville’s fictional Ashby college, working on the groundskeeping crew to cover his attendance at a graduate-level...
cstucky2Apr 102 min"The Heartbeat of Trees" | Reviewed by Bill SchwabOne of the ways many people remained upbeat during the anxious and trying days of the pandemic was to spend time outdoors. Parks and...
cstucky2Apr 52 min"Memphis" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz“Memphis,” by Tara M. Stringfellow, is a 3-generational story of mothers and daughters whose resilience and goals for their loved ones...
cstucky2Mar 312 min"A Forgery of Roses" | Reviewed by Rachel BolteSome books are really hard to describe, simply because they fit so much within their pages. “A Forgery of Roses," by Jessica S. Olson, is...
cstucky2Mar 282 min"Peril"| Reviewed by Bill Schwab.For this final volume of Bob Woodward's trilogy of books about the Trump presidency—(first, “Fear,” then “Rage,” and now “Peril”)...