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"The Fourth Turning Is Here" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
In 1997, social and historical theorists, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss published “The Fourth Turning,” a hypothesis that...

cstucky2
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Mariah's Pick: "Bring Me Your Midnight" by Rachel Griffin
Tana has always known her fate: marry Landon, the governor’s son, to keep the peace between the mainland and her coven’s island. The...

Neighborhood Reads
Aug 11, 20231 min read


"Family Lore" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“Family Lore,” by Elizabeth Acevedo, is a multi-generational story of four sisters born with magical gifts that are revealed as they grow...

cstucky2
Aug 10, 20232 min read


"The Half Known Life" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
After traveling the globe for 12 years as the Dalai lama's biographer and observing how people worldwide search for meaning in their...

cstucky2
Aug 8, 20233 min read


“The Connellys of County Down| Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
For over a year, Tara Connelly has been in Taconic Correctional, a medium security facility where she’s been a model prisoner. The day...

cstucky2
Aug 7, 20232 min read


"I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home| Reviewed by William Winkler
Lorrie Moore is a professor of English at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University. She writes essays, short stories, and has published four...

cstucky2
Aug 3, 20232 min read


"The Housekeepers" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“The Housekeepers,” by Alex Hay, is a fun debut novel in which “Ocean’s Eleven” meets “Downton Abbey.” Set in London in the 1900s, the...

cstucky2
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Ready, Set, Smart!
School bells beckon, the joys of summer morphed into fond memories tucked in the recesses of our brain. With “Ready, Set, Smart” as our...

Clover
Jul 31, 20234 min read


"Alchemy of a Blackbird" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“Alchemy of a Blackbird,” by Claire McMillan, is a historical fiction novel based on the true story of Surrealist Painters Remedios Varo...

cstucky2
Jul 27, 20232 min read


"My First-Learn-To-Talk Book" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Adorable photographs of babies and toddlers are just one of the standout, educational perks offered in “My First Learn-To-Talk Book,” by...

cstucky2
Jul 27, 20231 min read


"Crook Manifesto" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Colson Whitehead “hits it out of the park,” that is out of New York City’s Shea Stadium, in his latest book set in 1970s Harlem. Crime...

cstucky2
Jul 24, 20232 min read


"Somebody's Fool"|Reviewed by William Winkler
Richard Russo is a prolific wordsmith with 10 novels to his credit, as well as short story collections, screenplays, and a memoir....

cstucky2
Jul 21, 20232 min read


"The Last Ranger" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Any reader who’s been to Yellowstone will revel in “The Last Ranger.” Author Peter Heller entices once again, adding another exciting...

cstucky2
Jul 20, 20232 min read


"Little Monsters" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Family secrets form the basis of “Little Monsters,” an engrossing contemporary psychological novel about Adam Gardner, a renowned...

cstucky2
Jul 19, 20232 min read


"Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups"| Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Notorious cult leaders Charles Manson, David Koresh, and Marshall Applewhite are three of the well-known figures profiled in “Cults” by...

cstucky2
Jul 18, 20232 min read


"With My Little Eye" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“With My Little Eye” is a contemporary, psychological thriller by Joshilyn Jackson. This page turner contains plenty of suspense and...

cstucky2
Jul 16, 20232 min read


"This Place of Promise" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Gary Kremer, a 5th-generation Missourian, completed his latest book “This Place of Promise” in celebration of Missouri’s 200th...

cstucky2
Jul 13, 20233 min read


"The Art Thief" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
While fiction is my preferred genre, I do enjoy narrative non-fiction too— “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” “Hidden Valley Road,” “Devil...

cstucky2
Jul 13, 20232 min read


“Clytemnestra” | Reviewed by Diane Disbro
In recent years, several authors have written books that humanize mythological Greek characters. In works of fiction, Madeline Miller,...

cstucky2
Jul 12, 20231 min read


"The House of Lincoln" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
In 1854, young Ana Ferreira became a helpmate to Mary Todd Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Anna helped with the housekeeping and...

cstucky2
Jul 9, 20232 min read
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