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"No Truth Without Ruth," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Our country weeps at the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a wondrous trailblazer, a pioneer for human rights who set the bar high for all of...
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- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
"Before the Ever After," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
A boy’s relationship with his father, who’s suffering life-altering symptoms from traumatic hits he took to his head as a pro-football...
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cstucky2
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
"Where Dreams Descend" | Reviewed by Haley Calvin
“Where Dreams Descend: A Novel," by Janella Angeles, is full of show-stopping magic, fun characters and an unsolved mystery, and I was...
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cstucky2
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
“The Screaming Hairy Armadillo,” | Reviewed by Nelson Appell
Sure, children know all about elephants, zebras and tigers. But how much promotion do less popular animals get, especially those with...
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cstucky2
- Sep 14, 2020
- 2 min
"Homeland Elegies," | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Ayad Akhtar’s “Homeland Elegies” captures the present moment in U.S. history with a force and depth that leaves the reader impressed and...
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cstucky2
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
"Confessions of a Bookseller," | Reviewed by Debbie Bandy
On the southwest coast of Scotland lies the village of Wigtown. And in this village is a bookshop named The Bookshop. This shop is the...
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cstucky2
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
"The Demon-Haunted World,"| Reviewed by William Winkler
Cornell University astrophysicist Carl Sagan was a lifelong advocate for increasing public awareness of science and the scientific...
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cstucky2
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Review: “The Ghost and the Wolf: The Broken,” Book One|Reviewed by Bill Schwab
“The Ghost and the Wolf” is an action-packed thriller written for young adults, but suitable for older adults too. What starts as a...
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cstucky2
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
"The Guest List," | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“The Guest List,” by Lucy Foley is a mystery thriller that takes place on a small island near the coast of Ireland. Guests are gathering...
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cstucky2
- Sep 6, 2020
- 2 min
"Monogamy," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Prolific and popular author Sue Miller writes character-driven books about people and their relationships. In her newest novel “Monogamy”...
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cstucky2
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
"The Exiles," Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Following her success with her bestselling novel “Orphan Train,” author Christina Baker Kline gifts readers with yet another stellar...
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cstucky2
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
"Vesper Flights," | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Helen Macdonald presents a satisfying collection of 41 new and previously published essays about humankind's relationship with the...
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cstucky2
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
"The Boy in the Field," by Margot Livesay
Start “The Boy in the Field,” and you’re immediately into it. At center stage are three British siblings coming to grips with “something...
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cstucky2
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
"Hamnet" | Reviewed by Diane Disbro
“Hamnet,” by Irish-born Maggie O'Farrell is domestic fiction, the story of a family. The mother in the book, Agnes, "...like all mothers,...
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cstucky2
- Aug 22, 2020
- 3 min
"The Yellow House" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
In this powerful memoir, author Sarah Broom writes about her mother, Ivory Mae, paying $3200 in 1964 for a shotgun house on Wilson Street...
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cstucky2
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
"The Well Gardened Mind: the Restorative Power of Nature" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Months of sheltering in a time of pandemic have confirmed awareness of the curative power of gardening for many people. Earlier this year...
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cstucky2
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
"The Jane Austen Society" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
The popularity of Jane Austen and her novels has rarely wavered since her death in 1817. Most of her books have been made into films....
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cstucky2
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
"The Bone Houses" | Reviewed by Caroline Miller
“The Bone Houses,” by Emily Lloyd Jones, offers a fresh look at fantasy with a hint of supernatural suspense. The bone houses are corpses...
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cstucky2
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
"Pelosi," | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Molly Ball has written a first-rate political biography of the most powerful woman in American civil history. Based on years of in-depth...
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cstucky2
- Aug 6, 2020
- 1 min
"Jules Vs. The Ocean," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
“Jules Vs. the Ocean” is a relatable read with clever text and charming illustrations by Jessie Lima, a book that will draw rave reviews...
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