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"Klara and the Sun," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
We readers can get stuck in our favorite, tried and true genres, habitually turning to biographies, romance, mysteries or historical...

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Mar 16, 20212 min read


"We Begin at the End," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
“We Begin at the End” is a thriller with richly drawn characters and a plot that builds to a believable, shocking conclusion. After a...

cstucky2
Mar 13, 20212 min read


"The Midnight Library," | Reviewed by Nelson Appell.
In “The Midnight Library,” author Matt Haig takes a depressed, suicidal main character, adds some science fiction, multi-universe...

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Mar 10, 20212 min read


"Germans to Americans" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Rhineland is an east-central Missouri village carved out of the bottomlands and forests along the Missouri River in the 1830s. Due to the...

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Mar 8, 20212 min read


"The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz.
Fiction writer Fannie Flagg gained worldwide acclaim with the publication of her beloved book “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop...

cstucky2
Mar 5, 20213 min read


"The Kitchen Front," | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
"The Kitchen Front" is a World War II story that focuses on four women who are competing in a cooking contest. These four spirited,...

cstucky2
Mar 4, 20212 min read


Hope for the Best
Getting mired in emotional muck makes our wings and spirits droop, giving rise to nasty negativity. When this happens to Clover, she...

Clover
Mar 4, 20213 min read


"Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century," | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
In this disturbing but beautifully written book, Jessica Bruder reports on the tens of thousands of itinerant Americans who move “like...

cstucky2
Mar 3, 20212 min read


"Chatter," | Reviewed by Nelson Appell
We all have a voice in our head. Sometimes that voice goes excessively negative. Scientist Ethan Kross calls this chatter. One dark night...

cstucky2
Mar 1, 20212 min read


"The Doctors Blackwell," | Reviewed by William Winkler
At the beginning of 2020, a total of 36 percent of American doctors were women, as were 51 percent of medical students. The percentage of...

cstucky2
Feb 28, 20212 min read


“The York Patrol," |Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Alvin York (1887-1964) was raised in the tiny impoverished rural village of Pall Mall, in northeastern Tennessee. The red-haired,...

cstucky2
Feb 25, 20213 min read


"When Apricots Bloom," | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“When the Apricots Bloom” is a fictional story set in 2002 based on author Gina Wilkinson’s experiences as a reporter in Baghdad before...

cstucky2
Feb 21, 20212 min read


"Amelia Unabridged," | Reviewed by Amber Glastetter
“Amelia Unabridged,” by Ashley Schumacher, is one of the most enchanting books I’ve ever read. I could imagine every second of the novel...

cstucky2
Feb 17, 20212 min read


Review: "The Ladies of the House" | Reviewed by Joan Kletzker
“The Ladies of the House,” by Lauren Edmonson, is being toted as a modern-day version of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” I haven’t...

cstucky2
Feb 16, 20212 min read


"The Crooked Path to Abolition," | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
The word “slavery” does not appear in the United States Constitution. The enslaved were referred to as “persons” who are “held to...

cstucky2
Feb 12, 20212 min read


"What Could Be Saved," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
“The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children” could be the theme of “What Could Be Saved,” a gripping novel by Liese...

cstucky2
Feb 11, 20212 min read


"Remote Control," | Reviewed by Nelson Appell
“Remote Control,” sizzles with creative energy. Setting her novel in near-future Ghana, Okorafor packs a lot into this mysterious,...

cstucky2
Feb 10, 20212 min read


"Let Me Tell You What I Mean,"| Reviewed by William Winkler
Joan Didion, born in Sacramento, California in 1934, is considered to be one of America’s most influential contemporary writers. She...

cstucky2
Feb 8, 20212 min read


Review: "The Four Winds," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
If you were taken with Kristin Hannah’s novel “The Nightingale” prepare to be captivated by “The Four Winds.” In this must-read, Hannah...

cstucky2
Feb 3, 20212 min read


Sincerely Sumptuous Selections
Clover has handpicked some honeys for young readers this month, “Sincerely Sumptuous Selections” that are sure to captivate. These...

Clover
Feb 3, 20213 min read
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