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"James" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
The ingenuity, heart and craftsmanship of “James” left me aghast in amazement. Author Percival Everett, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist, will...
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cstucky2
- Mar 14
- 2 min
"Disillusioned" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Education journalist Benjamin Herold explores the faltering US public education system in this well-researched, informative explanation...
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cstucky2
- Mar 14
- 2 min
"Annie Bot" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
“Get outside your box,” I told myself, picking up a copy of “Annie Bot,” by Sierra Greer, a contemporary novel about A.I., featuring a...
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Clover
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Uniquely You
We are all special in our own way—some of us do well in math and science, others of us enjoy English. Maybe you admire the way your buddy...
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cstucky2
- Mar 10
- 2 min
"Why We Remember" | Reviewed by William Winkler
Who would find a way to place a sea lion in an MRI scanner? Charan Rangarath would, and did in the course of his work. Dr. Ranganath has...
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cstucky2
- Mar 6
- 3 min
"The Great Divide" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
In “The Great Divide,” a historical fiction must-read by Cristina Henríquez, readers are treated to an immersive story about the building...
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cstucky2
- Mar 5
- 1 min
"Love and Hot Chicken" | Reviewed by Jenni Olson
"Love and Hot Chicken," by Mary Liza Hartong, is a heartfelt Southern novel that offers lots of laughs and lots of love. In the story,...
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cstucky2
- Mar 3
- 3 min
"Whiskey Tender" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Author Deborah Taffa was a resident of Wildwood and the Central West End, graduated with a degree in Creative Writing from Webster...
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cstucky2
- Feb 29
- 2 min
"Wandering Stars" | Reviewed by William Winkler
Tommy Orange is a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Arizona. His first novel, “There There,” was nominated for the Pulitzer...
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cstucky2
- Feb 27
- 2 min
"Sisters of Belfast" | Reviewed by Maria Brady Smith
In “Sisters of Belfast,” by Melanie Maure, twin sisters, Aelish and Isabel McGuire, are orphaned when their home in Belfast is bombed by...
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cstucky2
- Feb 27
- 2 min
"After Annie" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
We all have favorite authors we follow, waiting for another of their treasures to feed us as we sit transfixed, amazed at their craft....
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cstucky2
- Feb 26
- 2 min
“The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
This historical fiction tale of adventure and romance, by Sara Ackerman, is full of action. “The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West” is a...
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cstucky2
- Feb 26
- 2 min
"My Friends" | Reviewed by William Winkler
British-Libyan author Hisham Matar was born in New York, where his father was a member of the Libyan delegation to the United Nations....
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cstucky2
- Feb 20
- 2 min
"Good Night, Irene" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Luis Urrea’s mother, Phyllis McLaughlin, joined the American Red Cross in 1943 as a volunteer in the Clubmobile Corps. She was one of 250...
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cstucky2
- Feb 19
- 2 min
"The Waters" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
The title “The Waters'' refers to M’sauga a small island located in rural Michigan. Situated on the island are an outhouse, a chicken...
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cstucky2
- Feb 15
- 1 min
“The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years” | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years,” by Shubnum Khan, is a haunting love story, a multigenerational, double timeline mystery full of...
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cstucky2
- Feb 13
- 2 min
"The Teacher" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
“The Teacher,” by Freida McFadden, is a read-it-in-one-sitting thriller that I totally raced through. While I thought a couple of times...
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cstucky2
- Feb 11
- 2 min
"Cahokia Jazz" | Reviewed by William Winkler
The year is 1922. Warren G. Harding is president of the United States. The FBI is barely a decade old. The village of St. Louis is a...
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cstucky2
- Feb 7
- 2 min
"To Free the Captives" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
The Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith has written a lyrical memoir that explores the lives of her ancestors in...
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cstucky2
- Feb 7
- 3 min
"Come & Get It" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“Come and Get It,” by Kiley Reid, is a contemporary fiction story set mainly in a dormitory at the University of Arkansas in...
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