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"The Heartbeat of Trees" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
One of the ways many people remained upbeat during the anxious and trying days of the pandemic was to spend time outdoors. Parks and...
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Apr 4, 20222 min read
"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...
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Mar 31, 20222 min read
"A Forgery of Roses" | Reviewed by Rachel Bolte
Some books are really hard to describe, simply because they fit so much within their pages. “A Forgery of Roses," by Jessica S. Olson, is...
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Mar 27, 20222 min read
"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”)...
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Mar 22, 20222 min read
"Northwind" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
In an unnamed time when countless salmon, whales, dolphins, eagles, ravens, and bears swam, flew, or wandered uninhibited, a young teen...
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Mar 15, 20222 min read
"Small World" Reviewed by Bill Winkler
Sixty-three-year-old Walter Bergen mounted the cab of Amtrak’s “Coast Starlight” at first light to take command of the final leg of the...
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Mar 11, 20223 min read
"Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy"| Reviewed by Bill Schwab
On December 31st, 2020, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin found the body of his only son, Tommy, in his bed. The 25-year-old Harvard law...
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Mar 9, 20222 min read
"The Paris Bookseller" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Sylvia Beach was an American expatriate who lived her adult life in Paris during a time of overwhelming literary creativity in which she...
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Mar 5, 20222 min read
"Red Wolf" | Reviewed by Nicole Frankenberg
“Red Wolf,” by Rachel Vincent, is a beautifully written, enticing and fast paced novel by Rachel Vincent. I fell in love with Adele, Max,...
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Mar 3, 20222 min read
"Our American Friend" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
In typical thriller form, Anna Pitoniak begins her novel about accomplished White House correspondent Sophie Morse by telling how the...
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Feb 25, 20222 min read
"The Book of the Most Precious Substance" | Reviewed by William Winkler
The late Johnny Carson said, “If you buy the premise, you buy the bit;” that is, if an artist, comedian or otherwise, can convince their...
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Feb 23, 20222 min read
"Notes on an Execution" | Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson
In “Notes on an Execution,” author Danya Kukafka addresses our collective fascination with serial killers and true crime with a story...
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Feb 21, 20222 min read
"Violeta" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“Violeta,” by Isabel Allende, is a sweeping historical fiction novel covering the life of a resilient woman born in an unnamed South...
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Feb 16, 20222 min read
"Lincoln in Springfield" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
It is not unusual for a reader to know more about Lincoln's death than his life. Jan Jacobi’s mission is to correct that paucity in...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
"Vladimir" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Here is a steamy read for a cold winter day. When I picked up “Vladimir” I was anticipating historical fiction about the current...
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Feb 9, 20222 min read
"Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Faith Jones, author of “Sex Cult Nun,” has written a memoir of breathtaking resilience. Raised in the Children of God community, she...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
"Historic Missouri Roadsides" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Who has not felt the urge to jump in the car, hit the open road, and discover what is out there in the Missouri countryside? Author Bill...
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Feb 2, 20222 min read
"No Land to Light On" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
A Syrian man and woman meet in America, arriving in the U.S. at different times and under far different circumstances. Their experiences...
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Feb 2, 20222 min read
"How High We Go in the Dark" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
In 2030, a team of anthropologists in the Arctic discovered the preserved body of a Neanderthal girl, unearthed due to oceanic ice melts....
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Jan 26, 20222 min read
"South to America" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
"South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation,” by Imani Perry, is a fresh perspective on the...
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