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"You Could Make This Place Beautiful|Reviewed by Carson Mowry
In 2016, Maggie Smith (the American poet, not the English Dame) started trending on the internet following the publication of her poem...
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Apr 21, 20232 min read
"Homecoming" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“Homecoming,” by Kate Morton, will grab you from the beginning. It’s a murder/mystery set in South Australia. The first chapter opens...
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Apr 19, 20232 min read
"A Fever in the Heartland" | Reviewed by Nelson Appell
I was enthralled with Timothy Egan’s “A Fever in the Heartland,” a history of the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Clan in 1920s Indiana....
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Apr 16, 20232 min read
"Beyond That The Sea" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“Beyond That the Sea,” by Laura Spence-Ash, is a historical fiction novel told in three parts. It begins in 1940 then advances into 1965...
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Apr 14, 20233 min read
"Bootstrapped" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Among the peculiar metaphoric images of U.S. culture is bootstrapping, a reference to leather flaps at the top of tall, tight boots,...
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Apr 12, 20232 min read
"Seven Faceless Saints" | Reviewed by Bea Jacquin
“Seven Faceless Saints,” a young adult novel by M.K. Lobb, isn’t your typical enemies to lovers, us against the world book. Damian and...
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Apr 9, 20233 min read
"Dinner with the President," Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Alex Prud’homme’s entertaining and often surprising book, “Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
"House of Cotton" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“House of Cotton,” by Monica Brashears, is written in the mode of the Southern Gothic genre with its characteristics of transgressive...
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Mar 31, 20232 min read
"A Most Intriguing Lady" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“A Most Intriguing Lady,” by Sarah Ferguson is a historical fiction novel of the Victorian Era in England. It is the story of Lady Mary...
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Mar 28, 20232 min read
"The Ship Beneath the Ice" | Reviewed by William Winkler
In August 1914 British explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 set sail from London with the goal of landing upon, then crossing, the...
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Mar 21, 20232 min read
"A Wilderness of Stars" | Reviewed by Bea Jacquin
“A Wilderness of Stars,” by Shea Ernshaw, is a tale as old as time…or rather the stars themselves. This young adult title is a marvelous...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read
"Poverty, By America" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Matthew Desmond catapulted from a young Princeton sociology professor to a Pulitzer Prize winner for his 2016 publication “Evicted:...
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Mar 15, 20232 min read
"Finally Seen," | Reviewed by Alayna Rives
Finally, after five years, she would see her family again. In Kelly Yang’s story, “Finally Seen,” 10-year-old Lina Gao, a Chinese...
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Mar 7, 20232 min read
"The Foxglove King" | Reviewed by Bea Jacquin
We all know the type of story in which a young woman infiltrates the ranks of a royal family and makes the prince fall madly in love with...
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Mar 3, 20232 min read
"Exiles" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
At the Marralee Valley Festival in South Australia's wine country, the community is shocked when a sleeping baby is discovered alone in a...
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Feb 28, 20232 min read
"Delicious Monsters" | Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson
In Liselle Sambury’s book “Delicious Monsters,” Daisy sees ghosts. Literally. The dead are everywhere in Toronto but Daisy has perfected...
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Feb 24, 20233 min read
"Wise Gals" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Nathalia Holt has written a group biography of five intelligent and persistent women who played significant roles in the early days of...
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Feb 21, 20232 min read
"The Villa" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“The Villa,” by Rachel Hawkins, is a thriller with lots of secrets and twists. The story follows two timelines; 1974 and present day. It...
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Feb 17, 20233 min read
"The 1619 Project" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
“The 1619 Project” is a book-length expansion of the “New York Times Magazine” issue that explores the history and consequences of...
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Feb 15, 20232 min read
"What Lies in the Woods" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“What Lies in the Woods” is an engrossing mystery thriller that you won’t soon forget. Three preteen girls, best friends since...
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