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Jul 9, 20242 min read
"That Night in the Library" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“That Night in the Library,” by Eva Jurczyk, is a contemporary mystery thriller set on a college campus in Vermont at the William E....
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cstucky2
Jul 3, 20242 min read
"The Bear" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Twenty-something sisters Elena and Sam live with their ailing mother on San Juan Island in the “The Bear,” by Julia Phillips, a novel...
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cstucky2
Jul 2, 20242 min read
"The Great River" | Reviewed by William Winkler
Calvin, the 6-year-old enfant terrible of Bill Watterson’s comic strip from the 80s and 90s, had this to say about the natural world;...
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cstucky2
Jun 27, 20243 min read
"The Rulebreaker" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Barbara Jill Walters was a trailblazer in television journalism. She was not the first woman television journalist. She was the one who...
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cstucky2
Jun 26, 20242 min read
"Horror Movie" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
In 1993, Valentina, a director, and Cleo, a screenwriter, gathered a small group of college acquaintances to shoot a low-budget horror...
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cstucky2
Jun 25, 20243 min read
"All the Colors of the Dark"| Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
I finished “All the Colors of the Dark” with a sigh knowing I’d been immersed in an upcoming classic, a novel that would be one of my...
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cstucky2
Jun 20, 20241 min read
"Swiped" | Reviewed by Jenni Olson
"Swiped," by L.M. Chilton, is the perfect mixture of comedy and suspense. This novel will have you both laughing and flying through the...
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cstucky2
Jun 19, 20242 min read
"Night Flyer" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Tiya Miles chronicles and contextualizes Tubman's passion for leading enslaved people to freedom in the North, highlighting her...
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cstucky2
Jun 18, 20242 min read
"Same as It Ever Was" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Domestic bliss is something Julia Ames doesn’t have in “Same as it Ever Was,” a thought-provoking novel about love, marriage, parenthood...
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cstucky2
Jun 13, 20242 min read
"A Walk in the Park" | Reviewed by William Winkler
After seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time, Theodore Roosevelt said, “Let this great wonder of nature remain as it now is. Do...
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cstucky2
Jun 12, 20242 min read
"Shelterwood" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Lisa Wingate has written another novel based on true events, this one told with alternating narrators. It’s the story of two females—a...
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cstucky2
Jun 6, 20242 min read
"The Wealth of Shadows" | Reviewed by William Winkler
The Bretton Woods Conference, held in New Hampshire in July 1944, was a meeting of the top economists of all 44 Allied nations then...
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Clover
Jun 6, 20244 min read
Love's in the Air
Clover is one lucky bee. On her flyovers, this ardent observer frequently sees families and friends gathering to mark wonderous...
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cstucky2
Jun 4, 20242 min read
"When We Were Silent" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
“When We Were Silent” is an addictive novel by Fiona McPhillips about a subject that’s all too common, appearing in headlines we discuss...
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cstucky2
Jun 1, 20241 min read
"Expiration Dates" | Reviewed by Jenni Olson
"Expiration Dates," by Rebecca Serle, is a book that will both break your heart and put it back together. This must-read is from the...
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cstucky2
May 29, 20242 min read
"Ready to Soar" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
In toddlerdom, there are “try and try again” moments as little ones learn to walk, to talk and face other growing up challenges. The tyke...
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cstucky2
May 29, 20242 min read
"Oath and Honor" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
“Oath and Honor” is Liz Cheney’s detailed account of the connection between the 2020 U.S. presidential election and the January 6th...
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cstucky2
May 23, 20242 min read
"Table for Two" | Reviewed by William Winkler
American author Amor Towles is best known for his 2019 novel “A Gentleman in Moscow,” currently appearing as a well-regarded adaptation...
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cstucky2
May 21, 20243 min read
"Daughters of Shandong" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
A heartfelt family story set in China in the 1940s, when the Communists and Nationalists vehemently vied for power in the country. In a...
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cstucky2
May 21, 20242 min read
"Granite Harbor" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
“Granite Harbor” is a fast-paced, police procedural mystery novel made more mysterious and chilling because of the horror taking place in...
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