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Review: The thriller 'The Island' is marred by clumsy prose

By BRUCE DESILVA
Aug 16, 2021 7:00 am - 'œThe Island,'ť by Ben Coes (St. Martin's Press) An army of 500 Iranian terrorists launch an attack on Manhattan, isolating the island by blowing up tunnels and blocking...
Review: 'Baby Girl' about Aaliyah is a singer's tragic tale

By MAE ANDERSON
Aug 16, 2021 7:00 am - 'œBaby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah,'ť by Kathy Iandoli (Atria Books) R&B singer Aaliyah is best known for two events that bookended her career: becoming involved with ...
Book review: Love and loss in 'Breathe' by Joyce Carol Oates

By Anita Snow Associated Press
Aug 15, 2021 7:30 am - “Breathe” by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco) Joyce Carol Oates' novel is a story of love, loss and loneliness that opens with a wife urging, willing, begging he...
Book review: Profound 'The People We Keep' is a search for family, meaning

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Aug 14, 2021 7:30 am - "The People We Keep" by Allison Larkin (Gallery) "The People We Keep" is not a book to pick up lightly - it will make you fall in love with the character...
Review: 'The People We Keep' is a search for family, meaning

By DONNA EDWARDS
Aug 11, 2021 7:00 am - 'œThe People We Keep'ť by Allison Larkin (Gallery) 'œThe People We Keep'ť is not a book to pick up lightly - it will make you fall in love with the characters, it will ...
Review: A love story and a medical mystery all in one book

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Aug 10, 2021 7:00 am - 'œEverything I Have Is Yours,'ť Eleanor Henderson (Flatiron Books) A love story and medical mystery all in one, Eleanor Henderson's memoir 'œEverything I Have Is Yours'ť...
Review: Love and loss in 'Breathe' by Joyce Carol Oates

By ANITA SNOW
Aug 10, 2021 7:00 am - 'œBreathe,'ť by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco) Joyce Carol Oates' novel is a story of love, loss and loneliness that opens with a wife urging, willing, begging her dying husb...
Book review: Adkins crafts a page-turning exploration of wealth in 'Palm Beach'

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Aug 10, 2021 6:00 am - "Palm Beach" by Mary Adkins (HarperCollins) "Palm Beach" becomes increasingly difficult to put down as the life of heroine Rebecca turns down a twisty pa...
Gail Borden's 12th annual Comic Book Mania returns Aug. 14 with author visits, demos

Submitted by Gail Borden Public Library
Aug 09, 2021 11:00 pm - Attention all comic book lovers! Join Gail Borden Public Library via your computer, phone, or tablet for a day of comics, art and fun. There will be virtual activities f...
Review: In 'Gone for Good,' a detective hunts dormant killer

By BRUCE DESILVA
Aug 09, 2021 7:00 am - 'œGone for Good'ť by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) When Grace Harper is found hogtied and strangled to death on her kitchen floor, it appears that Chicago's 'œLovelorn ...

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