Literature
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Constable: Patriotic service in blood of transgender veteransJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - Serving in a combat zone can be difficult for even the most patriotic Americans. In addition to the fear of dying and the disturbing images that linger forever, Vietnam ...
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Books find new homes in Free Little LibrariesJun 28, 2021 11:00 pm - When books are done being library books, sometimes they become Little Free Library books. Books are taken out of Vernon Area Public Library's collection when they are no...
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Book review: 'Survive the Night' is a fast-paced, twisty thriller
Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - "Survive the Night," by Riley Sager (Dutton) Confused and depressed Charlie can't bear to stay at Olyphant University anymore - not since her best friend was stabbe...
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Book review: Debut story collection by Clare Sestanovich captures the way we live now
Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - "Objects of Desire," by Clare Sestanovich (Alfred A. Knopf) The characters in Clare Sestanovich's debut story collection, "Objects of Desire," are middle- to upper-midd...
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Review: In 'Dead by Dawn,' lawman faces hypothermia, ambush
Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - 'œDead by Dawn,'ť by Paul Doiron (Minotaur) As Mike Bowditch leaves a cluster of mobile homes known as 'œPill Hill'ť and steers down a twisting mountain road in the dark...
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Book review: 'A Distant Grave' is a complex and lyrical thriller
Jun 27, 2021 7:30 am - "A Distant Grave" by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Minotaur) Homicide detective Maggie D'arcy has been hoping to heat up a cross-Atlantic romance with her sweetheart, Conor...
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Book review: Journalist brings rare nuance to take on Appalachia
Jun 26, 2021 7:28 am - "Twilight in Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning" by Alan Maimon (Melville House) In the preface to his new book, Alan Maimon writes that he's "not here to ...
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Review: 'A Distant Grave' is a complex and lyrical thriller
Jun 22, 2021 7:00 am - 'œA Distant Grave,'ť by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Minotaur) Homicide detective Maggie D'arcy has been hoping to heat up a cross-Atlantic romance with her sweetheart, Conor K...
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Review: Connected short stories starring beautiful messes
Jun 22, 2021 7:00 am - 'œFilthy Animals,'ť by Brandon Taylor (Riverhead) Brandon Taylor's 'œFilthy Animals,'ť a book of interconnected short stories, is a chronicle of pain, identity, recovery...
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Book review: How a mini-navy was pivotal to Revolutionary success
Jun 22, 2021 6:00 am - "The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware" by Patrick K. O'Donnell (...