Literature
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Today's Recommended Read: "Can't We Talk about Something More PLEASANT" by Roz ChastApr 29, 2020 5:06 am - Maybe it's the way the coronavirus hangs over our nation, tainting everything it touches. But if you are dealing with aging grandparents, aging parents or your aging sel...
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Book review: New lovely tales for L'Engle fans in 'Moment of Tenderness'
Apr 28, 2020 6:00 am - “The Moment of Tenderness” by Madeleine L'Engle (Grand Central Publishing) “The Moment of Tenderness” gifts readers with a new batch of stories from the ...
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Today's recommended read: "Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things"' by Jenny LawsonApr 28, 2020 5:13 am - Oddly enough, one of the funniest books I've ever read starts out talking about being buried in the depths of depression and paralyzed by anxiety. "Furiously Happy: ...
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Review: '~If It Bleeds' gives Stephen King fans 4 new stories
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Book review: Old West famous feud comes to life in 'Tombstone'Apr 27, 2020 6:00 am - "Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride From Hell" by Tom Clavin (St. Martin's Press) In 1881, five Earp brothers gathered in ...
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Today's Recommended Read: "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia OwensApr 27, 2020 5:30 am - If you haven't read "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens, now's the TIME! Owens has her Ph.D. in Animal Behavior and studied lions and elephants in Africa for 23 ye...
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Book review: 'Book of Longings' has an ambitious, lasting power
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Today's Recommended Read: "Odd Thomas" by Dean KoontzApr 25, 2020 7:27 am - You'll find with many authors that in writing the first of a planned series, there's a bit more exposition, a bit more character development. That is the case with Dean ...
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Today's Recommended Read: "The Gown" by Jennifer RobsonApr 23, 2020 11:00 pm - In the genre of historical fiction, the book "The Gown" by Jennifer Robson is worth a read. Written by the bestselling author of "Somewhere in France," this novel is ab...
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Today's Recommended Read: "Beneath a Scarlet Sky" by Mark SullivanApr 22, 2020 11:00 pm - There's nothing more compelling than the triumphant tale of a war hero that blends action-packed anecdotes, strong character development, lessons of loyalty and grief, a...