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Doing the right thing
A review of The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls

 Although I don't read as many galleys as some of my coworkers, I was excited to learn that I could read the galley of Jeannette Walls' new book. For a book group I had read her true-life novel Half Broke Horses, which I really enjoyed and many people have recommended her memoir, The Glass Castle. Her new novel ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on May 17, 2013 | 0 comments

Food matters
Award Winning Cookbooks

Looking for a new recipe to try? Then check out the winners of the 2013 James Beard Foundation Book Awards. Cookbook of the Year: Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America by Maricel E. Presilla American Cooking: Mastering the Art of Southern ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on May 13, 2013 | 0 comments

And the Pulitzer goes to ....
2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners

After (shockingly) having no fiction prize awarded last year, Pulitzer watchers were following this year's announcement pretty closely. They didn't need to worry. There is a fiction winner this year.  FICTION - The Orphan Master's Son by Adam JohnsonHISTORY - ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on April 24, 2013 | 0 comments

Second chances
A review of Sins of a Ruthless Rogue by Anna Randol

 I just finished reading a bunch of galleys on my Nook. I didn't realize until I was finished with Anna Randol's new novel that it was one of the ones that I was looking forward to reading this spring. (See my Looking Forward to Love post.) In fact, I didn't remember that I read the first one in her Sinners Trio series, ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on April 16, 2013 | 0 comments

Love at first sight
A review of And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake by Elizabeth Boyle

 How do you find love when you live in a village that has been cursed? A village where the ladies have no prospects and no possibility of traveling to London to find a husband. Elizabeth Boyle’s wonderful new Regency series “Rhymes with Love” tells the love stories of a group of friends who come from such a place. The first love story was detailed in Along Came a Duke, the story of Miss Tabitha ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on April 4, 2013 | 0 comments

Baseball Fans: Opening Day is Here
New Baseball books

Hey baseball fans opening day is here, so why not check out some of the new baseball books that are out or coming out. 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die by Ron Kaplan American Jews & America's ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on March 29, 2013 | 0 comments

One necklace to bind them
A review of And Then She Fell by Stephanie Laurens

 What would you do if you inherited a magic necklace that is supposed to help you find your true hero, the love of your life? Would you put it away, disbelieving its power or would you wear it and see what happens, particularly if it got results and would then be passed down? Henrietta Cynster falls in the former category until her younger sister Mary badgers her to wear the necklace. Mary believes in the power of the necklace given to the Cynster women by a Scottish deity and she has her ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on March 27, 2013 | 0 comments

Looking forward to love
Forthcoming New Romance Titles

Hey all you romance readers out there, here's a heads up on some upcoming romances to keep an eye out for. I just finished perusing the spring announcements in Publishers Weekly. There are a few on the Top 10 list that I'm putting on my own to read list. Some are by old favorites authors and some ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on February 20, 2013 | 0 comments

Screwball romance done right
A review of One Good Earl Deserves a Lover: the Second Rule of Scoundrels by Sarah MacLean

 Four seasons and four scoundrels and how they find love are the subjects of Sarah MacLean's Rule of Scoundrels series. The series focuses on four aristocrats whose scandals have exiled them from society and who are now owners of an exclusive gaming establishment, The Fallen Angel. Each finds a love powerful enough to bring them back into the light.  The first book in the series was Bourne & Penelope's story. This time around the love story is about Penelope's smart sister ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on February 2, 2013 | 0 comments

Read about someone else for a change
Recommended biographies

Like reading about other people and their lives? Then here is a list for you.  These titles are from various"best of" lists, including the New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year.  Below are a few from a new library booklist-- ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on January 29, 2013 | 0 comments

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