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A review of How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper

 That's Jonathan Tropper.  Liz turned me on to The Book of Joe a few ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on May 8, 2008 | 0 comments

Photography, sideshows, and flea circuses
A review of Hubert's Freaks by Gregory Gibson

 When's the last time you read a book about all three?  A lot of people assume that people who read nonfiction only do so because they're interested in the subject.  Well, a lot of times, that's true.  But sometimes, you get lucky and chance across a book that isn't about anything you're truly interested in, and yet...and yet...it looks interesting. This is what happened to me recently with ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on May 7, 2008 | 0 comments

If you're waiting for Breaking Dawn...
A review of Kiss Me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson

 ...and you liked Bridget Jones Diary or Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging you just might ...read more

Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on May 6, 2008 | 2 comments

Three Pines, small village with lots of crime
A review of The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

 There is no way Three Pines, Quebec could be a real place, but if it was fans of Louise Penny's mystery series would be eager to visit.  Penny portrays this village as a very desirable place, where everyone knows each other, the local residents are both charming and eccentric, there is ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on May 5, 2008 | 0 comments

Take one onion
A review of Roast Chicken and Other Stories by Simon Hopkinson

 I read that this book pushed one of the Harry Potter books off the number one spot on the best seller list in Great Britain and had to check it out for myself.  Roast Chicken and Other Stories: A Recipe Book by Simon Hopkinson, only recently available in the U.S. even though the ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on May 3, 2008 | 0 comments

A bumpy journey to something called home

A review of Petropolis by Anya Ulinich

 Occassionally, a book appears that seems to defy any attempts at categorization.   Anya Ulinich's ambitious debut novel Petropolis falls under such a heading:  it's a twist on the coming of age story and the immigrant tale, a satirical take on modern American life  ...read more

Reviewed by Katie H. on May 2, 2008 | 0 comments

Love despite everything
A review of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marshall Frady

 Marshall Frady's biography, Martin Luther King, Jr., manages to do two things well.  First, it illustrates ...read more

Reviewed by Jon - Central Library on April 30, 2008 | 0 comments

Weddings, cake, and other disappointments
A review of I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

 I'd been underwhelmed by Sloane Crosley's book I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays, and was all ready to return it to the library.  But then, for some reason, I decided to read one last essay, and settled on the one titled "You On a Stick." First, I have to ask: any women out ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on April 29, 2008 | 2 comments

In-N-Out burgers with a side of couture
A review of Celebutantes by Amanda Goldberg

 Attention fans of Tinseltown and Oscar Week:  celebrate the Academy Awards twice this year! Celebutantes by Amanda Goldberg (daughter of producer Leonard Goldberg) and Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper (daughter of Easy Rider Dennis Hopper) depicts the fictional account of Lola Santisi (daughter ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on April 28, 2008 | 0 comments

Thank you Masterpiece
A review of An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aidan

 Well, thanks to Masterpiece, I have been seduced back into Jane Austen's world.  But where to go once you've watched (and maybe rewatched) all the episodes and maybe re-read the books themselves? Here are a few suggestions: Pamela Aidan has ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Alicia Ashman on April 27, 2008 | 0 comments
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