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A review of The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

 Samantha Hunt's first novel, The Seas, is one of my all-time favorite books, and her second novel, The Invention of Everything Else ...read more

Reviewed by Kylee on September 9, 2008 | 0 comments

How gay is this book?
A review of When I Knew by Robert Trachtenberg

 As is turns out, this book is really gay. Gay-positive, anyway.  For the most part. The book is called When I Knew, edited by Robert Trachtenberg and illustrated by Tom Bachtell.  It's a collection of anecdotes and remembrances from gay adults describing their ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on September 8, 2008 | 0 comments

Lush Life
A review of Lush Life by Richard Price

 Were you a huge fan of The Wire on HBO? If so, then you're probably aware that one of the great strengths of the show was the writing-- done by authors such as ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Central Library on September 5, 2008 | 0 comments

A new look at a new-founde land
A review of A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz

 Ask most Americans about what transpired between Columbus' sighting of the New World and the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving, and you're likely to get a blank look in response.  At least, that was the experience of Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Tony Horwitz, who was appalled to discover that in spite of a college ...read more

Reviewed by Katie H. on September 4, 2008 | 0 comments

Ipswich lace and the witches of Salem
A review of The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

 I've heard of fortune telling by reading tea leaves, palms, tarot cards, crystal balls and Ouija boards, but reading patterns in lace is new to me.  The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry features the Whitney women of Salem and their psychic ability to read lace.  This talent is complex--not only ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on September 3, 2008 | 3 comments

Absolutely a YA standout

A review of Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne

 Absolute Brightness was recommended to me by my niece, a ferocious reader, who once read  ...read more

Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on September 2, 2008 | 2 comments

Fearlessly formulaic?
A review of Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich

 Who would have thought that a series that seemed so creative and innovative when Janet Evanovich wrote  ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on August 29, 2008 | 0 comments

Just the thing
A review of A Much Married Man by Nicholas Coleridge

 There's nothing like a good British soap opera/social comedy.  Especially in the summer.  Nicholas Coleridge's ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on August 28, 2008 | 1 comment

Graphic essentials
A review of 500 Esssential Graphic Novels by Gene Kannenberg

 Gene Kannenberg, Jr. has compiled a book containing what he calls the 500 Essential Graphic Novels : The Ultimate Guide.  Now that's the sort of inflated title that's just begging to be punctured once or twice.  Kannenberg even helps by admitting upfront that the phrase "graphic ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on August 27, 2008 | 0 comments

Isle reading
A review of Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins

 I feel like I'm going to write a back-to-school report entitled "What I Read on My Summer Vacation".  I'm just back from a trip to Isle Royale National Park and since the island has no tv, telephone, computer, or radio, there was time to read in the evening after hiking all day. First up was ...read more

Reviewed by Jane J - Central on August 26, 2008 | 0 comments
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