Book Review
Time Is the Oven
Richard Sharp is the author of two prior novels: The Duke Don’t Dance, a well-received contemporary tale, and Jacob’s Cellar, the story of an intrepid family of nineteenth-century Missouri pioneers, both published in 2012. His newest...
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Eben Kruge
West Point graduate and active alumnus Richard Barlow Adams is the author of a prior novel, The Parting, about the West Point class of 1861. Set in the same geographical area of New York State, his latest novel, "Eben Kruge", offers a...
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Hollywood the Band
Rocking out with his garage band, many a young musician dreams of hitting it big. In "Hollywood the Band", Steven Jordan Brooks offers some insight into what it takes to make those dreams come true, as he presents the story of Hollywood,...
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Jem and the War
English author Gordon Thynne lived in the West Riding of Yorkshire for a few short years during his youth. Those years were so memorable that he has drawn upon them in writing his first novel, "Jem and the War". World War II started...
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Hoof Prints in the Snow
In "Hoof Prints in the Snow", Jim Hawley, a horse rancher and emergency-room physician, presents a low-key, charming tale of a life spent in the ranching community of Wheatland, Wyoming, where the author lives. His narrator, country...
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41 D-Man of Valor
Thousands of people mourned the death of SWAT officer Randy Simmons, who was killed during a hostage rescue mission. A twenty-seven-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, he was the first Los Angeles SWAT team member killed...
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Squircle
“Squircle” is a such a delightfully silly word that children will love simply to hear it and repeat it. Author and artist Andrea Skyberg offers this and a few more smiles in her new children’s picture book by the same name. A story...
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Uranium Seekers
Craig Evan Royce seems to be a man of unbridled enthusiasm. In a previous book, Country Miles Are Longer Than City Miles, he examined the mountain culture of eastern Kentucky, focusing on the area’s artisans. His latest work brings...