Reviews + Articles
Dimestore: A Writer’s Life by Lee Smith
The cadence of the heart is pure poetry when Southern writers such as Rick Bragg and Lee Smith write of home. Lee Smith tells her story, her life story, her writing story, in the beautifully written collection of essays, Dimestore: A Writer's Life. Born in a...
May Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
We have a lot of May book releases to get to, so we'll dive right in. In John Hart's latest thriller, Redemption Road, North Carolina police detective Elizabeth Black faces possible criminal charges after she gunned down two men who were sexually abusing...
May Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
It's no joke that you're going to love May's books! The forthcoming books, the May Treasures in My Closet, look good. I hope you find a book or two that interest you. Now, you have time to place holds on them at your local public library or pre-order them from your...
Winner & The Beverage Connection Giveaway
Congratulations to Penny T. from Klamath Falls, OR. She won the copy of Furious by T.R. Ragan. This week, the giveaway will be a short one since I'll be leaving for the Public Library Association conference next week. So, this giveaway will end Monday, April 4 at 6...
From Here to Home by Marie Bostwick
Three years ago, in Between Heaven and Texas, Marie Bostwick told Mary Dell Templeton's story. Now, she moves that storyline forward thirty years in From Here to Home. Mary Dell was one of a long line of strong women from Too Much, Texas. When her son, Howard,...
Terrible Virtue by Ellen Feldman
Ellen Feldman, a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow, is the author of five previous novels, including Scottsboro, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, and Next to Love. Now, she takes on the story of Margaret Sanger, the woman who fought so hard...