Book Nook: The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride (Riverhead Books)
Henry Shackleford begins his tale in the Kansas Territory. The year was 1856 and Henry was a slave. Soon the abolitionist John Brown appears on the scene.» E-Mail This
View ArticleDaniel Coston on Documenting the Lives of North Carolina Musicians in Image...
Daniel Coston is a writer and photographer who's been working with musicians for many years, in particular, those in his home state of North Carolina. In» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: A Good Man, by Larry Baker
The central character in Larry Baker's novel is Harry Ducharme. Harry was once at the top of the radio world but his fortunes have taken a real hit. Harry» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: "JFK, Earl Long, and Blaze Starr: Washington, DC" by Ken Bode
This essay appears in The Antioch Review's Fall 2013 edition Cartography 101 with a Twist. Here's an excerpt: "What ties this little tale together, however» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: One Summer - America, 1927, by Bill Bryson
When Bill Bryson was mulling over his next project he was thinking about writing a dual biography of Charles Lindbergh and Babe Ruth. Lindbergh flew solo» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: Wordbirds - an Irreverent Lexicon for the 21st Century, by Liesl...
As we surge headlong through this crazy culture do you ever feel the need for some new words to describe what you are seeing and experiencing?...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: A History of Britain in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps, by Chris West
Chris West has been a stamp collector for many years. His collection includes some of the first postage stamps that were issued in Britain. West has...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: Nostalgia, by Dennis McFarland
The war between the states; our Civil War was raging 150 years ago. Many books have been published over the past 3 years to mark the anniversary of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: Someone Else's Love Story, by Joshilyn Jackson
Shandi Pierce and her three-year-old son Natty were shopping at a Circle K store near Atlanta when a holdup took place. This event becomes the catalyst...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: Three Can Keep a Secret, by Archer Mayor
In Archer Mayor's 24th crime novel featuring Joe Gunther and his crew from the Vermont Bureau of Investigation the area is still in recovery mode in the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: Necessary Assets, by James Ring
A terrorist has concocted a sinister plot to blow up "dirty bombs" in major American cities. If "The Engineer's" plans are not discovered and halted...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: On The Flyleaf, by Herbert Woodward Martin (Part 1)
Herbert Woodward Martin's latest collection of poetry features a number of poems that Professor Martin has written over the years upon the flyleaves of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: The Enchanted, by Rene Denfeld
This is an extraordinary novel. Here's my review of it which ran the other day in the San Antonio (Texas) Express News: “Knockemstiff” author Donald...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: Replay - A Thriller, by Marc Levy
14 years ago Marc Levy visited the Book Nook to talk about his novel "If Only It Were True." That book became an international best-seller. In 2005...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBook Nook: Visitation Street, by Ivy Pochoda
Two fifteen year-old girls are feeling bored. It is a summer night in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, which is right on the waterfront. These two...» E-Mail This
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