Railroad cars brought the author's father and mother to Auschwitz, but railroad cars also brought them from Auschwitz, eventually to the town where they would try to start fresh and raise a family. His book is a loving, questioning, aching letter from a onetime little boy to the father the Nazis took from him.
Read More »Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Human Acts’ by Han Kang
Han Kang again explores violence and human suffering, this time through the eyes of six characters at different points in their lives.
Read More »Book Review: ‘March: Book Three,’ Graphic History by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
'March: Book Three', by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. The congressman’s award-winning graphic novel trilogy reaches its absorbing conclusion.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Ultimatum’ by James Besaw
New novel by James Besaw, The Ultimatum, asks biggest “what if?” about terrorists in U.S.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Twisted: The Girl Who Uncovered Rumlpelstiltskin’s Name’ by Bonnie M. Hennessy
In a tale from childhood, 'Twisted' by Bonnie M Hennessy, takes you on an alternate journey to a dark and bleak tale of love and courage, filled with revenge and regret as well as a strength of spirit. Looking at the story of Rumpelstiltskin's rage and sadness, you follow The life of Aoife and a different path of how the lives of two such differing characters really came to being.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Our Short History: A Novel’ by Lauren Grodstein
Is 'Our Short History A Novel', Lauren Grodstein's sixth book, one of the best novels of 2017?
Read More »Book Review: ‘Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean’ by Jonathan White
The ocean holds mystery, wonder, and amazement. In 'Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean' Jonathan White wants to show you just a taste of that.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Last Chapter of the Greatest Generation’ by Judson I. Stone
Son’s biography of World War II father, 'A Last Chapter of the Greatest Generation' by Judson I Stone, serves as microcosm of the greatest generation
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon’ by Sigeru Mizuki
In Shigeru Mizuki's 'Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon' a boy yokai hunts evil yokai in modern Japan.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Cooking to Die For: Black and White Edition’ by Eric Moebius Morlin
'Cooking to Die For: Black and White Edition' by Eric Moebius Morlin is a novel about the undead and a cookbook for survivors.
Read More »