Name: Kevin Holtsberry
Weblog: www.kevinholtsberry.com/blog.html
Articles: 98
First Published: Tuesday, August 13, 2002
Last Published: Thursday, June 16, 2005
Currently listing articles 98-51:
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Dog by Michelle Herman— A short quiet little book, but it is a pleasure to read.
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A New and Glorious Life by Michelle Herman— An enjoyable and thought-provoking collection of novellas.
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Missing by Michelle Herman— A poignant book that touches on complex issues like self-deceit, the slipperiness of memory, and the fragile nature of relationships.
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The Human Story by James C. Davis— The history of the human race in less than 500 pages!
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CD Review: Fair & Square by John Prine— Classic John Prine: comic story telling, understated and poetic songs, and folksy jams.
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Last Call for Blackford Oakes by William F. Buckley Jr.— This isn't literary fiction by any stretch of the imagination, but it is entertaining.
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The Crimson Sword by Eldon Thompson— Despite its flaws, the first volume in this trilogy shows promise for the author and the series.
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Book Review: Our Napoleon in Rags— An ambitious, if uneven, attempt to capture lower middle class urban life.
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Book Review: My Antonia by Willa Cather— ...
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Alibi by Joseph Kanon— A tense and gritty story set in an exotic time and place.
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Book Review: Rosa by Jonathan Rabb— Historical fiction, police procedural, spy thriller, or psychological drama? All of the above.
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Book Review: Articles of War by Nick Arvin— A sparse, tightly written, and at times gripping story about human emotions pushed to the extreme.
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Book Review: The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki— A concise, readable, and thought provoking look at the challenges of entrepreneurship.
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The Question of God— An interesting program on The Question of God will be worth catching tonight on PBS.
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The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer— The story of a boy born an old man and the life he leads as he grows younger.
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Bill Morrissey, The Essential Collection— A great collection from one of the best American folk singers.
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By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman— Interesting P.I. mystery that touches on themes of faith, family, and identity.
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Calico by Ben Arnold— Ben Arnold's latest release Calico is an eclectic blend of catchy pop tunes, rocky blues jams, and melancholy ballads.
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How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer— Part history, part cultural commentary, part political analysis, and part diehard sports fan evangelism, How Soccer Explains the World is an interesting and thought provoking
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card— A science fiction classic about a boy genius on whose tiny shoulders the hopes of the world rest.
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Call Off the Search by Kate Melua— This new young voice has potential but the album gets bogged down in spots and veers perilously close to elevator music at times.
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall by William F. Buckley— William F. Buckley tackles an enduring symbol of the Cold War epoch in a brief but fascinating history.
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Missing Justice by Alafair Burke— Another Samantha Kincaid legal thriller from Alafair Burke.
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Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke— A strong lead character with a unique insight into the workings of the legal system drives this debut legal thriller from the daughter of noted
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Silver or Gold by Goodbye Girl Friday— Eclectic piano driven pop rock with a melancholy, at time almost tragic, sense.
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The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster— A thought provoking novel takes on identity, memory, love, death, truth, and art.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge - by Thomas Hardy— A powerful description of the weaknesses and foibles of the human character but also an inspiring, if melancholy, portrait of determination and dignity in difficult
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Past Due by William Lashner— A fast paced legal/crime thriller with themes of family dysfunction and regret mixed in.
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Talking To Richard by Gary Sherbell— A satirical romp about the male obsession with sex with a syrupy happy ending tacked on the end.
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Three To See The King by Mangus Mills— An intersting minimalist fable. Not exactly deep or moving but an enjoyable literary diversion.
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A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton— A hardboiled detective story set in the cold confines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Book Review: Spies by Michael Frayn— An intelligent, thought-provoking, and suspenseful novel about youth and the nature of memory.
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Children of God Go Bowling by Shannon Olson— ...
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How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life by Peter Robinson— A character study of one of the most important historical figures of the twentieth century plus an inside view of what it means to be
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Killing the Buddha by Peter Manseau & Jeff Sharlet— ...
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Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev— A fascinating portrait of Russia and a touching meditation on generational conflicts; eminently readable and still quite relevant today.
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Skeptics and True Believers by Chet Raymo— A well intentioned but seriously flawed attempt to infuse science with the wonder and awe of religious sentiment.
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The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn by Janis Hallowell— A teenage girl as a modern Virgin Mary? Sounds weird I know but it is actually a thoughtful and tender look at the way people
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Jesus Sound Explosion by Mark Anderson— What happens when a pastor's kid feels torn between his family's faith and his love of Rock and Roll; between being "in the world but
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Mr. Paradise by Elmore Leonard— Mr. Paradise is quality entertainment by most standards but it doesn't rise to the level of Leonard's past efforts.
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An Interview With Mark Anderson— Musician and author Mark Anderson talks about his book Jesus Sound Explosion, his childhood as a pastors kid, his love of Rock and Roll, writing
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Letters to a Young Conservative by Dinesh D'Souza— A short, readable, and topical survey of political conservatism aimed at college students but useful for all ages.
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Ray in Reverse by Daniel Wallace— A life told backwards in seemingly random vignettes.
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The Third Man by Graham Greene— A brilliant sketch of post-war Austria in the gritty spy or crime thriller vein.
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An Interview with Henry Kisor— A Q&A with Season's Revenge author, and Chicago Sun-Time book editor, Henry Kisor. Topics include writing a mystery novel, the Michigan UP, and art
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Season's Revenge by Henry Kisor— Take an intriguing mystery, add in well developed characters, and place it in a unique setting and you have the ingredients for a good old
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Skipping Christmas by John Grisham— A rather empty, if clever, attempt to teach us what Christmas is all about.
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Bleachers by John Grisham— The king of the legal thriller takes on small town football.
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