Friday , March 29 2024

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Book Review: ‘North of Here,’ A Novel by Laurel Saville

In 'North of Here,' Saville does a great job at getting into the psyche of her characters and bringing out the pain and sadness, as well as the confusion. She gives us a story of hope and redemption that doesn’t seem to have an answer.

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Billy Collins Shines His Poetic Light at the New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show

When the former U.S. Poet Laureate read the phrase "frying pan of yourself/into the fire..." a young child in the audience gave a magnificent whoop. It was the perfect sound effect to punctuate the hot metaphor.

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Book Review: ‘The Jericho River, A Novel About The History Of Western Civilization,’ by David W. Tollen

In "The Jericho River - A Novel About The History of Western Civilization" - David W. Tollen has created a group of characters both intriguing and eminently likable. Often the action is unbelievable, but also mythologically and historically correct in most cases.

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Book review: ‘Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop Music’ by Todd Mouton

Reading "Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop Music" by Todd Morton is the next best thing to taking a trip to the state and visiting the clubs and fais-do-do's yourself.

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