'The Paper Birds' by Jeanette Lynes is not only a wonderful story. You might just find yourself learning something as you read.
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Book & Music Reviews: ‘Decade of Dissent: How 1960s Bob Dylan Changed the World,’ plus the Bongos & Robert Forster
Can there really be anything more to say about Bob Dylan and his music? As it turns out, the answer is a qualified yes. Just don’t hold your breath awaiting major revelations.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Written on the Dark’ by Guy Gavriel Kay
World-shaking events don't impact only the high and mighty in 'Written on the Dark' by Guy Gavriel Kay, a wonderful read filled with elegance and danger.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Muybridge’ by Guy Delisle from Drawn+Quarterly
'Muybridge' by Guy Delisle, published by Drawn and Quarterly, is a graphic biography of Eadweard Muybridge, the Father of the Motion Picture.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Faithbreaker’ by Hannah Kaner
'Faithbreaker' by Hannah Kaner is not only a wonderful adventure story but a beautiful look at faith and humanity.
Read More »Book Tour: ‘I Am Maria’ by Maria Shriver
Journalist and writer Maria Shriver is on tour to promote her book of poetry and reflections, 'I Am Maria.'
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Holy Lacrimony’ by Michael DeForge from Drawn+Quarterly
'Holy Lacrimony' by Michael Deforge shows that human connections, even to ourselves, are just as complicated as those across the stars
Read More »Book Review: Donald Capone’s ‘Just Follow Me’ – A Girl Travels to NYC to Meet John Lennon in December 1980
Donald Capone's extraordinary book describes what it was like in New York City in the days before John Lennon was shot.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Milk White Steed’ by Michael D. Kennedy from Drawn+Quarterly
'Milk White Steed' by Michael Kennedy presents 10 stories exploring isolation and fantasy as worlds and cultures collide.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Degas & Cassatt’ by Efa & Rubio, from NBM
"Degas & Cassatt' peers into the complex personality of Edgar Degas, whose paintings of ballerinas mask a life of arrogance.
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