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Book Review: The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The darkness of a past full of pain threatens today's light and hope.
Read More »Book Review: The Perfect Storm: A True Story Of Men Against The Sea by Sebastian Junger
A great and disturbing read.
Read More »Interview with Cleaning House Author Kay Wills Wyma
The story behind a family's effort to build real self-esteem, competence and confidence as five kids learn vital life skills.
Read More »Book Review: How to Do Things With Books in Victorian Britain by Leah Price
An academic looks at what Victorians did with books.
Read More »Book Review: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series continues to delight.
Read More »Book Reviews: Elves: Once Walked with Gods and Elves: Rise of the TaiGethen by James Barclay
James Barclay balances the action of sword and sorcery with intricate storylines and characters not easily categorized as heroes or villains.
Read More »Book Review: Four Books to Accompany The Secret World of Arrietty, by Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa, and Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Four beautifully-produced illustrated volumes all help to enhance Studio Ghibli's latest release, The Secret World of Arrietty
Read More »Book Review: It — 25th Anniversary Special Edition by Stephen King
Stephen King's It gets a very special 25th anniversary edition by Cemetery Dance Publications.
Read More »Interview With Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, Authors of The Vow: The True Events that Inspired the Movie, Part 1
"Our heart is in the book as we wrote it and it shares the personal details of journey."
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