Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Reviews: Great New and Upcoming Children’s/Teen Lit

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Julie

Hello Everyone, I have been making a point to learn more about children’s literature recently, and to that end, I have been checking out review copies of many upcoming children’s and teen books.  Here are the most engaging ones I … Continue reading →

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New and Upcoming Books on Poverty

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Julie

Hello everybody.  Hope you had a great summer!  Today’s book reviews cover the subject of poverty in America.  Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back-Row America by Chris Arnade (Available now) Much like the 1890’s classic How the Other Half Lives, Dignity … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews – Social Justice

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Julie

On my ongoing quest to find excellent sociology books, I have come across some great books related to social justice, including sexual assault and racial relations.  Have a look…  Good Kids, Bad City, by Kyle Swenson.  This book is an … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Love: Lisa Jones Gentry and Joe Steele

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Miesha

Forbidden Love, penned by Harvard graduates Joe Steele and Lisa Jones Gentry, reminds one of Colleen McCoullough’s 1977 epic bestseller, Thornbirds, intertwined with the 2016 award winning movie, Loving.  Forbidden Love is a retelling of the sexual-romantic relationship between Father … Continue reading →

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Five Tips on Writing from novelist Angela Crook

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Miesha

Novelist Angela Crook, who most recently authored the thriller Chasing Naveh, held her book launch at Loganberry Books on Sunday, March 10.  During the question and answer period in her well-attended event, she shared her wisdom about writing: Get support … Continue reading →

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COMING SOON: The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (May 2019)

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Elisabeth

Sara Collins’ debut novel, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, is simultaneously the heir to Sarah Waters and Toni Morrison that I’m always looking for, and also a completely new voice and incandescent love story I didn’t know I needed. The … Continue reading →

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Top New and Upcoming Psychology Books!

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Julie

We are in the process of revitalizing our social sciences section, and there are two new, and one upcoming, psychology books in particular that I have found are wonderful reads! 1. The Collected Schizophrenias, by Esme Weijun Wang.  I cannot … Continue reading →

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Survival Kit’s Apocalypse by Beverly Williams

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Carmen

When you read the words “zombie apocalypse,” you probably think you’re in for a gory fright-fest. But Beverly Williams’ post-apocalyptic novel Survival Kit’s Apocalypse is less about the horrors of its zombified world and more about the exquisitely personal terrors … Continue reading →

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Comics For a Strange World by Reza Farazmand

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Otis

     With sparseness and simplicity, Comics For A Strange World, reminds us of the beautiful absurdity in being alive. Whether the narrator is a smoking ghost, a caveman or a pigeon, Farazmand uses blunt honesty to delve into both common … Continue reading →

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Moonglow by Michael Chabon

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Carmen

Michael Chabon returns in top form with Moonglow, a riveting and thought-provoking novel… or is it a memoir? This sweeping familial tale, told via the deathbed recollections of a character the narrator refers to only as “my grandfather,” is neither … Continue reading →

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