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What do book lovers enjoy almost as much as reading a book? Talking about it, of course! A group of us here at the Daily Record/Sunday News has decided to take our book talk beyond the newsroom.
We'll share what we like, and what we don't, about the books we are reading. This will also be the place to find out about local authors, new releases, upcoming book signings and what's going on at the York County libraries.
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And, of course, we want to hear from you too. Email your book review to schain@ydr.com and we will post it on Book Buzz.
Category Archives: Recommended
‘The Husband List’ by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly
Caroline Maxwell, wealthy New York heiress of 1894, has a problem. Her mother wants to marry her to an English nobleman, but Caroline isn’t sure she wants to be married. This book was just the entertainment I needed after trying … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Fiction, Recommended, Romance novels
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‘Flight Behavior’ by Barbara Kingsolver
What happens when a serious environmental event lands right in your own back yard? Dellarobbia Turnbow is running away to a tryst with the telephone guy and away from her life when she is brought up short by just such … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Fiction, Nature, Recommended
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‘Crossing the Borders of Time’ by Leslie Maitland
Every family has a story, but Leslie Maitland’s family has a more intricate story than most, full of adventure, loss and love. Maitland did an impressive amount of research into the facts of her mother’s flight from Nazi Germany and … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Nonfiction, Recommended, War
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‘The Storyteller’ by Jodi Picoult
Sarah Chain reviews “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult in this March 22, 2013, post.
Posted in Book review, Fiction, Historical fiction, Jodi Picoult, Recommended
Tagged auschwitz, concentration camp, death, forgiveness, jodi picoult, nazi, nazi germany, novel, review, sarah chain, the storyteller, world war II
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‘One Thousand White Women’ by Jim Fergus
Sarah Chain reviews “One Thousand White Women” by Jim Fergus.
Posted in Book review, Fiction, Historical fiction, Recommended
Tagged brides, cheyenne, jim fergus, native american, one thousand white women, reservation, u.s. army, warriors
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‘Random Harvest’ by James Hilton
Memory and identity and how they are intertwined form the backbone of this story set in England in the years after World War I. The narrator, Harrison, recounts meeting a man, Charles Rainier, on a train ride, and soon is … Continue reading
Marvel releasing some 700 No. 1 issues digitally
By MATT MOORE Associated Press In comics, the first issue is where the story starts and the legend begins. For readers, a print copy of issue one can be hard to find and expensive to buy. But those rules don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Book news, Comic books, Recently released, Recommended
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‘Team of Rivals’ by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Teresa Cook reviews “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin in this Feb. 26, 2013, post.
Posted in Biography, Book review, Books made into movies, Civil War books, History, Nonfiction, Recommended, War
Tagged abraham lincoln, civil war, emancipation, Mary Lincoln, presidents, slavery
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‘Right ho, Jeeves’ by P.G. Wodehouse
I’d heard about P.G. Wodehouse, but never read him until now. I have become a fan. His gift for the English language turns a story of a young man, his valet and assorted family members and friends into a delightful … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Fiction, Humor, Recommended
Tagged British humor, gentility, Wodehouse
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