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‘Torch’ by Cheryl Strayed

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Sarah Chain reviews “Torch” by Cheryl Strayed in this May 21, 2013, post.

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Scott Mingus reviews Civil War book on Cannonball

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Sarah Chain

York County author and Civil War lecturer Scott Mingus reviews the recent release “The Civil War in Pennsylvania: A Photographic History.”

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Recently released: ‘Back to Blood’ by Tom Wolfe

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Book Buzz staff

Entertainment reporter Erin McCracken previews a recently released book. Dive in! Wolfe jets to Sunshine State Tom Wolfe’s new novel “Back to Blood,” out this week, pulls readers from Miami’s upscale art scene to its seedy underbelly and back. His … Continue reading →

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‘The Great Indoors’ by Sabine Durrant

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Teresa Cook

Martha, the middle of three combative sisters, owns an antique shop and a perfectly decorated flat above. She has a neat little life without spouse or children. That’s not to say family doesn’t intrude. When her stepfather dies, it’s time … Continue reading →

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Keep him out, coach: Benchwarmer’s story doesn’t warm hearts

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Dan Herman

Mark Titus’ benchwarming refrain, “Put Me In Coach,” doesn’t play well in book form.

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‘Uprising’ by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Margaret Peterson Haddix’s “Uprising” combines history and fiction to tell the story of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

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Recently released: ‘Home’ by Toni Morrison

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Book Buzz staff

Entertainment reporter Erin McCracken previews a recently released book. Dive in! Medal-worthy war story Writer Toni Morrison earned a Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize and, last month, received The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her new novel “Home” is an appropriate Memorial … Continue reading →

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‘This Is Where I Leave You’ by Jonathan Tropper

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Rebecca LeFever

Judd Foxman gets a call from his sister. His father is dead. He needs to go home. But for Foxman, home is a place he lost long ago. The radio producer had gone to the last home he knew several … Continue reading →

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‘The Paris Wife’ by Paula McLain

Posted on April 9, 2012 by E.C. Pollick

After watching Midnight in Paris, I found myself on a nostalgia kick. I rummaged through my bookshelves and pulled out everything I owned by T.S. Eliot, Fitzgerald and Hemingway. When I saw “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain on the … Continue reading →

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‘The 9 inch Diet’ by Alex Bogusky

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Bethany Fehlinger

I hate diet books. I don’t feel like reading 300+ pages full of facts and examples that can boil down to a few pages. But this isn’t your typical diet book, hence in the title it says “diet.” Alex Bogusky, … Continue reading →

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