Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan review – coming-of-age tale has the makings of a classic | Books
In the suburbs of Brisbane, 1975, 12-year-old Andie Tanner lives with her father, her mother and “four quiet…
2 Books About Chuseok for Young Readers
Chuseok is a Korean harvest festival on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. This year,…
Book Review: ‘The Martians’ by David Baron spins a clever tale about a real craze
Talk about fake news: In 1907 a New York Times banner headline declared, “There Is Life On the…
A reading retreat helped the author turn a page
You’re not supposed to cry on vacation, but what else can you do when you fear the boy…
Rebecca Ross Rewrote the ‘Divine Rivals’ Prequel Before Publishing
“Once, long ago, I believed the god of war was my father, but only because he was the…
A Radical Memoir That Rejects the Idea of the Perfect Victim
The world is not kind to survivors. Kelly Sundberg has experienced the erasure, victim-blaming, and lack of justice…
The iconic books that make up France’s cultural canon
France’s ‘cultural canon’ includes a range of classic novels which most French people will have read (or watched…
What Kevin Young Is Reading Now, and Next ‹ Literary Hub
In his new collection Night Watch; poems, poet Kevin Young attends to as seemingly disparate topics: the moon,…
Fires Which Burned Brightly by Sebastian Faulks review – a grief-infused puzzle of a memoir | Autobiography and memoir
In this not-quite-a-memoir, the novelist Sebastian Faulks gives a fine-grained account of growing up in post-second world war…
Former PR director for popular local book store shares career’s biggest moments, including which celebrities were a hit
In its earlier years, the bookstore — first located in Kettering and then at The Greene in Beavercreek…
Books to read on vacation: 7 smart picks if you’re feeling guilty about taking time off
In this classic, Carl Honoré dissects how speed infiltrates every part of life, from fast food to accelerated…
Ross Library gears up for fall book sale from Sept. 11-13 | News, Sports, Jobs
PHOTO PROVIDED The Ross Library is gearing up for its annual fall book sale…