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ONCE UPON A RIVER When I turned the final page of Diane Setterfield’s novel, Once Upon a River, I closed the book and sat staring
ANGLE OF REPOSE Because it is a new year doesn’t mean a reviewed book has to be new. If Wallace Stegner’s Angle of Repose hadn’t
THE DINNER LIST Imagine deciding which five people you would like to invite to dinner ten years from now. Anyone will do, whether you know
Listen to this review. BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019 It is February, the shortest month of the year. You know what that means, dear readers. It
Listen to this review. OUR SOULS AT NIGHT Published posthumously, Our Souls at Night is Kent Haruf’s final novel about a fictional community in eastern
Listen to this review. STILL ALICE Lisa Genova, with a Ph.D. in neuroscience, writes novels about people with debilitating neurological diseases. Still Alice, first published
A GRANDFATHER’S LESSONS Does your child or grandchild express an interest in cooking? Don’t know where to start? Well, I have the book for you
ELIZA WAITE Isolated on a tiny San Juan Island after her husband and son die during a smallpox epidemic, Eliza Waite tries to make the
Listen to this review. HOUSE. TREE. PERSON. When one is recovering from surgery having books around the scatter is a terrific way to while away
MCPHERSON THREE: MEASURE OF BRIMSTONE; QUIET NEIGHBORS; SCOT FREE Hoping to introduce myself to an unfamiliar mystery writer, I read three Catriona McPherson novels—A Deadly
LOUISIANA’S WAY HOME Kate DiCamillo’s character Louisana Elefante is not new to her many fans who have read Raymie Nightingale (2016). I, however, am meeting
WHEN WOMEN RULED THE WORLD Kara Cooney, author of When Women Ruled the World, characterizes her book as one of “my little Egyptological ventures in
BIBLIOPHILE, AN ILLUSTRATED MISCELLANY I was just about finished with a book review for the ClaytonPioneer when I went through hip replacement and my daughter,
A LONG WAY HOME Saroo Brierley’s memoir, A Long Way Home, was the basis for the 2014 Academy Award nominated film, Lion, that featured much-praised
INTO GREAT SILENCE Eva Saulitis’s memoir, Into Great Silence, is an astute blend of scientific discovery and imaginative creativity. For more than a decade, Saulitis
THE UNLEASHED HEARTS A ONE-ACT PLAY Think an author can’t review her own work? Nonsense! I hope those who come to see and discuss the
Listen to this review. BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019 It is February, the shortest month of the year. You know what that means, dear readers. It
WELCOME TO MARJ CORDOVA OUR NEW REVIEWER OF COOKBOOKS Finally! We found somebody brave enough to tackle cookbooks. Marj is the only foodie I know,
WELCOME TO MARTHA L. HILDRETH, OUR NEWEST REVIEWER Bookin’ with Sunny is happy to announce Martha Hildreth, its newest member of our team. From
I’m not the first to say that reading and writing felt impossible after completing an MFA program: one comprehensive exam and a thesis defense later,
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