Paula McLain has written a rather spectacular piece of historical fiction in her rendering of Hadley Richardson’s marriage to American literary legend Ernest Hemingway. The
Flappers: Six Women in Search of a Dangerous Generation Judith Mackrell, author of Flappers, presents a wealth of meticulous research in lively, vivacious prose. She
Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman The American Civil War lives on in our imaginations. A few of the war’s events can
One Summer: America, 1927 As advertised in the title, 1927 is the hook that Bill Bryson embeds in his engaging historical perspectives. If you are
Deadly Secret of the Lusitania When I was a boy in school, the torpedoing of the Lusitania figured prominently in American history classes about the
I always admire novels with innovative structural designs, like The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, written by Dominic Smith. Moving back and forth between
MURDER ON THE QUAI Since Murder on the Quai is the sixteenth Aimee Leduc mystery, a series I have not been following, I was a
The Bondwoman’s Narrative – Hanna Crafts, Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – October 1, 2018 – 7:00 pm – Clayton Community Library – PLEASE
BECAUSE THE LIGHT WILL NOT FORGIVE ME Shaun T. Griffin, inductee into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame, is known as much for his activism
JUST BECAUSE How many of us who have children in our lives remember people telling us, “Enjoy them while you can because they grow up
GEORGE MARSHALL, DEFENDER OF THE REPUBLIC Although I have studied historical figures for nearly six decades, there are few people about whom I would say,
Birds Without Wings — Louis de Bernieres; Monday, June 14, 2021; 7 pm: Zoom meeting
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