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The NEW Trend in Book Covers: The Artsy Intellectual
Classic Art with Bold Fonts One of the joys of lingering for hours in bookstores is looking at the cover art. Such fun! All those books...
Melissa Gouty
1 day ago3 min read


Fever in the Heartland: Nonfiction That Reads Like a Horror Story
Timothy Egan's, Fever in the Heartland, about the rise of the KKK in Indiana in the 1920s, is a powerful account of D.C. Stephenson and political power gone awry.
Melissa Gouty
Sep 126 min read


Mission Thirteen: The Real-Life WWII Adventure We Need to Know About
The story of Mission Thirteen illustrates many facets of WWII that you might not know, but it also explains the fate of the downed airmen and how some were saved by the Belgian Resistance movement.
Melissa Gouty
Sep 77 min read


Oh, My Friends! One Novel You Absolutely Shouldn't Pass Up
Fredrik Backman's, My Friends, is a poignant, funny, beautiful story of art, youth, and the redemptive power of love. You will laugh, cry, and be glad you read it!
Melissa Gouty
Aug 275 min read


Things Past Telling - One Slave's Epic Life. Best Narration Ever!
Sheila Williams' Novel, "Things Past Telling," is a moving, memorable story about the wrongs committed by slavery as well as a tribute to the survival of one hundred+ year old woman named Mama Grace.
Melissa Gouty
Aug 195 min read


Would Your Life Make Sense in Letters? Read the Novel, The Correspondent
The Correspondent focuses on an older woman who has spent her life writing letters, dribbling out her story in missives to others, a lasting legacy of a complicated woman.
Melissa Gouty
Aug 176 min read


Want to Take a Hot Summer Hike Vicariously? Read the Novel, Heartwood
Amity Gaige's novel, Heartwood, is the story of Valerie Gillis, a hiker lost on the Appalachian Trail, and the dedication of other women who work to find her.
Melissa Gouty
Jun 245 min read


Lover of Penguins? Seals? Mystery? You Must Read the Novel, Wild Dark Shore
So it's no surprise that a book about a family on an isolated island, caretakers of a global seed bank and observers of a harsh but stunning natural environment filled with penguins and seals, grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go.
Melissa Gouty
Jun 85 min read


Do You Know the Crazy Complexities of Female Friendship? My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante's Novel I met Sandy Budd in third grade, and while I don't remember the exact circumstances of our introduction, I do know...
Melissa Gouty
Apr 245 min read


Can You Learn from a Novel that Makes You Squirm? Read Magda Revealed
The story of Mary Magdalene in Magda Revealed by Ursula Werner is a decidedly, unapologetic, unabashed feminist retelling of what we know as the Jesus story. The language is lovely. The characters are strong. The tone is modern, and the conclusions made me squirm.
Read it and decide for yourself whether it's a faith-strengthener or a faith-buster.
Melissa Gouty
Apr 146 min read


Would You Risk Your Life For an Enemy? The Novel, The Jackal's Mistress
Bojhalian's The Jackal's Mistress has plenty of "big issues." The book is set in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the Civil War.
Melissa Gouty
Apr 74 min read


Reading By Yourself, Together With Others. Literary Festival, Anyone?
Exciting things are happening in India where tens of thousands of young people are attending literary festivals. Hope it happens in America!
Melissa Gouty
Mar 233 min read
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