Janine (Janey) Brown of Cedar Falls desperately wants a new life. After her fiancee dies, she isolates herself and spends …
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Janine (Janey) Brown of Cedar Falls desperately wants a new life. After her fiancee dies, she isolates herself and spends …
Jeffery Deaver’s new thriller starring recurring character Lincoln Rhyme is an interesting read. On one hand, the architecture of the …
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The intersection of 2nd Avenue and 3rd Street SE is taking on water. This particular “flood” …
Center Point — Kandi Tesar didn’t go to art school, but that hasn’t stopped her from pursuing one of her …
Cedar Rapids native Jennifer (Zizka) Zobair can relate to the character Amra Abbas in her debut novel “Painted Hands.” Abbas …
NON-FICTION/FICTION 1. “Affliction” (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series #22) Hamilton 2. “Orphan Train” Kline 3. “Grant Wood’s Iowa” Elliott and …
Many readers anxiously await new titles released this time of year. Others tackle classics or revisit old favorites. I asked …
NEW YORK – Khaled Hosseini’s first novel in six years echoes the themes of family relationships explored in his previous …
Take a moment and consider: What is the most important thing in your life? Family, career, faith and friendship typically …
Amber Dermont writes arresting sentences. That’s the first thing that jumped out at me as I read her short story …
Fiction/Non-fiction 1. “Say Yes” Daniels 2. “The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells” Greer 3. “Sisterland” Sittenfeld 4. “The Ocean at …
What do stockholders, pirates and chefs have in common? In Eli Brown’s novel, “Cinnamon and Gunpowder,” they all fear the …
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