When I heard Margot Livesey had written a retelling of “Jane Eyre” – set in the mid-20th century in Scotland …
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When I heard Margot Livesey had written a retelling of “Jane Eyre” – set in the mid-20th century in Scotland …
Paul Ingram, the book buyer at Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City, picks the books for Paul’s Book Club. “My …
1. “ObamaCare Survival Guide” Tate 2. “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History” Kyle …
When Oprah talks, people listen. When she chooses books, they read. She chose well when she selected “The Twelve Tribes …
CEDAR RAPIDS — Sir Salman Rushdie never dreamed the book he considered his “least political novel” would touch off a …
‘The Twelve Tribes of Hattie” is a stunning portrait of a gnarled family tree. Tattered moss hangs off every limb, …
1. “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie” Mathis 2. “The Tenth of December” Saunders 3. “Y” Celona 4. “Moved by Politics” …
The prologue of Dina Nayeri’s “A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea” (Riverhead Books, 423 pages, $27.95) could stand alone as …
Last year, the Marion Public Library introduced a new story time for its very youngest patrons: babies. “We’ve had people …
‘Y” opens with a sentence that, in part, explains the novel’s title: “My life begins at the Y.” Shannon, the …
My wife and I were in the grocery store when I realized that maybe “The Age of Miracles” was having …
Karen Thompson Walker’s “The Age of Miracles” will be the third book read by The Gazette Book Club. The current …
Over the past few years I have been a volunteer book sorter for the Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public …
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