Book reviews from The Roanoke Times
A history of 2 remarkable journeys - 10/16/2011
Beyond strategy, statistics - 10/16/2011
Coming-of-age story made fresh by a gifted storyteller - 10/16/2011
In England, a tale of 2 nations - 10/16/2011
Recalling a lifestyle that;s being driven to extinction - 10/9/2011
Scarlet Letter; redux - 10/9/2011
Death-defying exploration in the name of science - 10/2/2011
Historian;s nonfiction debut is a bit of a drag - 10/2/2011
New series of short stories disappoints - 9/25/2011
A hero, after his wartime heroics - 9/25/2011
Unsustainable - 9/25/2011
How willpower works
A long fight back - 9/11/2011
The legal side of the Civil War
'Stranger' not for the squeamish
'Flash and Bones' an intriguing puzzle
BOOKS COMING SOON
A secret, lonely life
Pulling back the curtainon the wine business
The politics of grief - 8/28/2011
Hollins alum rewrites New Testament stories - 8/21/2011
Both Lolas worth effort to know them - 8/21/2011
Death doesn't stop Dresden - 8/21/2011
Refreshing look at true-crime murder case - 8/21/2011
Tudor tale poorly served by bland 'Queen' - 8/14/2011
A powerful voice - 8/14/2011
Coming-of-age tale provokes, satisfies - 8/14/2011
Waits opens up in book of interviews - 8/14/2011
Mystery a winner for 'Da Vinci Code' fans - 8/14/2011
Reporter Nick Davies signed to write account of News Corp. scandal - 8/14/2011
Chick lit fans, rejoice! - 8/7/2011
A bleak crime novel - 8/7/2011
History of a notable American family - 8/7/2011
3 beach reads - 8/7/2011
What keeps Va.'s 'lost' towns alive - 8/7/2011
Siddons' newest dramatic novel is a page-turner - 7/24/2011
A devil of a time in small-town USA - 7/24/2011
A criminal mind. Or is it? - 7/24/2011
"A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD." By Jennifer Egan. Alfred Knopf. 288 pages in hardcover. - 7/24/2011
The return of Kyle Swanson - 7/17/2011
Good news, Tom Clancy fans: It's a new hero - 7/17/2011
Well played - 7/17/2011
A frightening 'what if?' - 7/17/2011
How New York City became unequaled in the '20s - 7/10/2011
Embracing paradox over certainty set him free - 7/10/2011
1970: a pivotal year - 7/10/2011
Herman Cain is the latest presidential contender with a book deal. - 7/10/2011
Monroe Doctrine - 7/3/2011
Writer's block leads guest to dredge up family secrets - 7/3/2011
New civil rights atrocity: use of child soldiers - 7/3/2011
Jimmy Connors has a memoir coming, with a few overhead smashes promised. - 7/3/2011
'House' an inventory of couple's lives after Germany - 6/26/2011
Living up to the golden badge - 6/26/2011
Traditional mystery becomes unconventional - 6/26/2011
'Rental' not worth a purchase - 6/26/2011
Rapper 50 Cent's newest work of fiction will have an anti-bullying message. - 6/26/2011
-- tuesday -- - 6/20/2011
beware 4 deck hed will go here please - 6/12/2011
The funny gene skipped Handler's family, friends - 6/12/2011
Novel imagines artist's prolific time with doctor - 6/12/2011
Jennifer Hudson is working on a memoir, mostly about food. - 6/12/2011
Chance to see Nazi Germany with uniquely American eyes - 5/29/2011
Book about tennis' early Open era good, but 'High Strung' is misnomer - 5/29/2011
'Pacific Air' suffers from shallow research - 5/29/2011
FICTION - 5/29/2011
Amazon releases Hitchens essay on bin Laden death - 5/29/2011
An eye-opener about a war we've closed the book on - 5/29/2011
Lincoln on War - 5/29/2011
Take a ride way out West with cowboy noir - 5/22/2011
A portrait of Barack Obama's mother - 5/22/2011
Old-school newspaperman tries to teach traditions - 5/22/2011
The visionary - 5/15/2011
When Carrie discovered the city - 5/15/2011
Baldacci brings back Maxwell, King and delivers the unexpected - 5/15/2011
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN: A Novel," by Garth Stein. Harper Paperbacks. 336 pages. $14.99 - 5/15/2011
Love of acting shines despite outsider status - 5/8/2011
Plausable plot makes financial suspense thriller engrossing - 5/8/2011
A scholarly look into causes of Civil War - 5/8/2011
Marriage meets the money pit - 5/1/2011
Memoir as cool as the man himself - 5/1/2011
A remarkable tome on remembering - 5/1/2011
Styron's daughter pens revealing memoir - 5/1/2011
A monument to a vanished lifestyle - 5/1/2011
Book shows Faulkner from a different perspective - 4/3/2011
Ian Weir is introduced to U.S. audiences this week with ''Daniel O''Thunder'' - 4/3/2011
Battles in Washington rivaled battles at sea - 4/3/2011
''Turning the Tide'' tells of World War II''s Battle of the Atlantic - 4/3/2011
There will be some new fall reading for the kids: a new Maurice Sendak book. - 4/3/2011
'Townie' a disturbing peek into youth of its author - 3/27/2011
In play - 3/27/2011
Mom finds redemption in old manuscript - 3/27/2011
Journalist takes readers back to future - 3/27/2011
MEMOIR - 3/27/2011
"BEAUTIFUL MALICE," by Rebecca James. Bantam. 272 pages. $25 (hardcover) - 3/20/2011
'Uncensored''Uncensored' - 3/20/2011
'Tiger's Wife' a powerful debut - 3/20/2011
A family tale of apartheid, redemption - 3/20/2011
A compelling murder mystery - 3/20/2011
Bill Cosby has not run out of words or wisdom. - 3/20/2011
A family navigates mental illness - 3/13/2011
An engaging history of royal women - 3/13/2011
A memoir to savor - 3/13/2011
Picoult again explores hot-button moral issues - 3/13/2011
'West' an entertaining novel of great scope - 3/6/2011
Tragic love story - 3/6/2011
Crowell writes another gem - 3/6/2011
Couric compiles advice from 'Extraordinary Lives' - 3/6/2011
'Radio Shangri-La' scores journalistically - 3/6/2011
Life of singer Ethel Waters simmers in 'Heat Wave' - 2/27/2011
Bogie's enduring appeal - 2/27/2011
Runaway slaves led buildup to Civil War - 2/27/2011
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION. By Aaron Sorkin. Samuel French, 108 pages - 2/27/2011
FICTION - 2/27/2011
Jesse James is revved up to tell his side of the story. - 2/27/2011
New details emerge about American Revolution - 2/20/2011
Memoir of love and lossMemoir of love and loss - 2/20/2011
Comic's essays feel a little like padding - 2/20/2011
Legend lost amid subplots - 2/20/2011
Tatum O'Neal has not finished telling her life story. - 2/20/2011
'Daughter' a contrast of ancient traditions - 2/13/2011
Chess champion defeated himself - 2/13/2011
Sen. Joseph Lieberman is working on a book about his Jewish faith. - 2/13/2011
A gentle lesson about identity - 2/13/2011
Chick lit, but with bombs - 2/6/2011
Missing girl becomes mired in gossip - 2/6/2011
Practice makes perfect - 2/6/2011
"UNLESS." By Carol Shields. - 2/6/2011
Kids will get big laughs from 'Dogs' - 2/6/2011
COPPOLA: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq. By Chris Coppola. NTI Upstream. 265 pages. $24.99 - 1/30/2011
An unfailingly hopeful look at love, loss and good sourdough bread - 1/30/2011
Rich tapestry of fact, fiction - 1/30/2011
Natural state - 1/30/2011
This little pig gets a passport: Olivia takes Venice - 1/30/2011
Case closed: An unpublished Dashiell Hammett story is coming out decades after his death. - 1/30/2011
FICTION - 1/30/2011
An insightful but incomplete 'Revival' - 1/23/2011
Instead of antennae, this time he grows whiskers - 1/23/2011
Naval campaigns that shaped the world - 1/23/2011
BORN ROUND: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater. By Frank Bruni. Penguin. 368 pages. $16 - 1/23/2011
Sissy Spacek writing memoir, 'Barefoot Stories' - 1/23/2011
An uplifting, too-easy portrayal of ballet's creation - 1/16/2011
Prestige in publishing - 1/16/2011
Memoir exposes a dream as folly - 1/16/2011
Amish country tames spoiled family - 12/26/2010
Shreve's usual themes make a satisfying story - 12/26/2010
'Lincoln's Way' - 12/26/2010
Modern spin on Bronte's classic loses substance - 12/26/2010
Biography of royal wife is one of the best - 12/26/2010
A gift for the sports lover in your life - 12/19/2010
You can train your aging brain - 12/19/2010
Palin on Palin - 12/19/2010
What book are you currently reading? - 12/19/2010
Amazon.com and Penguin Group are sponsoring the fourth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award that will, for the second year in a row, have two categories: general fiction and YA novel. - 12/19/2010
$5 was a lifeline - 12/12/2010
3 of the year's best bios - 12/12/2010
'Decoded': a love story about hip-hop - 12/12/2010
A treat of words and music - 12/12/2010
KON-TIKI: Across the Pacific in a Raft. By Thor Heyerdahl. Skyhorse. 304 pages. $12.95 - 12/12/2010
Advice book offers great lessons for beginning dog owners - 12/5/2010
Steve Martin explores art world - 12/5/2010
Faux memoir of real person doesn't work as historical fiction - 12/5/2010
A stand-alone story in the Camel Club series - 12/5/2010
A lighthearted coming-of-age with serious undercurrents - 12/5/2010
FICTION - 11/28/2010
Dupre's book examines biblical role of Virgin Mary - 11/28/2010
Lewis Black reflects on being lonely at Christmas - 11/28/2010
Dan Rather is in the mood for "Summing Up." - 11/28/2010
The fun lies in getting away with the evil deed - 11/28/2010
What book are you currently reading? - 11/21/2010
Working farm dog deals with challenges of nature - 11/21/2010
Battered, not broken - 11/21/2010
Tim Tebow is working on an inspirational memoir. - 11/21/2010
Lehane brings back detective duo - 11/21/2010
Former president delivers unexpectedly engrossing history of his 8 years in office - 11/14/2010
A portrait of the 'carnivorously ambitious' Winston Churchill - 11/14/2010
Another fast-paced action tale with Jack Reacher - 11/14/2010
Visual masterpiece for kids and adults - 11/14/2010
NEVER GROW OLD - 10/31/2010
FICTION - 10/31/2010
Some great short stories; some too graphic - 10/31/2010
A memoir by Salman Rushdie is coming in 2012. - 10/31/2010
Living and learning in garbage heaps - 10/31/2010
A life between - 10/24/2010
What about the 5th 'w'? - 10/24/2010
Super page-turner - 10/24/2010
A heroine returns - 10/24/2010
Firsthand accounts a fun read - 10/24/2010
An unfiltered look back - 10/10/2010
Funny 'Curable' an intellectual romance novel - 10/10/2010
What book are you currently reading? - 10/10/2010
True crime begets lovely, whimsical tale - 10/10/2010
Why English is lots of fun - 10/10/2010
Endurance, marriage tested on the trail - 10/3/2010
Thriller reveals procedures, tactics of intelligence operatives - 10/3/2010
A justice and a gentleman - 10/3/2010
Bat-ter up! - 10/3/2010
Bumbling scientist takes center stage in McEwan's illuminating 'Solar' - 10/3/2010
CIVIL WAR WIVES. By Carol Berkin. Knopf. 361 pages. $28.95 - 10/3/2010
Escapism as good as retail therapy - 9/26/2010
2 Cold Warriors, patriots, friends - 9/26/2010
A dangerous writer - 9/26/2010
Schwarzenegger daughter pens self-help book - 9/26/2010
FICTION - 9/26/2010
Lovable stray stars in historical tale - 9/26/2010
Memoir harvests sweet, sour aspects of organic farm life - 9/19/2010
Dylan - 9/19/2010
A tale of love and families - 9/19/2010
A rare copy of John James Audubon's "Birds of America" will be sold at aution by Sotheby's in December. - 9/19/2010
THE CITIZEN'S CONSTITUTION. Annotated by Seth Lipsky. Basic Books. 352 pages. $25.95 - 9/19/2010
Counting book has many lessons - 9/19/2010
In his own defense - 9/12/2010
Va. family saga told with wit, affection - 9/12/2010
Novel is thrilling treatise on unreliable memories - 9/12/2010
Satisfying conclusion absent from finale to 'Hunger Games' trilogy - 9/12/2010
MEET THE REAL JOE BLACK. By Steven Michael Selzer. iUniverse Inc. $25.95 - 9/5/2010
A peek inside The Post - 9/5/2010
Satirical novel is stylish, witty - 9/5/2010
Bringing back the rare Kakapo - 9/5/2010
The fascinating story of language - 9/5/2010
Brutal memories - 8/29/2010
Horror novel in reverse - 8/29/2010
'Exhilarating' - 8/29/2010
Hiaasen's back - 8/29/2010
FICTION - 8/29/2010
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS. By Rebecca Skloot. Crown. 384 pages. $26. - 8/22/2010
What would you take on a trip to Mars? - 8/22/2010
Dishing it out again - 8/22/2010
"Sartor Resartus" is simply unreadable, and for me that always sort of spoils a book. - 8/22/2010
What book are you currently reading? - 8/22/2010
A dark, modern fairy tale - 8/22/2010
Tale of twins full of suspense - 8/22/2010
3 sisters' tale makes good beach reading - 8/8/2010
This is the fourth D.D. Warren book by Lisa Gardner. - 8/8/2010
A field guide to our area - 8/8/2010
'Charlie' fosters hope and love - 8/8/2010
Murder mystery offers taste of wine industry - 8/8/2010
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. ... - 8/8/2010
"All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath." - 8/8/2010
'Law & Order' creator Dick Wolf to write 2 novels - 8/1/2010
A weird autobiography by a strange character - 8/1/2010
Maggie O'Dell is back in exciting 'Damaged'Innocence lost -- or never had - 8/1/2010
A treat for eyes and for the imagination - 8/1/2010
Temperature, temprance and political climate change - 8/1/2010
If you like your beach reads on the lighthearted side, then you'll enjoy "Get Lucky." - 8/1/2010
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - 8/1/2010
Despite Chic title, book is vulgar, immoral, inappropriate - 7/25/2010
Alcoholism and motherhood - 7/25/2010
Mystery unveils civil rights, Arab culture - 7/25/2010
A tale of strong women in segregated South - 7/25/2010
Delightful essays full of nature's revelations - 7/18/2010
Boredom busters - 7/18/2010
TEEN FICTION - 7/18/2010
Don't crack your back; it's bad for the book! - 7/18/2010
KIDS CORNERBeautiful, packed with facts about sea - 7/11/2010
LES MISERABLES. By Victor Hugo. Available in multiple editions. - 7/11/2010
The real Rush? - 7/11/2010
NONFICTION - 7/11/2010
4 deck hed will go here please - 7/11/2010
Tale by turns funny, poignant - 7/11/2010
Murderous intrigue in the Plains - 7/11/2010
KIDS CORNERThe true tale of a boy genius - 7/4/2010
enflaming youthAn ode to the best novel for enflaming youth - 7/4/2010
Newshounds in novels - 7/4/2010
LAND OF THE LOST SOULS: My Life on the Streets. By Cadillac Man. Bloomsbury USA. 304 pages. $15. - 7/4/2010
TEEN FICTION - 7/4/2010
Turow sequel satisfies - 6/27/2010
'I'll always write because I have a point to make ...' - 6/27/2010
Portrait of artist as a child - 6/27/2010
PARENTING - 6/27/2010
"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all." - 6/27/2010
Through the filter of Asperger's - 6/20/2010
Masterful vampire tale - 6/20/2010
Video game? What video game? - 6/20/2010
BEYOND HYPERLINKS Whither books? - 6/20/2010
EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. By Bill McKibben. Times Books. 272 pages. $24 - 6/20/2010
REFERENCE - 6/20/2010
Some of the books that appeared on the TV show "Lost": - 6/20/2010
Byzantine setting; plot, too - 6/13/2010
A fine Italian romance - 6/13/2010
Grisham thriller realistic, entertaining - 6/13/2010
Well done - 6/13/2010
Lessons learned - 6/13/2010
FICTION - 6/13/2010
FRAME UP. By John F. Dobbyn. Oceanview Publishing. 288 pages. $25.95 - 6/6/2010
Legal thriller keeps you guessingKIDS CORNER - 6/6/2010
A worthy prizewinner - 6/6/2010
Writers describe what makes a hero - 6/6/2010
Throwing the book at The Boss - 6/6/2010
Lovely tale set in Africa teaches lessons on fear and prejudice - 6/6/2010
FICTION - 6/6/2010
KIDS CORNERFantasy is full of suspense - 5/30/2010
Heart-felt - 5/30/2010
Novel is a beautiful, unforgettable social and cultural commentary - 5/30/2010
Debut novel a moving, rewarding Christian tale - 5/30/2010
NONFICTION - 5/30/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 5/23/2010
Fearsome feats of the Comanches - 5/23/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 5/23/2010
How to save our schools - 5/23/2010
COMING SOON - 5/23/2010
A funny story for your morning glory - 5/23/2010
"No one who can read ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot." - 5/23/2010
Where is God when we are in pain? - 5/16/2010
A pleasing, modern twist on the classic classic - 5/16/2010
True-crime story - 5/16/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 5/16/2010
The power of imaginationKIDS CORNER - 5/16/2010
FICTION - 5/16/2010
Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. - 5/9/2010
l Author Event - 4/25/2010
A Cinderella story - 4/25/2010
KIDS CORNERTrue story of a baseball pioneer - 4/25/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 4/25/2010
Coming-of-age tale reflects boomer culture - 4/25/2010
MEMOIR - 4/25/2010
soul foodSaved by - 4/18/2010
KIDS CORNER - 4/18/2010
COMING SOON - 4/18/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 4/18/2010
U.S. history made fun - 4/11/2010
Even in the outsider realms of science fiction, there's such a thing as a hot trend. - 4/11/2010
Southern romantic tale a quick readSteampunk - 4/11/2010
COMING SOON - 4/11/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 3/28/2010
Images from area railway both interesting, important - 3/28/2010
The darker side of music - 3/28/2010
Book captures essence of Appalachia - 3/28/2010
Journal-style writing key to 'Happyface' - 3/28/2010
Tale weaves in bits of racing - 3/28/2010
Upbeat novel is entertaining - 3/28/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 3/21/2010
Author scores with look at fastball history - 3/21/2010
Changing scene of world powers - 3/21/2010
Author weaves history, fantasy - 3/21/2010
Book signing - 3/21/2010
COMING SOON - 3/21/2010
Book follows the journey of growing up - 3/21/2010
"A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us." - 3/21/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 3/14/2010
A mythical industry in detail - 3/14/2010
Comic tone shines in catch-all book - 3/14/2010
Ending is 'out there,' but story worth it - 3/14/2010
Reissue of 'Life Story' delight for parents, children - 3/14/2010
Tone undermines guide - 3/7/2010
Collection of comics aims to impress - 3/7/2010
Tale of afterlife has fresh, modern twist - 3/7/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 3/7/2010
'Dome' thrills like King classics - 3/7/2010
Complicated concepts made easy - 2/28/2010
Death penalty focus of 2 books, speech - 2/28/2010
MAY I NOT RECOMMEND ... - 2/28/2010
Novel weaves history, drama - 2/28/2010
Novel defines phrase 'page turner' - 2/28/2010
New 'Dune' better than past - 2/21/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 2/21/2010
'Coraline' author's book rises to expectations - 2/14/2010
Story follows life of Bible's Delilah - 2/14/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 2/14/2010
Free press essential in democratic society - 2/7/2010
'Lesson' can start many discussions - 2/7/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 1/31/2010
Wartime story is quite an adventure - 1/31/2010
Hatred in time of war - 1/31/2010
New fairy tale quite delightful - 1/31/2010
Delightful picture book teaches important lessons - 1/24/2010
Detailed descriptions enhance novel - 1/24/2010
Not perfect, but tale from city is endearing - 1/24/2010
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 1/17/2010
Art, obsessions fuel unusual mystery - 1/17/2010
KIDS CORNERBook celebrates our many differences - 1/17/2010
Stairway to stardom - 1/10/2010
Pensive novel of a quiet life - 1/10/2010
Learning how to face fears - 1/10/2010
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA, by Mikhail Bulgakov. Grove Press. 402 pages. $11.95 - 1/10/2010
YOU CAN'T WIN. By Jack Black. www.bnpub-lishing.com. 252 pages. $9.99 - 1/3/2010
The ballad of Dr. Ralph Stanley - 1/3/2010
Tale explores shifting identity - 1/3/2010
"How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book." - 1/3/2010
How 2 brothers became '60s gadflies - 1/3/2010
FICTION - 1/3/2010
KIDS CORNERA charming and timely tale of Haiti - 1/3/2010
the unexplainedNew books explore ...KIDS CORNER - 12/27/2009
4 deck hed will go here please - 12/27/2009
THE NIGHT COUNTER. By Alia Yunis. Shaye Areheart Books. 384 pages. $24 - 12/27/2009
Thriller is true to life - 12/27/2009
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 12/20/2009
Tribute to a classic guide - 12/20/2009
'A lovely light' - 12/20/2009
A holiday voyage through the Old Dominion - 12/20/2009
EDITOR'S PICKS - 12/20/2009
Published in December 1843, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has been adapted to film more than 200 times. - 12/20/2009
For the diehard Hokie fan - 12/20/2009
Zombies ate the plotline - 12/6/2009
MAY I RECOMMEND ... - 12/6/2009
Comic reflections on sex, love, rock 'n' roll - 12/6/2009
Fluff, as only the late Harold Robbins could write it - 12/6/2009
Beautiful and bizarre - 12/6/2009
Vintage Vonnegut - 12/6/2009
YOUNG-ADULT FICTION - 12/6/2009
It's a fact: 'Information' author Hodgman is funny - 11/29/2009
Sure to be a bedtime favorite - 11/29/2009
LIME TREE CAN'T BEAR ORANGE. By Amanda Smyth. Three Rivers Press. 288 pages. $14 - 11/29/2009
'Ice' sizzles - 11/29/2009
Family saga keeps reader enthralled - 11/29/2009
Roots music can be heard in book of short stories - 11/29/2009
Dramatized history - 11/22/2009
County portrait in full detail - 11/22/2009
Backcountry in a new light - 11/22/2009
A BIG LITTLE LIFE: A MEMOIR OF A JOYFUL DOG. By Dean Koontz. Hyperion. 288 pages. $24.99 - 11/22/2009
FICTION - 11/22/2009
Meet an author - 11/22/2009
BEST- SELLERS - 11/22/2009
Being a champ - 11/22/2009
Beauty in a hostile world - 11/15/2009
A dog's-eye view of nature at night - 11/15/2009
WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES. By Amy Foster. Overlook. 304 pages. $14.95 - 11/15/2009
Ghost story not up to snuff - 11/15/2009
When New Orleans was still whole - 11/15/2009
Disaster can be sweet - 11/15/2009
MEMOIR - 11/15/2009
Dark teen novel includes paranormal romance - 11/8/2009
"Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house." - 11/8/2009
Research into words reveals delicious mystery - 11/8/2009
Risky business - 11/8/2009
FICTION - 11/8/2009
l Book Signing - 11/8/2009
The year the war came home - 11/8/2009
SHORT STORIES - 11/1/2009
Creature comforts - 11/1/2009
Teen's tale told with warmth, humor - 11/1/2009
Thrills aplenty in 16th century - 11/1/2009
"Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all." - 11/1/2009
Supernaturally funny - 11/1/2009
A worthy spiritual journey - 11/1/2009
The perfect heroine in tragic times - 10/25/2009
"I pay the rent. What do you do?" - 10/25/2009
Horror flicks as sociology - 10/25/2009
Coffee, tea, then equality - 10/25/2009
Tale is a thorough haunting - 10/25/2009
FICTION - 10/25/2009
Where the wild things weren't - 10/18/2009
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - 10/18/2009
Expert advice for new moms - 10/18/2009
Tale of paranormal is unnerving - 10/4/2009
NONFICTION - 10/4/2009
Barnyard fairy tale has an important lesson - 10/4/2009
THE NIGHT MONSTER. By James Swain. Ballantine Books. 336 pages. $26 - 10/4/2009
Capital entertainment - 10/4/2009
A different wartime rescue - 10/4/2009
Costly errors - 9/13/2009
A pleasant surprise - 9/13/2009
Koontz thriller is good escapism - 9/13/2009
FICTION - 9/13/2009
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." - 9/13/2009
Turning away from vengeance - 9/13/2009
Reader's patience is ultimately rewarded - 9/13/2009
Too much finger-pointing - 8/30/2009
