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Evan Friss has a new work on the American bookshop . . . a good read during Banned Books Week.
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From the bookshelf: August 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in August 2024.
The crescendo moment in American history
Myth and history are both important in understanding our past actions and present choices as a nation.
Hubris, heartbreak, heroism
Erik Larson’s look at the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and Fort Sumter.
There is no “Dr. No”
A detailed look at the myths and facts surrounding high stakes art theft.
Truth can be elusive
I return to read the first in the Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series.
Undermining the conventional
Q&A with Michelangelo Sabatino about his new book on the Edith Farnsworth House.
Hellhounds and phantoms
Robert “Mack” McCormick’s biography of Robert Johnson was 50 years in the making.
Memory is life’s way of talking to the future
In “The Overstory,” Richard Powers has written a fictional work full of genuine truths.
From the bookshelf: May 2024
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from May 2024.
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