The River We Remember: A Novel
It’s been a while since I was fortunate enough to read a book that I simply looked forward to spending time on.
Reading History
On the occasion of Columbus Day, now also Indigenous People’s Day, I got into a brief conversation with a new acquaintance on
Of a Boy and His Valley by Arnold W. Cook
Life in Rural Western New York during the Great Depression 1929-1936 (Published 1991)
Story Songs
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble Picnic* Sunday, August 6th, I was in the large, relaxed
War on the American Republic: How Liberalism Became Despotism by Kevin Slack
I’ve had a number of conversations with people about The Baby Boom (the “Boomers”) and how horrible they were, and how they
No Century for Apologies by Jack Remick
It took me a while to “hear” this book.
In fact, for the first few pages I felt a bit confused.
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Not long ago, I was asked to attend a “Heritage Day” at a school, and answer questions about the sixties.
Doug Brode Writes, Scores, Wins!
We’ve written reviews of Doug Brode’s books before in these pages.
And no wonder – he has written a lot of
A Man Writes, A Woman Writes
As I often do, I’m reading more than one book at the same time. Typically, I’ll read one book of fiction, one
