Books

Writing His Way Home

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Like the disadvantaged tooth fairy in his latest novel, hatched parentless in an old tin can, author Gregory Maguire had a rough start.

Short Takes

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Reviews of books by Dr. Lewis Marola, Naton Leslie, Jon Katz, Paul Grondahl, and Bruce Piasecki.

Book Reviews: The Family Diamond

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Schwarzschild’s new short story collection provides real emotional, intellectual, and aesthetic nourishment, never offering simplistic resolutions to complex situations.

Book Reviews: When Madeline Was Young

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When Madeline Was Young is conceptually imaginative and potentially haunting, yet Madeline’s unique world failed to materialize in that ethereal transit zone between page and heart.