Book reviews
Book Review: Sourland by Joyce Carol Oates
If you’re looking for a book to match the dreary mood of autumn, and you aren’t afraid to look at life in fierce, intense ways, you might consider Sourland. This latest collection by the great Joyce Carol Oates gives us 16 stories that unflinchingly speak of violence – both physical and psychological.
Eight of the Best Historical Fiction Books of 2010
Whether it’s set in the earliest days of Britain or amid the ravages of World War II, a good historical fiction book blends historical accuracy and storytelling into a neat package. Readers of this genre like knowing they are learning something and at the same time getting a great story.
Great Debates Make for Great Discussion
A book that highlighted the Kennedy-Nixon debates of 1960 caused some debate of its own at a special Kansas City Public Library book discussion of Theodore White’s narrative nonfiction classic about politics, The Making of the President 1960.
Book Review: The Global Market Gets Female Friendly
Attention shoppers! It’s taken decades of research and a financial slap upside the head, but the CEOs of retail have finally seen what’s been in front of their faces all along: Women are driving the economy. And it took a man to point out that not-so-surprising-to-the-rest-of-us fact.
