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5/8/26
Brawler: Groff's Writing Shines Even in Flawed Narratives
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BRAWLER: STORIES (2026) By Lauren Groff Penguin Random House, 248 pages (Large Print version) ★★★ Lauren Gr...
5/6/26
Music for Spring 2026: Catrin Finch; Boiled in Lead; Breabach; American MIle; Hallie Grace; Clayton Chaney; Michael Rudd
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What could be better than spring and new music releases, including a few Celtic gems? Catrin Finch hails from Wales, a place that know...
5/4/26
Poignant Short Stories from Claire Keegan
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So Late in the Day: stories of women and men [sic on lower case] By Claire Keegan Grove Press, 2023, 118 pages ★★★★★ Some hav...
5/1/26
The Christophers a (near) Masterpiece
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THE CHRISTOPHERS (2025) Directed by Steven Soderbergh Neon Films, 100 minutes, R (for language) ★★★★ ½ There are more than t...
4/29/26
Did the Red Sox Err in Firing Alex Cora?
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The answer to the above question is yes. I’m a Yankees fan, but even though Cora is a cheater who cost the Yankees a World Series bid ...
4/27/26
Good Ideas: The Wonder of Stars
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When I was in grade school, my Aunt Evelyn took me to Philadelphia to see my great Uncle Dave and Aunt Pearl. My visit involved a trip t...
4/22/26
Midnight Black: A Guilty Pleasure?
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MIDNIGHT BLACK (2025) By Mark Greaney Berkley Publishing Group, 528 pages. ★★★ As a kid I devoured Ian Fleming’s James...
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