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5/29/26
Plainsong: Grace Doesn't Come Easy
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PLAINSONG (1999) By Kent Haruf Alfred A. Knopf, 301 pages. ★★★★★ Perhaps some of you know about the novel Plainsong ...
5/27/26
Cold on My Shoulder
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Normally I’d have posted on this blog this morning. That was the plan but, alas, I brought something back from England that couldn’t b...
5/22/26
How Not to Be an Ugly American
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The Ugly American , a 1958 novel, coined a stereotype of U.S. travelers whose arrogance raised hackles abroad. These days, push...
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...
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