Book Notes: Childhood through an adult’s eyes
"My Sunshine Away" By M.O. Walsh. Amy Einhorn Books, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2015. 320 pages. $26.95.For the boy coming of age in Baton Rouge in the early 1990s in M.O. Walsh's gorgeous novel "My...
View ArticleBook Notes: Memoir of a war photographer
"It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War" By Lynsey Addario. Penguin Press, New York, 2015. 357 pages. $29.95.Extraordinary lives sometimes yield extraordinary books. "It's What I Do: A...
View ArticleBook Notes: Psychological thriller digs out family secrets
"Little Black Lies," by Sandra Block. Grand Central Publishing, New York and Boston, 2015. 352 pages. $15 paperback.Who do you believe? Your psychiatrist? Your mother? Your brother? Maybe not. Dr. Zoe...
View ArticleBookmarks: Author takes a trip through Vermeer’s works
As a boy, Michael White was consigned to the "slow group" in school. He seemed to have trouble concentrating.In fact, White — who went on earn a Ph.D. — turned out to be a poet. He had a habit of...
View ArticleBook Notes: America’s Test Kitchen takes a detailed look at vegetarian cooking
"The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook: A Fresh Guide to Eating with 700 Foolproof Recipes" By the Editors at America's Test Kitchen. Published by America's Test Kitchen, Brookline, Mass., 2015. Paperback....
View Article3 new baseball books worth a read this season
Each spring dozens of baseball titles hit the bookstores. This year, there are several titles about some of the game's biggest names, such as Ty Cobb, Billy Martin and Marvin Miller.But here are a few...
View ArticleBook Notes: A big body is not a bad body
"Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight and What We Can Do About It," by Harriet Brown. Da Capo Press, Boston, 2014. 274 pages. $25.99.Author Harriet Brown's...
View ArticleLocal co-authors host book reading at Yreka Library
Vin and Elijah Smith will read from their new novel, “Elijah and the Magic Box,” at the Yreka Library, 719 Fourth St., on Saturday, April 18, at 1 p.m.
View Article8 must-read novels for teens
Today is Celebrate Teen Literature Day, and what better way to celebrate than by rounding up our own favorite YA titles? From classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird" to more recent titles like...
View ArticleBook Notes: Author offers guide on getting back out there
"Getting Back Out There: Secrets to Successful Dating and Finding Real Love After the Big Breakup," by Susan J. Elliott. Da Capo Lifelong/Perseus Books Group, Boston, 2014. 271 pages. $14.99."Getting...
View ArticleBook Notes: Author offers an intimate look at homelessness
"Gotta Find a Home: Conversations with Street People," Book I of three books By Dennis Cardiff. Published by Lifetales Books, an imprint of Karenzo Media. 2014. Available online for $2.99.Joy is the...
View ArticleBook Notes: Recommended reading from the experts
What better way to learn about books than to attend the American Society of Journalists and Authors conference, as I am privileged to do every year in Manhattan at the end of April. Hundreds of authors...
View ArticleCountry music star shares favorite family recipes in Oh Gussie’
Get ready to visit in the kitchen with an award-winning country music star known for her bubbly personality and curly blond tresses.Kimberly Schlapman, of the group Little Big Town, wants to share her...
View ArticleMother's Day Bake and Book Sale
On Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m.-noon, the Yreka Library, 719 Fourth St., will host a Mother's Day Bake and Book Sale inside the library.
View ArticleBook review: Miss Julia a murder suspect in latest series entry
North Carolina writer Ann B. Ross' 16th "Miss Julia" novel starts a bit slowly, but soon hits the madcap goings-on that fans clearly love."Miss Julia Lays Down the Law" finds our heroine in hot water...
View ArticleBook Notes: Krakauer’s new novel offers an intense look at rape on campus
"Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town," by Jon Krakauer. Doubleday, New York, 2015. 367 pages. $28.95.Jon Krakauer's new book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College...
View ArticleKids’ books: Big rig fans will love Buster the Little Garbage Truck’
Pick up your toys, please.That's something you have to do every day. You wouldn't want somebody to trip, would you? Or somebody to step on something, and break it? No, it's much better to pick your...
View ArticleBook review: In The Canterbury Sisters,’ women share their stories on trek...
It's November, not April, when a group of American pilgrims set out to trace the route of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." Still, in Charlotte author Kim Wright's "The Canterbury Sisters," a lot of tales...
View Article12 books to bring on your summer vacation
Don’t want to spend your beach days flipping through tabloid mags? Looking for something to read on the airplane flight to your summer vacation destination? We’ve rounded up some of the summer’s...
View ArticleBook Notes: A memoir of a marriage
"The Light of the World." By Elizabeth Alexander. Grand Central Publishing, New York, 2015. 209 pages. $26."Ficre the miracle," writes poet, essayist and professor Elizabeth Alexander about her husband...
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