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Marjorie Kehe

08.29.08

More on that vampire book

Wow, I must admit that I had no idea the kind of firestorm that I would touch off by blogging about “Breaking Dawn.” And as many of you pointed out, I did so without having read the book. But please note, my blog was NOT a review of “Breaking Dawn” – it was […]

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Today's book review

08.29.08

First Stop in the New World

It’s a curious fact that for all the Mexicans in the United States and the geographic proximity of the two countries, Americans truly understand little about their southern neighbor.

Journalist David Lida does his bit for cross-border comprehension with the book First Stop in the New World. (more…)

Previous Reviews

08.28.08

The Girl From Foreign

‘So are you Muslim or are you Jewish?’

08.27.08

Why We Watched

A historian examines the mental landscape that allowed the Holocaust to happen.

08.26.08

We Are Soldiers Still

Former foes from the Vietnam War meet in the middle, 30 years later.

Brad Knickerbocker talks with Harold Moore and Joseph Galloway

08.25.08

City of Refuge

A new novel offers an impassioned take on life in New Orleans in the wake of Katrina.

08.23.08

The Black Tower

A mystery about a lost king and the real-life convict who became the world's first modern detective.

08.22.08

Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic

Giordano Bruno was a philosopher before his time.

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