Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Julie Goodrich Little Brown and Co. April 23, 2013 $27 275 pp. A new David Sedaris book is always a cause for celebration. I try to read it slowly, in little bites, to make it last longer. In his newest offering, Sedaris returns to
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Shirley Shiffler Harper Collins Publishers April 2, 2013 $25.99 382 pp. “Reconstructing Amelia” is one of those “I’ll just finish this chapter; OK, just half an hour more; argh!, I can’t put this book down!” page-turners that I love to come across. Kate Baron
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Scribner Feb. 19, 2013 $26 299 pp. In 1970, 35-year-old Chicago journalist Bob Hainey died suddenly, leaving behind a wife and two sons, ages 8 and 6. The younger son, Michael, grew up with a nagging sense of emptiness and a wistful
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones Blue Rider Press March 7, 2013 $26.95 322 pp. Even if you don’t know Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” by the photographer’s name or the title of her work, you would most likely recognize the famous picture itself. Depicting a worn woman looking
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Julie Goodrich Back Bay Books Pub Date: October 16, 2013 $15.99 486 pp. A woman wakes up in a park in the rain with no idea who she is or why she is surrounded by dead bodies. “The Rook,” by Daniel O’Malley, starts off
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Amulet Books Pub Date: March 26, 2013 $12.95 163 pp. Tom Angleberger is the author of the bestselling Origami Yoga series (“The Strange Case of Origami Yoda,” “Darth Paper Strikes Back”). In this book, he adheres to the “Star Wars” theme continuing
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Shirley Shiffler Atria Books March 26, 2013 $24.99 307 pp. “All the dying that summer began with the death of a child…” Yikes. I have to admit after reading this first line of “Ordinary Grace,” I wasn’t sure it was my cup of tea.
Read More →17Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang Simon and Schuster 2/19/13 $23 240 pp. “Middle Men” is a collection of short stories about those ordinary men who fade into the background. These are not those men who are the successful movers and shakers. These are those men who are
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Knopf Dec. 6, 2012 $24.95 243 pp. University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Ayana Mathis has earned well-deserved acclaim for this painful first novel. In 1923, young Hattie, along with her mother and two sisters, flees Georgia for Philadelphia, becoming part of
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Reviewed by Julie Goodrich Hyperion Books May 15, 2012 $16.99 343 pp. There are times when simple description isn’t really enough to properly frame a book. Suggesting a young-adult novel to any adult is usually an exercise in frustration. Adding that it’s essentially historical fiction about
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