Uncategorized Raised in Captivity 29 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Raised in Captivity is the latest work by Chuck Klosterman, author of eight non-fiction books and two novels. It is described on the bottom of the…
Uncategorized One More Thing 15 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by B.J. Novak, the actor who played Ryan on the popular sit-com, The Office, and a writer and director for the…
Stories and Books… The News from Spain 13 Sep 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky The subtitle of the News from Spain is 7 Variations of a Love Story, and so when I first picked it up, I anticipated a single…
Stories and Books… The Saturday Evening Girls’ Club 30 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In this short, endearing and eloquently written story of four young immigrant women, the reader is treated to a beautiful tale of friendship, endurance, strength and…
Genre… The Bluest Eye 23 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Sometimes a book you read has an effect on you that you just know will be lasting. Such is the case of Picola Breedlove’s story, told…
Mystery… If She Knew 16 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed By Amy Gruzesky Kate Wise is one year into her retirement from the FBI, where she had been a bit of a rock star, and now a legend, when…
Genre… They Met At Shiloh 9 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When one thinks of the Civil War, certain names almost certainly come to mind: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Abraham Lincoln ... but…
Uncategorized Anything Is Possible 19 Jul 201918 Jul 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Anything Is Possible, by Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout, tells the stories and back stories of a group of residents in, or from, small town…
Literary… SSBC Podcast: Sherrie Flick 12 Jul 201911 Dec 2019 Thank Your Lucky Stars is the latest collection of short stories by author Sherrie Flick. It's a beautiful collection featuring the stories of women and men who are exquisite perhaps…
Book and Reading Culture… SSBC Podcast: Holiday Reinhorn 3 May 201911 Dec 2019 In the latest episode of the Short Story Discussions podcast, we chat with short-story writer Holiday Reinhorn. She is the author of Big Cats: Stories from Free Press. A graduate…
Book and Reading Culture… Stephen King 18 Apr 201917 Apr 2019 Without a doubt, Stephen King is the most iconic horror writer today, and has been since the 1970’s when his first novel, Carrie, was published and became an instant classic.…
Book and Reading Culture… Sandra Cisneros 9 Mar 20198 Mar 2019 Born into a world where writing was considered unimportant, Sandra Cisneros has become a strong voice for the Mexican-American female experience. She grew up in Chicago, the only girl in…
