The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction AND the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2001 as well as a number of other awards. Forgotten in my mountainous pile of to-reads, it was pulled to the front by my reliable book club. This historical and literary fiction begins on the eve…
The Well of Ascension is the second in Sander’s Mistborn series, a high fantasy set of books with a massive following. In this world, some people are born with the powers of allomancy – the ability to ‘burn’ metals and use them in a variety of ways. Each misting can only burn one type of…
Recognize the name? Yes, it’s Dr. House! Well, the actor who played Dr. House in the TV show House – Hugh Laurie. Didn’t know he is also an author? Neither did I, so you’re not alone there. In fact, he has a number of books to his name. The Gun Seller was published long before…
The Hole Story of Kirby the Sneak and Arlo the True is a saga-style book of poetry about a prank between two dogs, and facing the consequences of those actions with philosophical reflections on the universe and what it could mean to steal a “hole”. But is it for children – or adults? The story begins…
Londonderry resident William R. Gracer has recorded the accounts of 60 U.S. veterans in his new book Veterans’ Reflections: History Preserved. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. I was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and the second oldest of seven children. Two of my brothers and one sister served in the…