Sunday Books & Culture for May 19
This week’s reviews include Chanel Cleeton’s mystery “The House on Biscayne Bay” and forgotten history in local author Steve Watkins’s “The Mine Wars.” Vanessa Sekinger Edits the Books & Culture Section THE HOUSE ON BISCAYNE BAY by Chanel Cleeton Published by Berkley (April 2, 2024)Paperback $16.18Audiobook $14.99 Reviewed by Penny A Parrish A little more […]
Advice from the Secretary of Levity
Hey – Congresswoman Spanberger, Drew needs a job. He’s recommending you avoid puppies, rodeos, and more. Confused? Read on! Today is Mother’s Day, so hug or call your mother and tell her how much you love her. The last time I spoke with my mother was on Mother’s Day last year before she passed away, […]
Sunday Books & Culture
This week’s reviews include complex stories of women grappling with their past experiences in Nicola Solvinic’s “The Hunter’s Daughter” and Kristen Hannah’s “The Women.” edited by Vanessa SekingerBOOKS & CULTURE EDITOR THE HUNTER’S DAUGHTER By Nicola Solvinic Published by Berkley (May 14, 2024)Hardcover $25.20Audiobook $14.99 By David Arndt Anna Koray is a local cop in […]
Bang, Bang Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Apparently, our humorist is a wannabe lyricist; no doubt jealous that Bernie Taupin found Elton John, and Drew found, well, Marty. Tough luck, Drew. Confused? Read on. As some readers of the FXBG Advance might already know, rapper Young Thug is being tried in an Atlanta court for a number of offenses that could include […]
ANGRY LIKE JAGGER
Mr. Jagger, Mr. Do, and Mr. Drew. Yeah, it’s Drew Time! It seems as though people are getting angrier. Even the Rolling Stones most recent single was titled “Angry.” Mick Jagger’s inability to get satisfaction has finally erupted into full-blown rage and it only took 59 years! Situations that once elicited nothing more than a […]
Sunday Books & Culture for April 28, 2024
This week’s reviews include unusual Victorian history in Deanna Raybourn’s “A Grave Robbery” and maps for the Tolkien superfan in Brian Sibley’s “The Maps of Middle Earth.” A GRAVE ROBBERY by Deanna Raybourn Published by Berkley (March 12, 2024)Hardcover $28.00Audiobook $17.72 Reviewed by Penny A Parrish I learned something new when I read this book. […]
Sunday Books & Culture
This week’s reviews include Huck Finn retold from Jim’s perspective and revelations from Alua Arthur, a ‘death doula,’ in “Briefly Perfectly Human.” JAMES by Percival Everett Published by Doubleday (March 19, 2024) Hardcover $18.41Audiobook $14.99 By Drew Gallagher We interrupt this review of James by Percival Everett for a public service announcement. As a reader […]