Reviewed by Tena Starr Unstitched, by Brett Ann Stanciu. Paperback, 197 pages. Published by Steer Forth Press. $15. When a local man repeatedly breaks into the Woodbury Library, where Brett Ann Stanciu is librarian, she goes to some lengths to get him arr... More »
A retiree’s adventure, reviewed by mother and son A Retiree’s Appalachian Trail Adventure, by Peter King. 340 pages. Published by Peter King. $23.99. Reviewed by Luke Vidic Three weeks ago, when I saw Peter King’s book on my desk, I was unsure what to do. Bef... More »
Nighthawk’s Song, by Charles Fergus. Hardcover, 273 pages. Published by Arcade Publishing, Crime Wise. $25.99. Reviewed by Tena Starr Nighthawk’s Wing, the second in Charles Fergus’ Gideon Stoltz mystery series, is, to start with, a beautifully written ... More »
Book review Art, fun, and ancient Eastern philosophy in a single volume I Ching or Book of Changes, Symbolic Landscapes, by Elizabeth Nelson, translation by Brian Arnold. $27 at Bookbaby.com Reviewed by Chris Braithwaite Elizabeth Nelson’s new self-published... More »
Children’s author takes aim at adult readers Spychip Armageddon, by Raymond Perkins, illustrated by Stephanie Perkins, 400 pages. Available from Amazon. $12.95 in paperback, $2.99 on Kindle. reviewed by Chris Braithwaite If the kids in your family are fa... More »
Safe as Lightning, Poems by Scudder H. Parker, with illustrations by Adelaide Tyrol. Rootstock Publishing, 115 pages, $15.95 in paperback. Reviewed by Chris Braithwaite Scudder Parker’s poems are as difficult to categorize as the man himself. I’ve had ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 12, 2017 Reviewed by Tena Starr A Life Lived Backwards, by Mark Creaven. Paperback. 76 pages. Available on Amazon.com, $9.99. Longtime West Glover resident Mark Creaven has been, among many other things, an EMT, a job that,... More »
Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders. Published by Thomas Dunne Books — St. Martin’s Press, New York City, 2016. 450 pages. Hardcover. $27. Reviewed by Joseph Gresser Senator Bernie Sanders’ new book clearly was written in expectation of a different reality ... More »
We are Unprepared, by Meg Little Reilly. Published by Mira. Paperback. 353 pages. $15.99. Reviewed by Tena Starr It’s sometime around the present, and youngish, fairly prosperous hipsters Ash and Pia have recently moved to the Northeast Kingdom from Brooklyn. ... More »
Argyria: The Life and Adventures of a Silver Woman on Planet Earth, by Rosemary Jacobs. E-book. $6. reviewed by Brad Usatch In Argyria, Long Island native and longtime Orleans County resident Rosemary Jacobs chronicles more than five decades of struggle with a... More »
Flypaper Dreams, by Jay Kendall. 165 pages. Paperback. $13.95 Reviewed by Tena Starr There are both pros and cons involved in self-publishing a book. The pros are that it’s difficult to get a book, even a very good one, published these days through traditional... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 3, 2016 Reviewed by Joseph Gresser Larry Olmsted’s useful and frightening book manages to repeatedly stimulate and quell the reader’s appetite. He highlights some of the finest foods and drinks the world has to offer and explai... More »
