Monthly Archives: February 2011

Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

The book is full of mystery and whimsy; of foreboding and tragedy; of strangeness but joy as well. There is a unique combination of minimalism and depth to both the art work and the stories. Continue reading →

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Public Service Announcement: reviews coming soon

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

Just for the record, new job and a big project has kept me from posting regular reviews.  Plan is to start catching up tomorrow.  I have fiction and non-fiction to review so stayed tuned. We now return you to your … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: The Popes of Avignon

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile Library Journal Mullins, an Oxford-educated journalist and visual arts and architecture specialist, spans the intriguing 70 years of the Avignon papacy with this highly readable narrative. By grounding the story in the … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: Chasing the White Dog

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine From Booklist Although most of us associate moonshine with Prohibition and the cross-border gin runners of the 1920s, the first moonshiners actually were outlaws who protested the new tax on … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: I Is an Other

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

Voters, consumers, and investors interested in knowing how their decisions may be influenced by well-planned metaphors will be fascinated by Geary’s adept explication of the metaphor’s role in defining perceptions. Continue reading →

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