FLS Book Reviews
Book reviews from The Free Lance-Star.
Exceptional Short Stories
BY DREW GALLAGHER / FOR THE FREE LANCE-STAR IN George Saunders’ new short story collection, “Tenth of December,” there is nary a misstep in his 10 stories. Even the best …more
February 5th, 2013
Bookshop labor of love
Scottish couple find home in Appalachian Mountains By Drew Gallagher For The Free Lance-Star PERHAPS the biggest takeaway from Wendy Welch’s memoir, “The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap,” is …more
February 5th, 2013
A CURSE ON THE KING
Healer seeks own past while helping king By Andi Russell The Free Lance-Star IT’S 1591 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a burning is about to take place. A 15-year-old girl and …more
February 5th, 2013
Can you hear me?
We’re part of a communication trek through history By Dan Dervin For The Free Lance-Star AROUND 1880 Queen Victoria was provided a telephone in Buckingham Palace. The public had been …more
February 5th, 2013
MADNESS DRIVES GENIUS
One man’s obsession inspires moving pictures By Lindley Estes The Free Lance-Star EDWARD BALL’S “The Inventor and the Tycoon” revolves around two men, very different on the surface, but whose …more
February 5th, 2013
SETTING STEALS THE SHOW
Standard thriller is set on remarkable isle By Kurt Rabin The Free Lance-Star THERE’S A NEW thriller out titled “Safe House,” but it bears no relation to the recent Denzel Washington …more
January 30th, 2013
Call it kitty love
Heartwarming story of adopted cat By Andi Russell” The Free Lance-Star EVERY time I settled in to read Gwen Cooper’s latest novel, “Love Saves the Day,” my cat would interfere. …more
January 30th, 2013
Hold onto your seat
Sequel brings explosive return to London with Jack Morgan By Sue Baker “PRIVATE London” is the next explosive, hard-hitting thriller in the best-selling “Private” series. This book just recently became …more
January 30th, 2013
Syncopated storyline
FACT AND FICTION BLEND MELODICALLY BY DREW GALLAGHER FOR THE FREE LANCE–STAR BUDDY “King” Bolden is a mythical figure in the jazz world. He is regarded by many as the father …more
January 30th, 2013
Brilliant thriller in exotic locale
THIS ARABIAN WOMAN DOES NOT SHRINK INTO THE BACKGROUND BY DAN DERVIN FOR THE FREE LANCE–STAR ZOE FERRARIS has brilliantly and seamlessly interwoven a double-plotted thriller with an Americans-abroad, cross-cultural …more
