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BOOK REVIEW: A Family of Good Women, by Teddy Jones

Reviewed by Cully Perlman A FAMILY OF GOOD WOMENTeddy JonesStoney Creek Publishing354 pages Based loosely on the actual history of the Women’s Commonwealth of Belton, Texas,...

Book Review: Mayra, by Nicky Gonzalez

Reviewed by L.J. Gouveia MAYRANicky GonzalezPenguin Random House240 pages Right off of Lockhart’s town square, you step off the sidewalk next to Loop & Lil’s Pizza,...

BOOK REVIEW: Gemma Somerset, by Jill McCroskey Coupe

GEMMA SOMMERSETJill McCroskey CoupeRootstock Publishing334 pages Gemma Sommerset, by Jill Coupe, introduces the title character at the time of her fourteenth birthday. She’s a good...

BOOK REVIEW: The Moth, by Scott Archer Jones

THE MOTHScott Archer JonesFomite Press258 pagesThe Moth, the noir novel by Scott Archer Jones, propels readers on the path of a sad, gray inhabitant...

Backlist Treasures: Giant, by Edna Ferber

GIANTEdna FerberDoubleday, 1952447 pagesAlthough Michigan-born Edna Ferber isn’t a Southern or Southwestern writer, this work is still a, well, giant, in the lore and...

Book Review: Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film, by Julie Gilbert – January/February...

GIANT LOVE:Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American FilmJulie GilbertPantheon400 pagesJulie Gilbert’s previous book was an overall...

Book Review: My Darling Boy, by John Dufresne

MY DARLING BOYJohn DufresneW. W. Norton & Company288 pagesReviewed by Cully PerlmanIf you’re a Gen Xer, a Millennial, a Boomer, and you’re from Miami,...

Recommended Music Book – January/February 2025

3 SHADES OF BLUE:Miles Davis, John Coltrane,Bill Evans, and the Lost Empireof CoolJames KaplanPenguin Press496 pagesBy Gary Carter“It is the player who, by improvising,...