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You had me, then you lost me, a case of book whiplash

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

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This is the January pick of my local library book club, that I was a regular participant of pre-covid. During the pandemic times, I have attended only one book club because Zoom book club for me doesn’t give me the same jollies. I read the book, the meeting is this week, will I attend? Only time will tell. The cover of this book had me arching an eyebrow and assuming it was “not for me” in that it looked more like a summer beach read, […]

“For the old Kentucky home far away”

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

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I had skipped Jojo Moyes’ previous outings and did not immediately recognize the author without her telltale font when I selected this for my Book of the Month club pick. The Giver of Stars is about the Kentucky pack horse librarians who, through a grant during the Great Depression, brought books and reading materials to the more isolated regions of eastern Kentucky. The story centers on Alice, an Englishwoman who is wooed by a Kentuckian abroad and brought back to live with him and his […]

ghost stories with a history lesson or two

The Vine that Ate the South by J.D. Wilkes

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This book is fast, ferocious, and fun- which is not a surprise, considering it was crafted by J. D. Wilkes of the Legendary Shack Shakers. He wrote a rollicking Kentucky Odyssey-meets-Stand by Me and illustrated it himself to boot. Not only is this a “do you wanna see a dead body” sort of tale, but it’s also a thoughtful look at the overpowering anarchy of kudzu vine (the titular invasive vine that ate the south), and the people of Appalachia herself. All of the characters within The […]



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