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Book review: "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want"
Montpelier, VT, Oct 14, 2011 — Vermont writer Garret Keizer lives in a quiet part of the world, but his new book, The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want, explores the history of noise. He writes that noise equals power, and problems, in the industrialized world. Betsy Kepes has this review. Go to full article
Book Review: "Secrets of Eden"
Burlington, VT, Sep 07, 2011 — Chris Bohjalian sets his twelfth novel in a fictional Vermont town shocked by a murder-suicide. Betsy Kepes has this review of Secrets of Eden. Go to full article
Book review: Wild Punch by Creston Lea
Burlington, VT, Aug 26, 2011 — Creston Lea builds custom electric guitars in Burlington. He is also a graduate of the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop. Betsy Kepes reviews Wild Punch, Lea's book of linked short stories. Go to full article
Books: Johanna Skibsrud's "The Sentimentalists"
Jun 22, 2011 — The Scotiabank Giller Prize is Canada's premiere award for fiction written in English. This year's winning novel is set in a small Ontario town along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Betsy Kepes has this review of The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud. Go to full article
Books: "The Cello Suites"
Colton, NY, May 31, 2011 — Eric Siblin worked as a journalist in Kingston, Ontario then wrote pop music reviews for a Montreal newspaper. One evening, he happened upon a recital for solo cello. He details his amazement and new obsession in his new book, The Cello Suites -- J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece. Betsy Kepes has this review. Go to full article
Books: Jon Clinch's "Kings of the Earth"
Plymouth, VT, May 11, 2011 — In 1990, an elderly dairy farmer in central New York was accused of killing his brother. Best-selling author Jon Clinch uses the real story as the basis for his novel, Kings of the Earth. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, talked to Clinch about his new book. Go to full article
Book review: "Annabel"
Colton, NY, Apr 06, 2011 — Kathleen Winter's first novel, Annabel, was a finalist for Canada's prestigious Giller Prize. Set in Labrador, the book imagines an intersex child growing up in a remote northern village. Our book critic, Betsy Kepes, has this review. Go to full article
Book Review: "Triangle, The Fire That Changed America" by David Von Drehle
Colton, NY, Mar 24, 2011 — One hundred years ago, on March 25, 1911, a fire raced through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. 146 workers died, almost all of them women. Betsy Kepes has this review of Triangle, The Fire that Changed America by David Von Drehle. (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003) Go to full article
Book review: "Bury Your Dead"
Quebec, QC, Feb 08, 2011 — Winter is the perfect time of year to curl up in a comfortable chair with a cup of cocoa and good mystery. Betsy Kepes reviews Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny. Go to full article
Tim Wynne-Jones' "The Uninvited", and Eric Luper's "Bug Boy".
Book review: "The Uninvited" and "Bug Boy"
Colton, NY, Jan 26, 2011 — Regional books include more than histories and trail guides. Canadian writer Tim Wynne-Jones sets his latest book, "The Uninvited", in rural Ontario, somewhere east of Ottawa. Eric Luper uses the Saratoga Springs race course as the center of his novel, "Bug Boy". Betsy Kepes reviews these new books for teen readers. Go to full article
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