Persistence and magic shape Cedar Rapids staff picks
Cedar Rapids Public Library staff picks showcase how persistence plus a dash of magic can elevate novels and magazines. Highlights include The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker, Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen, Every Last One, and a feature magazine blending stories and recipes.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Victoria Fernandez
Neil Gaiman
Kristine Gift
Karen Thompson Walker
Gift
New York Times
Barbara Bernier
Anna Quindlen
Erin Horst
Crlibrary.org
Fiction and Nonfiction Titles Mixed List from Publisher's Weekly
The compiled list presents a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles with authors and publishers, including notable works such as A Perfect Life, Tom Clancy Support and Defend, The Heist, The Goldfinch, Mr. Mercedes, Blood Feud, Hard Choices, Think Like a Freak, The Family of Jesus, and Prairie Lights in Iowa City. It groups entries under FICTION NON-FICTION and FICTION/NON-FICTION categories.
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Life
Steel
Tom Clancy
Greaney
Silva
Harkness
Patterson and Ellis
Thor
Evanovich
Mr. Mercedes” King
the Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
Silkworm” Galbraith
America
D'Souza
One Nation
Carson
Klein
Clinton
Muldrow
the Mockingbird
Mills
David and Goliath
Gladwell
Jakes
Levitt/ Dubner
Family of
Jesus
Kingsbury
The Devil's Glove review finds flaws and potential
Rob Cline reviews Louis Agnello Jr. debut The Devil's Glove. Prose relies on adverbs and narrator intrusion, with inconsistent supernatural elements. Despite positive messages, the sports and redemption tale lacks a home run reputation.
Debut Novel From Vinny Cous in Vinny The Devil s Glove
Louis Agnello Jr known as Cous in Vinny based his debut The Devil s Glove on a dream visitation that inspired a supernatural war over two baseball players souls. He emphasizes a fast paced style aimed at youth and insists the ending is deeply moving and life changing.
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Tate Publishing
Louis Agnello Jr
Cousin Vinny
Eddie
Billy
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Agnello
Devil
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