reviews by Michael DeVault Since humans first discovered fire cooked food, there have been stories about cooks. In Melville’s Moby-Dick, Fleece is taken to task for his kitchen skills. The classic Grapes of Wrath finds Ma frequently over a pot, preparing food with love. Non-fiction books aren’t immun...
BY D.M. PULLEY | REVIEW BY CASEY POSEY MATTHEWS Whenever I hear about the same book from two different people two days in a row, I consider it serendipity, and let me tell you, I read The Dead Key in one day and immediately passed it on to my husband. The Dead Key takes place in Cleveland, Ohio a...
BY MOLLY GUPTILL MANNING | REVIEW BY CASEY POSEY MATTHEWS As an avid bibliophile, I find it hard to believe there is anything better than a book about books. When Books Went To War by Molly Guptill Manning is a fascinating historical account of not only how World War II changed the history of book p...