Here are six books to help us know our military heroes better
Diane Parfitt
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Column: 6 books set in bookshops to read this June
In the same way that downtown is the heart of a city and bookstores its soul, one might rightly consider books to be the heart and soul of our society. They can inspire us, connect us to each other and help us sustain that which is truly important
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Column: 7 mystery books in houses or gardens to read this May
When a book is set in a house that is dark and scary with hidden secrets, it just grabs us and won’t let go. If you like mysteries, here are some you may like.
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Column: You’ve got to read this book! My No. 1 book recommendation this month
Books can touch us in so many ways. You’ve GOT to Read This Book! can get us thinking about a book that inspired us to become who we are today.
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Column: Top six books for, by and about women to read in March
Book clubs have also become enormously popular, and women make up 70-80% of book club members. This month our nation celebrates women, so I’m going to shine a light on the wonderful books for, by and about women!
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Looking for love in all the wrong places? Try books!
People around the world are looking for love in all the right places — in books. With all the romance novels out there today, here are some of the latest and greatest for your enjoyment.
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Biographies can entertain and educate
When I was in 3rd grade, my family moved to Taiwan after my father was assigned there by the State Department. I went to the American school on a split shift, as it was the only way they could accommodate the large number of students resulting from the growing American presence. I started my 3rd-grade […]
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Books: The gifts that keep on giving
Books can make wonderful last-minute gifts. You can find them at all kinds of stores, and your local bookstore is often open late during the holidays for last-minute shoppers. All the books released in the last few months of the year are just waiting to be given as gifts. They also make great first-choice gifts, […]
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Literature with a twist of Dickens
The following are some contemporary novels “in the style of Dickens.” Check them out and get in just the right mood for “A Dickens Holiday” on Friday, Nov. 29, in downtown Fayetteville.
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Poetry — a marriage of art and culture
To all our poets in Fayetteville and the region, thank you for expressing the subjective beauty that lets us see what we need to see, and touches us in the way we need to be touched. Thank you for sharing your vision so we can find ours.
