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By Kelsey McKinney, Assistant Editor This summer my Kindle became my best friend. Many students can agree, or at least my fellow English majors, that summer was an opportune moment to catch up on reading whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted. As I was perusing through the $3.99 and under Kindle deals, I stumbled upon [...]
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Krauss’ novel makes love relatable to all readers
Posted by admin on April 24th, 2012
By Hannah Courtney, Contributing Writer Most readers have a preference when it comes to the literature they choose to read; some are partial to romance, some like mystery, others go for historical. But Nicole Krauss’ “History of Love” is a story that stretches across various genres and offers a little bit of something to nearly [...]
WL student self publishes book on Amazon.com
Posted by clong on November 21st, 2011
By Cody Long, Staff Writer West Liberty University (WLU) senior Jeremy Eloi, Weirton native, has self-published two books that are currently sold through online sources, including Amazon.com. He is in the process of writing his third book. Eloi recently self-published a book of poetry entitled “Pessimist Diary.” It is “A collection of poems from the [...]
Insightful advice from author Katie Couric
Posted by admin on April 14th, 2011
By Brooke McVey, Contributing Writer The CBS Evening News anchor, Katie Couric, published her new book entitled “The Best Advice I Ever Got” which came out in stores yesterday, April 12. Couric became the first solo female anchor of a weekly network newscast in 2006 and juggles being a single mother of two after her [...]
More than puppy love for novel Stay
Posted by cdean on September 27th, 2010
By Casey Dean, Assistant Editor There are few things that warm a heart more than true love, humor and an endearing German Shepherd puppy. Combine these elements with a perfect blend of wittiness and heartbreak, and you’ve got Allie Larkin’s debut novel, Stay. This wonderful read takes us into the tumultuous life of 20-something Van [...]
Book on Asperger’s an eye-opening read
Posted by mpranzarone on September 17th, 2010
By Mara Pranzarone, Contributing Writer Most of us have heard of autism and know bits about it, but there is a milder branch of Autism that is not as well known. This branch is known as Asperger’s Syndrome. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison, is a memoir of [...]
Middle Place gives readers a wake-up call
Posted by mpranzarone on May 8th, 2010
By Mara Pranzarone – Staff Writer The big C: the word that none of us want to hear associated with ourselves, let alone anyone we know or love. Cancer. The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan may have never been written if it wasn’t for that heartbreaking diagnosis, but this memoir is definitely not solely centered on [...]
Book takes stab at 20-somethings
Posted by cdean on May 7th, 2010
By Casey Dean Mark Bauerlein, author of the book The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don’t Trust Anyone Under 30), seems like he’s a man that would really push my buttons if I met him. I have not read the book, but I’ve read excerpts and [...]
Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” a good read
Posted by mpranzarone on February 6th, 2009
I have to say that this is one book that you cannot anticipate the impact it will have on you. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was nothing that I expected, but in a good way. Seeing that I had never read a book related to life in Afghanistan, I thought that it may not [...]
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Walker’s adventures make for a good read for all
By Tara Adamczyk, Contributing Writer Singer/songwriter Butch Walker, actual name Bradley Glenn Walker, wrote a book about how he got into the music industry. Walker’s book, “Drinking With Strangers: Music Lessons From A Teenage Bullet Belt” was written with Matt Diehl. The book tells his story about how Walker got into the music industry and [...]