“Hidden America” by Jeanne Marie Laskas c.2012, Putnam $26.95 / $28.50 Canada 318 pages   BOOK REVIEW by TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER It gets dark earlier now, which means you reach for the lights earlier, too. One click and you can see to read, cook, find your keys or avoid tripping over the cat. Chances are, in [...]

“The Midwife of Hope River” by Patricia Harman c.2012, William Morrow $14.99 / $16.99 Canada 400 pages   BOOK REVIEW by TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Was the remedy better than the illness? You were never sure when you were a kid and Grandma was around. No doubt about it, the home remedies she employed to make sure [...]

“Falling in Love with Joseph Smith” by Jane Barnes c.2012, Jeremy P. Tarcher Penguin $25.95 / $27.50 Canada 288 pages BOOK REVIEW by TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The magazines reminded you of a different time. There they were, moldering in a pile in the attic where your mother found them, dozens of them, dog-eared and well-loved. Why [...]

“Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them” by Frank Langella c.2012, Harper $25.99 / $28.99 Canada 356 pages BOOK REVIEW by TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Admit it. You’re kind of klutzy sometimes. And clumsy. That’s you, as pillows are tossed, furniture bumped, frames go askew, nerves are shattered and so is glassware. You’re Molly [...]

  “The Bully Society” by Jessie Klein c.2012, New York University Press $29.95 / $32.00 Canada 307 pages, includes notes   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Your child’s grades are slipping. You noticed it last winter, just after the new year, but you thought it was just a mid-winter slump or something. But now, though, he’s been [...]

“Rock ‘n’ Roll Myths” by Gary Graff and Daniel Durchholz c.2012, Voyageur Press $21.99 / $23.99 Canada 240 pages, includes index   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER It wasn’t true. It couldn’t be. That rumor you heard about your favorite rock & roll star?  It had to be fake. It was made up. Completely untrue, you were [...]

“The Thing You Think You Cannot Do” by Gordon Livingston, M.D. c.2012, DaCapo Lifelong $19.99 / $23.00 Canada 199 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The weather might be nice. The sun’s shining and people are walking around outside, the temperature’s comfortable but you’re completely frozen. Once upon a time, you were able to take risks. [...]

“The Undead” by Dick Teresi c.2012, Pantheon Books $26.95 / $31.00 Canada 354 pages, includes index   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER You couldn’t click fast enough. The online push was for organ donors and it seemed like a good idea. Your decision now to make an act of generosity later could save or enhance someone else’s [...]

“In One Person” by John Irving c.2012, Simon & Schuster $28.00 / $34.95 Canada 429 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER When you look back over your life, you notice things that make you say, “Yes. That makes sense.” You always wondered why you love certain foods, adore cozy smells, or have a way with words [...]

“You Are What You Wear” by Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner c.2012, DaCapo Lifelong $16.00 / $18.50 Canada 250 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER It’s an old joke, but so true: you haven’t got a thing to wear. Yes, your closet’s crammed. You could wear a different outfit for six months with no repeats. You could skip [...]