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Ice Bound A Doctor’s Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole  Author: Dr. Jerri Nielsen with Maryanne Vollers Sometimes we open a book and race from page to page, exhilarated and so involved 10 hours go by and we are still reading. Ice Bound is such a book. The true story of Dr. “Duff” Nielsen and the adventurers and scientists she lives with for one year at the Antarctic South Pole, with temperatures of below 100 degrees F, astounds. The South Pole “winter” (our summer) months of 6 ... continue reading...

The Medici Boy Author: John L’Heureux The Medici Boy reminded me immediately of Irving Stone’s The Agony and the Ecstasy, A Novel of Michelangelo. L’Heureux’s 15th century Florence thrives on genius and sin, art, politics, and sexual deviance. This brilliant portrayal of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of 1400’s Florence, depicts a man both angelic with genius and kindness, and deviant and raging in his love for young men: specifically one young man, Agnolo, the model for his David and ... continue reading...

The Opposite of Loneliness Author: Marina Keegan Essays and Stories At twenty two years old, 5 days after graduating from Yale, the bright future of Marina Keegan ended in a tragic car accident. Marina left behind a legacy of prose, poetry and essays that startle and tingle with the audacity of intelligence, wit and a talent that we, as readers, lost. Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities and English, and a well known critic and writer says this about his student Marina: “I will ... continue reading...

Dear Killer Author: Katherine Ewell (Young Adult Fiction) Dear Killer, the debut novel of 18 year old Katherine Ewell, taunts its way past the critics as Ewell dwells on the life of teenage Kit, her protagonist.  Kit’s mother has trained her from birth to kill based on the idea that there is no morality and right or wrong does not exist.  As an emotional tempest of teenage angst, anger, and morality, Ewell has done a magnificent job. Kit’s first kill is at 9 years old, with her mother’s ... continue reading...