‘Gift Suggestions’ Category
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Possible Combination Gift: A Book and a Trip to the Battlefield
0October 27, 2012 by Reader's Connection
When he was governor of the Indiana Territory, William Henry Harrison had two big priorities. One was slavery, which had unfortunately been banned north of the Ohio River by the…
Category Book Review, Gift Suggestions | Tags: 12 Weeks of Christmas~Hanukkah~Kwanzaa~Solstice~New Years, Adam Jortner, The Gods of Prophetstown: The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier
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Someone on Your List Needs to Travel to the City of Poetry
0October 19, 2012 by Reader's Connection
You’ve probably visited the city. Gregory Orr’s chapbook The City of Poetry is a book-length poem, or collection of poems, that serves as a travel guide. Some poems are about…
Category Gift Suggestions, Poem | Tags: 12 Weeks of Christmas~Hanukkah~Kwanzaa~Solstice~New Years, Gregory Orr, The City of Poetry
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A Gift for the Person Who Has Lived in the Area for a While. And Watches Television.
0October 17, 2012 by Reader's Connection
When I checked out David L. Smith’s Indianapolis Television, Phyllis said that the picture of Frances Farmer on the cover brought back memories. Farmer hosted afternoon movies on WFBM-TV from 1958…
Category Book Review, Gift Suggestions | Tags: 12 Weeks of Christmas~Hanukkah~Kwanzaa~Solstice~New Years, David L. Smith, Indianapolis Television
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What’s Left of Her
0October 15, 2012 by Reader's Connection
My 2012 holiday gift list should include at least one teen title, and I’m delighted to feature Kat Zhang’s What’s Left of Me. Delighted because the novel is narrated by…
Category Book Review, Gift Suggestions, Newsletter | Tags: 12 Weeks of Christmas~Hanukkah~Kwanzaa~Solstice~New Years, Kat Zhang, The Hybrid Chronicles, What's Left of Me
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I Came Back
0October 8, 2012 by Reader's Connection
The second title on my ongoing list of gift suggestions was written by Christopher Coake, winner of this year’s Indiana Authors Award in the Emerging Authors category. You Came…
Category Book Review, Gift Suggestions | Tags: 12 Weeks of Christmas~Hanukkah~Kwanzaa~Solstice~New Years, Christopher Coake, Indiana Authors Award, You Came Back