By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez “Whiskey When We’re Dry” by John Larison c.2018, Viking $28.00 / $35.00 Canada It was right here a minute ago. You saw it, but now it’s gone and you have to find it. Beneath a newspaper, atop a shelf, under a blanket,...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez “The Royal Art of Poison” by Eleanor Herman c.2018, St. Martin’s Press $27.99 / $36.50 Canada It must’ve been the salad. You had three helpings of Aunt Rudy’s famous family reunion contribution and it sure tasted good. Until...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez “The Boys of Fairy Town” by Jim Elledge c.2018, Chicago Review Press $29.99 / $39.99 Canada 290 pages Dates, times, and old dead guys. When you were in school, that’s all history was to you: a list of years and names to...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez “Tough Mothers: Amazing Stories of History’s Mightiest Matriarchs” by Jason Porath c.2018, Dey Street $24.99 / $31.00 Canada 244 pages Your mom is tough as nails. The minute you were placed in her arms, she became your personal...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez “Tomorrow Will Be Different” by Sarah McBride c.2018, Crown Archetype $26.00 / $35.00 Canada 288 pages Things are never as bad as they seem. There’s always a brighter spot if you just look for it, always something to be...