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MEMPHIS READS: THE BELEAGURED CITY: THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN

(editor’s note:  This is an archived review.  The reviewer wanted readers to know this three volume anthology is now available as an e-book. -abk) Marilyn reviews THE BELEAGURED CITY: THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN by Shelby Foote, Modern Library, 1995. In The Beleaguered City: The Vicksburg Campaign, I discovered a hidden fact. The capture of Vicksburg,…

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MEMPHIS READS: DISPATCHES FROM PLUTO by RICHARD GRANT

Hollye reviews Dispatches from Pluto by Richard Grant, Simon and Schuster, 2015. Richard Grant and his girlfriend were living in a tiny apartment in New York, but on a whim, they decided to buy a plantation home in the Mississippi Delta.  Dispatches from Pluto is a winner of the Pat…

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MEMPHIS READS: SAVE THE DATE by MARY KAY ANDREWS

Hollye reviews Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin’s Press, 2014, 400 pages. Cara Kryzik does not believe in love even though she makes beautiful flower arrangements for weddings in Savannah, Georgia.  She owes money to her father, and her floral business is in trouble.  She is about…

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MEMPHIS READS: ARTEMIS by ANDY WEIR

Sarah reviews Artemis, by Andy Weir, Crown Publishing Group, 2017, 305 pages, map included. You may have heard of The Martian, a 2011 sci-fi hit that was made into a movie in 2015. If you loved that story, or if you generally enjoy space adventures with sailor-mouthed, tech-savvy female protagonists: you’ll love Artemis.   Jazz Bashara is a…

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MEMPHIS READS: DOG HEAVEN by Cynthia Rylant

Andrea reviews Dog Heaven written and illustrated by Cynthia Rylant, Blue Sky Press, 1995, 40 pages This is a special story to me because it was the last bedtime story I read to my beautiful bassett hound/pit bull/beagle mix. I was still known as”Murphy’s Mom” then, and I guess part…

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MEMPHIS READS: AIRMAN by Eoin Colfer

Sharon  reviews AIRMAN  by Eoin Colfer,.Hyperion Books, 2008,412 pages. All his life, Connor has been fascinated with flight.  His tutor and mentor fostered that dream and worked it into their lessons.  Connor lives with his family in the royal palace on Saltee Island, off the coast of Ireland.  Connor’s father…

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MEMPHIS READS: COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas

Melissa reviews Court of Thorns and Roses, Bloomsbury Books, 2016. “Pity those who don’t feel anything at all.”  Court of Thorns and Roses is the first installment of Maas’ second young adult fantasy series, and it more than lives up to Throne of Glass if you are already a Maas fan.  This first book is…

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