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"Michelle: A Biography"Reviewed by Terri Schlichenmeyer
They say that behind every great men is a woman who's willing to give him a goose in the posterior when he needs it most. Marc Antony had Cleopatra. Henry VIII had Catherine, Kathryn, Katherine, two Annes, and a Jane. Harry would have been lost without Bess. Martin had his Coretta. And Barack has Michelle.
By now, we know a lot about our future leader, but what do we know about the woman behind the office? You'll find out when you read "Michelle" by Liza Mundy.
To trul... MORE >>
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Meet the Author - Daphne Brown
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The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of DarfurReview by Pamela Gates
By Daoud Hari
Random House: 2008
204 pages
Last spring, Random House published "The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur" by Daoud Hari, as told to Dennis Michael Burke and Megan M. McKenna. Hari was on tour in the Midwest in April, speaking about his book, but unfortunately didn't make it to Madison. It would have been marvelous to meet this young man, whose pictu... MORE >>
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"Yes we can: A Biography of Barack Obama"by review by Terri Schlichenmeyer
If you were old enough to vote this coming November, which candidate would you choose? It's not such a silly question. Kids know plenty about politics. You probably studied it in school, and why not? The person who gets into office will have a lot to say about your future.
You know about government, so why not learn about the candidates? Start by reading "Yes We Can: A Biography of Barack Obama" by Garen Thomas. In this new book, you'll learn all about the s... MORE >>
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Live the life of your dreams, local author tells Women of Worth
Madison area author Janet Tyler Johnson
by Pamela Gates
As a feature of her Women of Worth (WOW) series, Lilada Gee invited local author Janet Tyler Johnson to offer "A Night of Inspiration" to a group of wo... MORE >>
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Flight: A tale of Redemption
By Lisa Nunez
As an author, Sherman Alexie deals with unattractive realities as often as he paints poetic pictures. As a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian who grew up on a Washington reservation, he knows that there are many truths comprising an Indian's identity.
From this knowledge comes Zits, the teenage narrator of Flight, Alexie's just published novel.
Abandoned by his father at his birth and orphaned by his mother's death when he was 6, Zits is a foster child. Because he is half White, no ... MORE >>
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