Category Archives: Book reviews

A Community Newspaper for a Distinctly Unique Community

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The Freaks Came Out to Write, by Tricia Romano Continue reading →

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The Best Books I Read in 2023

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Ken Dowell

French Nazis, the Sacklers, Love Canal and more Continue reading →

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The Best Books I Read in 2022

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of Crossroads, True, The Premonition, Anxious People and Mill Town Continue reading →

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This Guy Was President!!??

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Maggie Haberman Continue reading →

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The Darkness and Light of Ellis Island

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Ellis Island: A People’s History and The Next Ship Home Continue reading →

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The Best Books I Read in 2021

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Starting with Where the Crawdads Sing Continue reading →

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The Best Books I Read in 2020

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Ken Dowell

From a housing project in Brooklyn to a crematorium in Korea. Continue reading →

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Hear a Book, See a Country

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Review of Cry, the Beloved Country on Audible Continue reading →

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How I Came to Spend the Pandemic Thinking About Winston Churchill

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of recent works by Candice Millard and Eric Larson Continue reading →

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The Six Best Books I Read in 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Ken Dowell

Stories of Prohibition, the Syrian civil war and growing up in 1960’s Brooklyn. Continue reading →

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