Book Reviews
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KPCW invites members of the Friends of the Park City Library to review novels and non-fiction every month.
Book Reviews
2w ago
There’s a saying, “If these walls could talk…” Well, they do, in a recent novel about a house from the days of the Pilgrims to the present. Here's this month's KPCW book review of Daniel Mason's, "North Woods ..read more
Book Reviews
1M ago
Dr. Abraham Verghese’s much-anticipated second novel, “The Covenant of Water," follows three generations of a family that suffers from a strange affliction or is it a curse ..read more
Book Reviews
2M ago
For Parkites ready to settle in by the fire for a satisfying mid-winter’s tale, acclaimed Irish author Paul Murray is the storyteller they need. His new novel “The Bee Sting” is an epic that is as heart-breaking as it is heart-warming ..read more
Book Reviews
3M ago
Author Nikki Erlick’s debut novel “The Measure” is an intriguing story about fate and how it weaves together eight ordinary people who need to make extraordinary choices ..read more
Book Reviews
4M ago
Many of us are observing what feels like a greater ideological divide between neighbors than at any time in recent memory. Now we have Heather Cox Richardson, an American economic and Boston College history professor to explain that divide in her new book, "Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America ..read more
Book Reviews
5M ago
Ann Patchett’s new novel, “Tom Lake,” is a fascinating exploration of how transitory memories infuse and enliven the stories we tell ourselves and each other ..read more
Book Reviews
6M ago
High seas adventure and intrigue abound in the true story of the castaways of a British war vessel in 1741. This month’s book review covers “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder” by David Grann ..read more
Book Reviews
6M ago
“Wastelands: A True Story of Farm County on Trial” by author Corban Addison reads like a suspense novel and even has a Park City connection ..read more
Book Reviews
6M ago
Heather Hansman’s dive into the history of skiing and the wealth of issues facing the sport and the towns that support it is this year’s One Book One Community selection. Dan Compton has this month’s book review of “Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow ..read more
Book Reviews
6M ago
What price would you pay to achieve your ideal fate? Would paying that price make you morally compromised if that ideal fate was your destiny? In “Birnam Wood,” Eleanor Catton explores the loftiest of ideals and the price we may be tempted to pay to reach them ..read more