Book review: ‘Bone Fire’ shows how the modern world invades a small town.
Mar 14, 2:44 AMIn his third novel, “Bone Fire,” Mark Spragg returns to Ishawooa, Wyo., the setting of his previous novels, “The Fruit of Stone” and “An Unfinished Life” (made into the 2005 film of the same name). “Bone Fire” is the story of 80-year-old Einar Gilkyson, a man so grizzled that town tourists ask if they can take his picture, and Griff, his college dropout granddaughter, who keeps an eye on Einar when she’s not firing bizarre sculptures or arguing with her indecisive boyfriend, Paul.
Book review | ‘The Possessed’ takes an entertaining and insightful look at the giants of Russian literature
Mar 11, 7:19 PMReading “The Possessed” is like sitting next to the smartest girl in class. Her wisecracks make the hands on the clock whiz past, and her sardonic commentaries behind the teacher’s back seem to make life worth living. If you haven’t guessed by now, the genius in question is Elif Batuman, a writer of subtle humor and rigorous learning who has been kind enough to take us along on her personal journey into the great minds of Russian literature. This, dear friends, is a journey not to be missed.
Book review | ‘Savage Lands’ tames a historical love triangle
Mar 11, 7:19 PMFollowing her acclaimed “The Great Stink” and “The Nature of Monsters,” British historical novelist Clare Clark returns with a powerful third novel, set in the early 1700s in the struggling French colony of Louisiana. Clark’s descriptions of the land –– brutally hot, swampy, fetid with stagnant, mosquito-breeding water, unprotected from floods and hurricanes –– provide a richly atmospheric backdrop for the intertwined lives of three settlers.
Readorama | March 14
Mar 11, 7:20 PMI-70 travel guide Think of the drive between Kansas City and St. Louis as a chore? A new book from the University of Kansas Press might change that.
Book review | ‘I Am an Emotional Creature’ reveals pain of young women around the globe
Mar 11, 8:47 PMAnyone familiar with the work of activist-writer Eve Ensler knows she’s all about girl power. Ensler wrote “The Vagina Monologues,” which through the years has featured well-known actresses reading speeches about sexuality. The tone of the play ranges from funny to awkward to heartbreaking, but its main goal is female empowerment.
- LITERARY DATEBOOK | March 14-20 Mar 11, 8:47 PM
- Book review: ‘Bone Fire’ shows how the modern world invades a small town. Mar 11, 8:47 PM
- Review | ‘Sapphistries’ is a history of love between women Mar 11, 8:47 PM
- Review | ‘The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion’ Mar 10, 7:51 PM
- Review | ‘The House of Tomorrow,’ debut novel by Peter Bognanni Mar 4, 7:14 PM
- Book review | ‘The Great American University’ explores evolution and future of higher education Mar 4, 7:15 PM
- Book review | ‘Voodoo Histories’ takes on conspiracy theories Mar 4, 7:28 PM
- Book review | ‘Three Days Before the Shooting … The Unfinished Second Novel’ Mar 4, 7:28 PM
- LITERARY DATEBOOK | March 7-13 Mar 4, 7:28 PM
- FYI Book Club | ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog,’ an oh-so-French tale of satire and snobbery Mar 5, 7:08 PM
- Green Eggs and Ham Benefit Breakfast is Friday in KC Mar 4, 1:14 AM
- Authors say conflict actually helps marriage Mar 1, 6:11 PM
- Author talks about Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett (and Jesse James, too) in KC this week Mar 1, 6:48 PM
- Newbery winner ‘When You Reach Me’ is an homage to ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Mar 2, 4:34 AM
- Books in brief | Connell gets lifetime achievement award from Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Feb 27, 6:54 PM
- Book review | ‘The Lost Books of the Odyssey’ is an epic endeavor Feb 25, 6:40 PM
- Literary datebook | Feb. 28-March 6 Feb 25, 9:06 PM
- Book review | ‘The Play That Changed My Life’ celebrates inspiration Feb 25, 7:58 PM
- Fans of clear prose should thank Orwell Feb 25, 7:58 PM
- The story behind the story of a tawdry Hollywood rag Feb 25, 6:40 PM
- Influence of Lewis Carroll’s creation can be seen in today’s food writers Feb 28, 7:46 AM
- FYI Book Club | ‘The Hunger Games’ satisfies Feb 26, 7:21 PM
- ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ | Fascinating true story chronicles how medical progress aggravated a grieving family’s pain Feb 18, 8:07 PM
- Review | ‘Your Flying Car Awaits’ Feb 18, 8:07 PM
- Mystery writer has a local connection Feb 18, 8:07 PM
- Review | ‘Summertime’: J.M. Coetzee acts to preempt biographers Feb 18, 9:14 PM
- Author Edwin White speaks in KC Monday Feb 18, 9:14 PM
- Literary datebook | Feb. 21-27 Feb 18, 9:17 PM
- Review | ‘Point Omega’ by Don DeLillo Feb 11, 7:20 PM
- Review | ‘The Checklist Manifesto’: Getting things right in the medical community Feb 11, 7:20 PM





