Smoky Mountain News

Jeff Minick

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A fast look at a few worthwhile tomes

A rural bookstore that beat the odds

For your culinary and reading pleasure

History of Cherokee War is top notch

An insightful look at guerilla warfare

Final volume of Churchill biography a long-awaited gem

To be (born) or not to be

A hard day’s work

Another look at Wolfe

Schwartz discusses impacts of Catholicism on four British writers

Dad’s take on father’s day

Literature deprived

A clean miss

Kerouac still matters, though the perspective has shifted

An America divided by class

Something strange is haunting our dreams

Novel explores the woes of rich white trash

Re-discovering a child’s outlook and a sense of humor

Books for holiday gifts can be a risky business

For the love of local bookstores

A flawed story that is still worthwhile

Burke again captures the essence of the Bayou

A Frank look back

A thoughtful examination of love and parenting

Summertime and the reading’s hazy

Author’s bias shows through

Deer hunting in the twilight of American culture

As fall nears, let’s clear the clutter

Book Mania: Showcasing some up-and-coming writers

Recommended diversions

Heading Home waffles but New Stories shines

A book a day keeps the bad grades away

Put your money on Saratoga Fleshpot

Burning down the house

A taste for noir

Life in the midst of change

Intersection of American minds

Crisp prose and humor keep novel moving

Debt burden will crush main street if unsolved

Chick lit, chauvinism and modern Ireland

Not such a safe place

An undefined culture gets its own guide

A Storm in the Big Easy

Forgotten poetry illuminated by Dark Horses

Lessons from the jungle

Paging all book lovers

Carter through the eyes of a friend

Of Fathers and Wardrobes

An English breakdown

An erudite look into the cultural wars

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