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All About Books

All About Books

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 A weekly book review and discussion program hosted by Pat Leach. Updated on Thursdays.048168 Art
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  • "Memorial Day” by Geraldine Brooks

    "Memorial Day” by Geraldine Brooks
    Jan 21 2026
    The writer Geraldine Brooks received the phone call from the ER doctor that her husband, journalist and author Tony Horwitz, had died walking down a sidewalk in Washington D.C. In the scramble to deal with the immediate demands of her husband’s death, Brooks had no chance to truly grieve. Her book "Memorial Day” is a memoir of sudden loss and the journey towards peace.
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    9 mins
  • "Memorial Day" by Geraldine Brooks

    "Memorial Day" by Geraldine Brooks
    Jan 16 2026
    The writer Geraldine Brooks received a phone call from an ER doctor that her husband, journalist and author Tony Horwitz, had died walking down a sidewalk in Washington D.C. In the scramble to deal with the immediate demands of her husband’s death, Brooks had no chance to truly grieve. Her book "Memorial Day” is a memoir of sudden loss and the journey towards peace.
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    9 mins
  • “Hard by a Great Forest” by Leo Vardiashvili

    “Hard by a Great Forest” by Leo Vardiashvili
    Jan 14 2026
    In the novel “Hard by a Great Forest” by Leo Vardiashvili, two brothers and their father struggle with the past and people they left behind after fleeing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Hear a review of this story about the collective trauma of war and the unbreakable spirit of the people who survive and remember those who did not.
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    8 mins
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