Jay’s Book Talk: A Gentleman in Moscow
What if you had to live the rest of your life in a hotel? Join me as I review Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow. Released in 2016, this best seller has new meaning in an age were every has…
Stacks to the Future: The Cold War
One of the true bummers about the fabric of reality and the nature of spacetime is that time travel isn’t possible. But humanity’s urge to experience the past and foresee the future is a strong one, and since when have…
The Golden Age of Radio Spotlight
Starting around the 1920s until about the 1950s, Americans relied on the radio for almost all forms of entertainment and news each evening. Families would sit around and listen to—not watch—a variety of programs that would strike fear in the…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Good Sister
“Fern Castle has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life and disrupting her routine can be… dangerous. When…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine
It’s no secret by now that Melissa from Outreach Services loves thrillers and mysteries. This month, she’s discussing The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine. Though Melissa had mixed feelings about the book, she recommends it for people who want something…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
A journalist uncovers the dark secrets of an abandoned boarding school in this chilling suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Simone St. James. Melissa is back with another exciting book talk for you featuring The Broken Girls. If…
Erica’s Book Talk: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Patricia Campbell lives a pretty ordinary life. She’s a wife and a stay-at-home mom and occasionally contemplate taking up knitting in an effort to add some spice to her days. She does, however, have one thing to look forward to…
Melissa’s Book Talk: If She Wakes by Michael Koryta
A horrible accident, a rare illness and a murderer come together in the thrilling book! Melissa is back with another exciting book talk for you featuring If She Wakes by New York Times bestselling author Michael Koryta. If this tension-filled…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewel
“Soon after her 25th birthday, Libby Jones finds the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. Not only does she learn the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion…
Melissa’s Book Talk: “The Perfect Wife” by JP Delaney
“A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband—but the consequences are deadly in this gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before.” If this sounds like it might…