Briefly Noted

“Trouble is brewing in the more turbulent quartiers of Paris – jihad, robberies, Vodou, and a ménage á trois gone very wrong. From a distance, the all-knowing Witch of Matongé watches the players as they walk the boulevards and back alleys of a city freighted with history, intrigue, and desire.” 

“Julia didn’t flinch. She dressed, drove to Madeira, got the story, and her first byline and the new American Gilded Age was off and running.” 

“With fascinating scenes of daily life, Glen Allen traces the community’s history from its early rural years to the crisis it faced in the 1980s; its landmarks were in decline and its future at stake.”

“They’re not the most popular freshmen at their Florida prep school, but at least everyone knows their name(s). The Brittanys… And now that they’re finally growing up, they’re going to do everything.”

” By naming all the ways we’re not okay, we move away from fear and shame and toward love, and trust, and trustworthiness. We’ll need nothing less than hip-hop, Mr. Rogers, liberation theology, and Jesus to get us there.” 

“Based on a true story and the history of the Fifty-Eighth Illinois, The Faithful Dog powerfully illustrates the unwavering bond of devotion between dogs and their humans.”