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March is Reading Month: Real Life & Liars

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By WKTV Journal
joanne@wktv.org

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, March has been designated as Reading Month. To celebrate and encourage reading, we are asking local officials, residents and WKTV staff and volunteers to tell us about a book that they enjoy. Happy Reading!

Today’s book selection comes from Brienne Ritzenhein-Postema who has been the cower of Carolina Lowcountry Kitchen for the past five years and she is a graduate of East Grand Rapids High School. Carolina Lowcountry Kitchen, which is located at 2213 Wealthy St. SE, in the heart of East Grand Rapids’ Gaslight Village. The restaurant specializes in Southern fare from the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia with influences from other southern areas, such as New Orleans.

Book: Real Life & Liars
Author: Kristina Riggle
Genre: Fiction

Kristina is an amazing local author, who lives in the Kentwood area, and her books always resonate with me. “Real Life & Liars” was Riggle’s debut novel which follows Mirabelle and her husband Max as they plan to celebrate their anniversary with a party thrown by their children, however, there is more than just cake that is about to be served.

On the Shelf: a few spring break offerings

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1395807-198x300By Kayne Ferrier

Grand Rapids Yankee Clipper Branch 

 

Blue Heaven is the latest action packed book from C.J. Box. It tells the story of several retired, corrupt cops from Los Angeles and how they almost successfully cover up two major felonies, including a murder. But several factors contribute to their undoing: two little kids, a retired good cop from L.A. and an honest older rancher. The story has a lot of verisimilitude and a great ending. I recommend this book.

 

Another of Box’s book, Winterkill is one of the game warden Joe Pickett books. Box’s books always start off with a bang (no pun intended) and you’re off and running. Corrupt bureaucracy and good hearted, honest people butt heads in this tale of tracking down a murderer and blaming it on the most convenient suspect. Joe works to catch the real murderer and makes some new friends and enemies along the way. It all comes to a satisfying conclusion.

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Real Life and Liars, by Kristina Riggle, is truly a book for adults, the older ones of us, that is. It takes place in Charlevoix, Michigan, over one weekend. Mira’s children are all in town to help her celebrate her 35th wedding anniversary. However, she has learned that she has breast cancer and Mira uses this time to review what her life has meant and what will come of it in the future. Philosophical questions that begin to nag at us as we enter middle age are the meat of this novel.