NPR’s year-end reading guide is back with a new look and name
It’s that most wonderful time of year when thoughts turn to holiday gift-giving. So what better way to show friends and family that you care than by finding them an amazing book to read.
By Merideth Bucher Researchers have questioned Doug Mastriano’s claim that he located Sgt. Alvin York’s battle site with precision, identified erroneous footnotes and raised doubts about a photo that appears on the book’s cover.
This is a great opportunity to talk about summer reading and books for the beach (if you’re fortunate to head that way).
By Merideth Bucher Also on the program: Author Kevin J. Weddle on his book “The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution”
By Scott LaMar and Merideth Bucher Libraries in Central Pennsylvania play a critical role in their communities.
By Scott LaMar “Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob” is a painstakingly researched, multi-generational look at Russell Shorto’s grandfather’s career as a mobster in Johnstown, Cambria County, and how it affected those close to him.
