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NASCAR DAD John Grisham
Grisham age 54 has written 22 legal thrillers that are translated into 29 languages. Over 245 million copies published. Offers unique info on legal practices in US and judges and court system and lega...
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Book Report: Author: Brutal honesty liberates
Recently, a thoughtful friend dropped by and shoved a book in my gut and said, “Read this. I think you’ll enjoy it.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , November 02, 2012
Community Scan Day Nov. 3 at Hudson Library
Do you have old family photos you would like to have scanned? If so, you can bring 10 to 20 photos to the Community Scan Day to have them digitized for free.
November 01, 2012
Board president says library ‘starving’ from inadequate funding
“To me, it is inexplicable how communities in one of the wealthiest counties in Wisconsin cannot do a better job of funding their library,” says Barbara Peterson, president of the Hudson Area Joint Library Board.
By Randy Hanson , November 01, 2012
Hudson Area Library seeks items of historical interest
Hudson area residents are invited to bring old family photos, letters, documents and any other items that might shed light on the community’s history to the Hudson Area Library on Saturday, Nov. 3.
October 29, 2012
Not all is “buono” in Italia
My wife and I love to travel to Italy. We love the landscape, the architecture, the food and the people.
October 25, 2012
Book Report: Nothing that simple in Amish land
Several writers are taking their cues from earlier centuries.
In the 18th century, Samuel Richardson found he had a bestseller on his hands when he wasn’t even trying. Richardson sold stationery to the hoi polloi.
By Dave Wood, columnist , October 18, 2012
Teen Read Week
"It Came from the Library!” is the theme for this year’s Teen Read Week. Observed from Oct. 14-20, Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun and the chance to win prizes at the Hudson Library.
October 12, 2012
Book Report: What readers crave: Clear, lively wordplay
Today we’ll examine two new books that have to do with good writing by writers who are indeed very good.
October 10, 2012
Book Review: Insider knowledge leads to gripping story; Feingold's "While America Sleeps"
White Bear Lake novelist Julie Kramer makes good use of her past experience as a news producer for NBC, CBS and WCCO-TV, which is only one reason she has become a national bestselling and award winning author of thrillers like her latest in her popular Riley Spartz series, “Shunning Sarah” (Atria Books, $23.99).
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 27, 2012
Book Report: Memories: Looking back on what was, wasn’t and the many paths not taken
When you are in your twenties, even if you’re confused and uncertain about your aims and purposes, you have a strong sense of what life itself is, and of what you in life are, and might become.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 19, 2012
Council explores selling library/police building
The Hudson City Council voted Tuesday night, Sept. 4, to get an appraisal of the value of the city building that houses the Hudson Area Joint Library and Hudson Police Department.
The vote followed a closed session near the end of the meeting in which the council talked about a strategy for selling the building.
By Randy Hanson , September 13, 2012
Mike Yurk: a writer with a fishing problem
His ninth book has just rolled off the press and Yurk has a good sized notebook of ideas for more on deck.
As usual, the collection of stories in “Once Upon The Water” is a lot about fishing experiences but not exclusively about fishing. The tales include as much about relationships with places and people on the water and elsewhere
By Jon Echternacht , September 12, 2012
Book Report: Exposing the underbelly of old D.C.
It’s no secret that talent runs in families. Years ago I worked with Anthony Morley on the Minneapolis Tribune.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 07, 2012
Book Report: This author shines as voice of a community
Novelist Toni Morrison has won the National Book Critics Circle, the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for her fiction.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 29, 2012
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