Midwest Book Review

Established in 1976, the Midwest Book Review is an organization committed to promoting literacy, library usage and small press publishing. The MBR publishes a variety of monthly book review magazines specifically designed for community and academic librarians, booksellers and the general reading public.

Fiction

Alison MacLeod’s “All the Beloved Ghosts” Is Short Story Gold

"Short stories are like pots on a potter's wheel", said Alison MacLeod in an interview for Matter Magazine. "They seem slippery and mysterious when I write them: I don't know how they're going to take shape (or if they will) but I trust my instincts and I trust the story…

Midwest Book ReviewApril 20, 2017

Fiction

Steve Berry’s “The Lost Order” Is Another Cotton Malone Hit

Synopsis: The Knights of the Golden Circle was the largest and most dangerous clandestine organization in American history. It amassed billions in stolen gold and silver, all buried in hidden caches across the United States. Since 1865 treasure hunters have searched, but little of that immense wealth has ever been…

Midwest Book ReviewApril 17, 2017