George Washington

Thrillers That Will Kick Off Your Year With a Bang

It seems that some talented writers have already assured us that 2019 is off to an explosive start. So many fantastically thrilling books have come out this month that Jon Land's featured picks will be split into two parts. The true harrowing plot to take out one of America's iconic…

Jon LandJanuary 9, 2019

Miscellany

Lord of the Flies Meets National Treasure: 7th Grade Revolution Puts Kids in Charge

On Halloween, the entire 7th grade of Washington Academy Middle School is brought together for an assembly and told there has been a successful revolution. The students will now make all the decisions for the 7th grade and the only requirements is that they must stay within state and federal…

Helen BroadDecember 1, 2017

Miscellany

Your July 4th Fix: Books and Shows to Heat Up Your Independence Day

While Independence Day is one of the country’s biggest holidays for barbecues, family pool parties, gatherings at the beach (and let’s not forget the fireworks!) I always like to use the Fourth as an opportunity to take a look back at our illustrious (and sometimes infamous) national history. Fortunately, there’s…

Michael RuscoeJuly 2, 2015

Miscellany Nonfiction Potpourri - Featured

A New Perspective and Books to Ponder This Presidents’ Day

Presidents’ Day. As soon as you hear it mentioned, an image of George Washington or Abraham Lincoln flashes before your eyes. This makes perfect sense. We officially celebrated this federal holiday as Washington’s Birthday from 1879 until the early 1970s (we have the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to thank for…

Abby StrehleFebruary 21, 2022

Nonfiction

What The Founding Fathers Would Say About America Now

Joseph Ellis, an American history scholar and author of bestselling books about George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. All his books converged to inform us about the founding of our country and the founding of a continent-wide democracy. Says Roxanne, “Professor…

Just The Right Book PodcastDecember 21, 2018

Nonfiction

Independence Day Shelfies from Written Words Bookstore: Honoring our roots

When you're firing up the barbecue on Saturday, dismissing everyone's advice and recommendations because you are the grill master, you should take some time to consider. The meat needs proper time to cook, anyway. Perhaps you could cast a reflective eye on the holiday in question, and wonder about this country's…

Ben S. DutkaJuly 3, 2015

Nonfiction

Kunstler’s The New Nation recreates Washington’s most famous Christmas

What was your most memorable Christmas night? If you’re George Washington, it was probably the evening of December 25, 1776, when you made a nighttime crossing of the Delaware River in order to launch a surprise attack against Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey the next morning. The operation helped…

Michael RuscoeDecember 15, 2014

Nonfiction

“I would rather be assassinated on this spot…”: Daniel Stashower on Lincoln, Presidents Day, and secret plots

by Daniel Stashower On the eve of the Civil War in 1861, Abraham Lincoln ignored a looming threat against his life and gave an emotionally charged speech in honor of George Washington’s birthday. “All imagination,” Abraham Lincoln was reported to say when confronted with threats against his life. “What does…

BookTrib Guest AuthorFebruary 17, 2014

Fiction

“By His Side” Portrays a Bond That Transcended Racial Inequality

“My hope is that this work will help us take a step closer to understanding slavery and the scars the system left on our country,” says Jinny Powers Berten of her poignant historical novel By His Side: The Story of George Washington and William Lee (Fountain Square Publishing). At its…

Jim AlkonApril 21, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction

The Pivotal Revolutionary Battle Story Never Told

On a marshy Brooklyn battlefield on August 27, 1776, 400 men from Baltimore, MD, assembled to do battle with a vastly superior British army. Seemingly overnight, these young soldiers matured from naïve teenagers to perhaps the most important, yet most forgotten, citizen soldiers in all of American history. In Chris…

BookTribJanuary 8, 2019

Fiction

Four Quartets Better Than the Fantastic Four

Friday marks the opening of Fantastic Four, the latest movie version of the publication that launched the Silver Age of Comics, which established Marvel as a major force in the medium, and began the decades-long run of the periodical that billed itself as “The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine!” What made…

Michael RuscoeAugust 6, 2015

Fiction

Jonesin’ For a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Poldark Edition

I have a problem. I’m obsessed with sexy historical shows and I just can’t quit. It started with Outlander, ramped up through Vikings, and crested along with Black Sails. It shows no signs of stopping, and honestly? I kind of don’t want it to. Especially when I get to watch…

Rachel CarterMay 20, 2016

Audiobooks Listicles Miscellany

10 Winners for February Earphones Awards

Looking for an array of audiobooks with superior stories and narrations? Search no further, AudioFile magazine has a wonderful list in their February Earphones Award winners.

AudioFileFebruary 15, 2019

Listicles Miscellany Nonfiction

The Lives of Our Leaders: 7 Books to Read on Presidents Day

Every American President since Calvin Coolidge has released a presidential memoir within a few years after leaving the White House. During their post-presidencies, many presidents start to think about their legacy and how historians would rate their time in office. History is usually much kinder to their legacies long after…

Andrew MasiFebruary 15, 2021

Thrillers That Will Kick Off Your Year With a Bang

Lord of the Flies Meets National Treasure: 7th Grade Revolution Puts Kids in Charge

Your July 4th Fix: Books and Shows to Heat Up Your Independence Day

A New Perspective and Books to Ponder This Presidents’ Day

What The Founding Fathers Would Say About America Now

Independence Day Shelfies from Written Words Bookstore: Honoring our roots

Kunstler’s The New Nation recreates Washington’s most famous Christmas

“I would rather be assassinated on this spot…”: Daniel Stashower on Lincoln, Presidents Day, and secret plots

“By His Side” Portrays a Bond That Transcended Racial Inequality

The Pivotal Revolutionary Battle Story Never Told

Four Quartets Better Than the Fantastic Four

Jonesin’ For a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Poldark Edition

10 Winners for February Earphones Awards

The Lives of Our Leaders: 7 Books to Read on Presidents Day

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