Kudos / Words

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One of the most enjoyable books I’ve read lately is Nancy Mattina’s biography of Gladys Reichard, “The Uncommon Anthropologist.”

By Reviewed by Susan Lang, Peregrine Book Company Event Coordinator March 12, 2020
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Former Prescott College professor and award-winning author Ken Cook has managed the heroic feat of having three books published on the same date. A literary trifecta! He will be returning to Prescott to share them with us at the Peregrine Book Company at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 18.

By Reviewed by Susan Lang, Peregrine Book Company Event Coordinator February 27, 2020
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A terrifying killer that targets families by attacking them in the middle of the night tests the abilities of FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix in Meg Gardiner’s latest thriller, “The Dark Corners of the Night.”

By Jeff Ayers, The Associated Press February 27, 2020
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I first heard about New York Times bestseller Nell Freudenberger’s newest book, Lost and Wanted, from book critic Maureen Corrigan, who had it listed as one of the top ten reads of 2019.

By Reviewed by Susan Lang, Peregrine Book Company Event Coordinator January 16, 2020
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Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge” (Sarah Crichton Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Sheila Weller

By Douglass Daniel, Associated Press January 2, 2020
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The Smoki Museum is the place to go for some Native American stories with its Storytellers at the Smoki event Friday, Dec. 27.

By Jason Wheeler December 19, 2019
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PAAHC hits the book festival
Prescott’s first book festival in 10 years, president says

After a call for authors earlier this year, things are looking good for the Prescott Area Arts & Humanities Council’s inaugural Thumb Butte Book Festival, said President Parker Anderson.

By Jason Wheeler November 21, 2019
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As the manager for his class’ upcoming opera, Jase Smith said it’s going a lot better than he initially thought it would.

By Jason Wheeler November 14, 2019
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Coyote paid me no mind. He was just going about his coyote business when he crossed the trail 50 yards ahead, giving me a sideways glance and a tongue wag.”

By Reviewed by Susan Lang, Peregrine Book Company Event Coordinator November 14, 2019
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In "The Night Fire" by Michael Connelly, John Jack Thompson, Harry Bosch's first mentor when he became a police officer, dies. He leaves behind a gift for Bosch: a murder book that highlights a cold case from almost 30 years ago.

By Jeff Ayers, Associated Press October 24, 2019