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Author: Kevin Holtsberry

I work in communications and public affairs. I try to squeeze in as much reading as I can while still spending time with my wife and two kids (and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Michigan Wolverines during football season).
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The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Despite its disturbing nature, its strong characters, thought provoking and suspenseful plot, and unexpected ending make it a worthwhile read. A novella that ...

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Angle Catbird (Volume 1) by Margaret Atwood (Author), Johnnie Christmas (Illustrator

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

A famous literary author creates a very weird and paint-by-numbers comic/graphic novel. Well done illustrations can’t save this one.

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Layover by David Bell

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 3 Comments

I will admit to being a fickle reader these days. My life has been rather crazy at the last four months or so, more anon on that perhaps, and so my mood seems t...

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Jonah Goldberg on Post-Liberal Conservatism

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Where the post-liberals have a point is that humans are happiest in communities, families and institutions of faith. The solution to the culture wars is to allo...

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For Liberality, Against Parsimonious Liberalism

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Instead of the virtues of classical republicanism, the romance of nationalism, the ructions of democracy, many modern liberals give us a vision of an Open Socie...

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Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

A fantastical novella about a young girl’s journey into a dark netherworld to find her missing best friend. But is it a "dazzlingly imaginative adventure story...

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