Kathleen Angelone’s Story Archive

Book Review: Looking for Jack Kerouac by Barbara Shoup

November 20, 2014 | by Kathleen Angelone

In 1964, Paul Carpetti was a senior in high school and knew what to expect from life. He’d enjoy his high school senior year as a football star and popular kid. He’d go to work in the steel mill. He’d marry his high school sweetheart and start a family. Then, … Read More

Book Review: A Place Called Hope by Philip Gulley

November 6, 2014 | by Kathleen Angelone

A Place Called Hope, by Philip Gulley continues the saga of Quaker Pastor Sam Gardner. Time has marched on for Sam in Harmony. One son leaves for college and the other prepares to join the army after graduation from high school. His wife is suffering from empty nest syndrome. Sam … Read More

Book Review: Bram Stoker’s Dracula

October 23, 2014 | by Kathleen Angelone

Although I’ve enjoyed the gothic TV soap opera Dark Shadows, seen Dracula movies and heard various vampire stories, I’d never read the book that started it all. So, Bram Stoker’s Dracula became the subject of Bookmamas’ October 29 book discussion. This Victorian classic tells the tale of naïve English attorney … Read More

Vonnegut Fest 2014: Calling All Kurt Vonnegut Fans

October 16, 2014 | by Kathleen Angelone

Saturday, November 8 marks the city’s second annual Vonnegut Fest. Two special events of the day are set in Irvington.  First, all Lego lovers can enter the Literary Lego Contest. Create a Lego creation of a literary figure or character. Enter your creation in the Literary Lego Contest in the … Read More

Book Review — Choking In Fear: A Memoir About The Hollandsburg Murders by Mike McCarty

October 2, 2014 | by Kathleen Angelone

Nine year old Mike McCarty lived an idyllic life in small Waveland, Indiana. He loved eating pancakes and chocolate milk in the local diner. He played in the fields and creeks. He and his friends stashed cigars and magazines in their secret spot. He enjoyed the status of his police … Read More