Kathleen Angelone’s Story Archive

Letters to Santa Claus by The Elves

November 26, 2015 | by Kathleen Angelone

Letters to Santa Claus by The Elves of Santa Claus Land in southern Indiana is the most beautiful book I’ve seen in a long time. The cover features Santa Claus’ arm and hand retrieving a letter from a mailbox. The letters (including any pictures sent with the letters) are gorgeously … Read More

Under the Apple Tree by Dan Wakefield

November 19, 2015 | by Kathleen Angelone

Dan Wakefield’s Under The Apple Tree: A World War II Home Front Novel is a tremendous story of the American home front during World War II. The story, which takes place in a small Midwestern town, starts on the day the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Almost eleven year old protagonist … Read More

Book Review: Fire in the Water by James Alexander Thom

October 29, 2015 | by Kathleen Angelone

James Alexander Thom’s latest historical fiction novel, Fire in the Water, tells the story of recently married Paddy Quinn, the protagonist of St. Patrick’s Battalion, who learns of the assassination of President Lincoln. Immediately, he determines that he and his bride must travel from New Orleans to attend the funeral … Read More

The Vatican Prophecies: Investigating Supernatural Signs, Apparitions and Miracles in the Modern Age by John Thavis

October 1, 2015 | by Kathleen Angelone

John Thavis’s second book, The Vatican Prophecies: Investigating Supernatural Signs, Apparitions and Miracles in the Modern Age, explores the relationship between the modern Roman Catholic Church and “supernatural” events such as miracles, signs and apparitions. Just about everyone has an opinion on relics, miracles, private revelations and exorcism. This book … Read More

Shrink Thyself: A Novel

September 17, 2015 | by Kathleen Angelone

Bill Scheft, award winning comedy writer for the David Letterman show, has written a tour de force in Shrink Yourself:  A Novel. Protaganist Charlie Traub starts the novel by telling his therapist he isn’t coming to therapy any longer. He wishes to live an unexamined life. Charlie narrates his story … Read More