Book Reviews by Jill Sullivan

Just My Type by Simon Garfield
Pity Comic Sans, the font that people love to hate. Developed…

The Midwest Survival Guide: How we Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat…Everything with Ranch by Charlie Berens
Oh, howdy. If you’re reading this, then you likely live in…

Radius Books
A couple of times a year, we receive a box of free art books…

DK’s Big Ideas Simply Explained Series
It’s likely that, at one time or another, you’ve perused…

Houseplants for All: How to Fill Any Home with Happy Plants by Danae Horst
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve impulsively purchased…

Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler
In 2014 we, meaning Post Art Library (the privately funded not-for-profit…

Historic Missouri Roadsides by Bill Hart
This book review is a celebration of sorts of both the Missouri…

The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, I encourage you…

The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to The Hidden World of Everyday Design By Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt
I sort of stole this book review from my husband, meaning that…

How the Post Office Created America: A History by Winifred Gallagher
I fancy sending and receiving mail: cards, letters, mail art,…

The Penguin Book of Mermaids, edited by Christina Bacchilega and Marie Alohalni Brown
The beginning of summer is an exciting time here at the library,…

101 Art Destinations in the U.S.: Where Art Lives Coast to Coast by Owen Phillips
This is an exciting book. Before discussing why, however, I’d…

A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia Savage McAlester
May is Preservation Month, a celebration that promotes our heritage…

Women of the Blue and Gray: True Civil War Stories of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, and Spies by Marianne Monson
Lately, I’m of a mood to read everything nonfiction. As such,…

Ukulele Resources
Imagine walking into a public library and checking out a ukulele.…

The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris
This book review is not for the faint of heart nor for the weak…

Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, and Other Graphic Patterns by Jude Stewart
What are you wearing? Plaid (tartan)? Paisley? How about stripes…

Bugged: The Insects Who Rule the World and the People Obsessed with Them by David MacNeal
The First Day of Spring is but two days away: Easter Lilies,…

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
When perusing the library's new book offerings, Kate Moore's…