west virginia – Scott J. Pearson’s Book Review

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

By Scott J. Pearson | April 25, 2025April 27, 2025 by Scott J. Pearson

CS Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia remain some of the best fantasy works for children in the twentieth century. This book from Meg Shaffer uses that template for inspiration to depict a magical world accessible only through a special spot hidden in the West Virginia backwoods. The story starts when two young men are lost, only to be found six months later in good health. No one is quite sure what transpired, not even the teenagers…

Biography-Memoir

Colored People

By Scott J. Pearson | November 24, 2019November 23, 2019 by Scott J. Pearson

Professor Gates is perhaps best known to the American people for being invited by President Obama to the “beer summit” on the White House lawn. More notably, he is an esteemed professor at Harvard and author of many works of literature. This work is his most accessible and, perhaps, his most entertaining. Simply, this work memorializes his childhood in West Virginia as his small hometown overcame segregation. Gates’ telling is memorable for its wittiness and…