Reviews + Articles
All Stories Are Love Stories by Elizabeth Percer
If you're like me, you probably didn't think of a novel about a disastrous earthquake in San Francisco as a love story. But,, Elizabeth Percer successfully makes that point with a story of love and tragedy, All Stories Are Love Stories. The author deftly brings a...
Springtime by Michelle de Kretser
What an odd little book. Michelle de Kretser's Springtime is called a ghost story. Well, there's a ghost, and the main character sees it, and doesn't realize it's a ghost. And, that's it. This Australian novella just surprised me. Even knowing it was a novella, and...
Dimestore: A Writer’s Life by Lee Smith
The cadence of the heart is pure poetry when Southern writers such as Rick Bragg and Lee Smith write of home. Lee Smith tells her story, her life story, her writing story, in the beautifully written collection of essays, Dimestore: A Writer's Life. Born in a...
May Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
We have a lot of May book releases to get to, so we'll dive right in. In John Hart's latest thriller, Redemption Road, North Carolina police detective Elizabeth Black faces possible criminal charges after she gunned down two men who were sexually abusing...
May Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
It's no joke that you're going to love May's books! The forthcoming books, the May Treasures in My Closet, look good. I hope you find a book or two that interest you. Now, you have time to place holds on them at your local public library or pre-order them from your...
Winner & The Beverage Connection Giveaway
Congratulations to Penny T. from Klamath Falls, OR. She won the copy of Furious by T.R. Ragan. This week, the giveaway will be a short one since I'll be leaving for the Public Library Association conference next week. So, this giveaway will end Monday, April 4 at 6...