Reviews + Articles
Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton
Margaret the First was not a queen, but an original at a time when women usually were not recognized. Danielle Dutton writes experimental historical fiction to dramatize the life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. Born Margaret Lucas, she was the youngest...
Winners and Book-Related Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Laura Childs' Ming Tea Murder goes to Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL. Ripe for Murder by Carlene O'Neil was mailed to Shirley M. from Dallas, TX. I mailed the books yesterday. Since I'm attending a conference, I'm...
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...