Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly (starred review) reviews In Open Spaces by Russell Rowland Sibling rivalry turns sinister in Rowland’s outstanding debut, which follows a Montana ranching clan as it struggles to survive the Depression, two world wars, and... Read More »	New York Times Review of Books reviews In Open Spaces by Russell Rowland Russell Rowland is at his best when writing about what people talk about when they talk about nothing - as well as what they don’t talk about when they talk about... Read More »
Teaching Artist Journal, 2007 Volume 5, Number 3 reviews New Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development by Arlene Goldbard Teaching artists and community development artists: how similar the two fields are, and how little interaction they have. Perhaps it is time for a change, for a... Read More »	Library Journal reviews THE GUILTY by Jason Pinter New York newspaper reporter Henry Parker returns in Pinter's exciting follow-up to The Mark. Living with his girlfriend and trying to bury memories of the... Read More »
Monterey County Herald reviews The Roots of California Photography: The Monterey Legacy by Steve Hauk The film's "...photographers would go on to profoundly influence not just photography, but also art, offering new ways of seeing everyday objects and scenes...(... Read More »	Booklist reviews Biting the Apple by Lucy Jane Bledsoe "Eve Glass has turned her failed stint as an Olympic runner into pure marketing gold as a motivational speaker and the author of a self-help book. Her beauty... Read More »
Book Marks reviews Biting the Apple by Lucy Jane Bledsoe "Bledsoe's sleek fourth novel, packed with complex female characters...is an intelligent, introspective, and smartly sarcastic story about the shackles of the... Read More »	Publishers Weekly (starred review) reviews Biting the Apple by Lucy Jane Bledsoe "One woman's authentic search to discover what matters." Read More »
San Francisco Chronicle reviews Vita's Will, Real Life Lessons about Life, Death & Moving On by Debbie Gisonni “Besides a skillfully written, compelling narrative, what elevates VITA’S WILL above the ego-tripping triteness often found in self-published memoirs is Gisonni’s... Read More »	ForeWord Magazine reviews Vita's Will, Real Life Lessons about Life, Death & Moving On by Debbie Gisonni “Print on Demand has received so much muddy press lately, the radical approach to this subject is the rake the muck until something shiny oozes up. That something... Read More »

The Prick of the Spindle reviews The Rage of Achilles by terence hawkins In a time of persistent reproductions of classic literature through various media, it’s rare that one surfaces with such buoyancy as Terence Hawkins’s take on The... Read More »	New York Times reviews The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli Tatjana Soli’s haunting debut novel begins where it ought to end. In this quietly mesmerizing book about journalists covering the war in Vietnam, the first... Read More »
New York Times reviews Breaking Out of Bedlam: A Novel by Leslie Larson “A kick….Reading [Cora’s]“journals,” as she reawakens, finds a friend and a paramour, and plots her escape, is a hoot.” Read More »	San Francisco Chronicle reviews Breaking Out of Bedlam: A Novel by Leslie Larson “Larson masterfully interweaves themes with the story: of water and weightlessness; of stability and rocks; of addiction, love and lying; and of waking up to new... Read More »
Tucson Citizen reviews How to Get Divorced by 30: My Misguided Attempt at a Starter Marriage by Sascha Rothchild Her book chronicles the ending of her marriage, one that she claims should have lasted forever, or at least five years. Read More »	Sandy Longhorn reviews Girl on a Bridge by Suzanne Frischkorn Readers who were with me for my AWP posts know that Suzanne Frischkorn helped me kick off the conference by having dinner with me that first night in Denver.... Read More »
USA Today reviews Color Blind by Precious Williams Precious Williams upends every expectation about race, class, gender and ambition in her startlingly powerful memoir. Read More »	USA Today reviews Color Blind by Precious Williams British journalist Precious Williams upends every expectation about race, class, gender and ambition in her startlingly powerful memoir. Of note: Williams' subtle... Read More »
San Francisco Book Review reviews Color Blind by Precious Williams The confusion, ignorance, clarity, and struggles Williams encounters along the way are riveting reading with Williams’ deft descriptions and child-like honesty.... Read More »	Fresh Fiction reviews Wolf Fever by Terry Spear Nurse Carol Woods is sick of being penned up. She hated it before she was turned into a werewolf, when the gray pack was trying to keep her safe from the destiny... Read More »