Published Reviews

Poets' Quartely, Issue 4, Winter 2011 reviews The Kingdom of Possibilities by Tim Mayo Such plain short poems (most only one page) and such simple titles (“The Beautiful Woman,” “The Last Gift”) … and so complex! Each poem is a Zen puzzle: dense,... Read More »	School Library Journal reviews Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde Gr 9 Up–When her mother chooses her boyfriend over her own daughter, Elle, 16, is moved into an apartment across Manhattan. She develops a friendship with Frank,... Read More »
Publishers Weekly reviews Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde Just before Elle's 16th birthday, her mother dumps her in her own New York City apartment (her stepfather "[doesn't] want a teenager around"). Alone, except for a... Read More »	Long and Short Reviews reviews The Accidental Highland Hero by Terry Spear Playing make-believe is only fun when you’re a kid… and your life’s not at stake. Forced to take the place of her deceased cousin, Eilis is faced with a moral... Read More »
Hawaii Pacific University reviews Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora by Andrew Q Lam Matthew de Moraes Andrew Lam, author of Perfume Dreams (2005), is currently an established writer in California and founder of the New California Media. Andrew... Read More »	New York Times reviews House Justice by Mike Lawson Washington political thrillers are, for the most part, born to be boring. The hero is usually some high-minded lawyer who’s become disillusioned after placing his... Read More »
http://zintareviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/book-of-men-by-dorianne-laux.html reviews The Book of Men by Dorianne Laux Mushrooms and stamens and pollinating bees, all bursting from a man’s briefs … this new collection of poetry by Dorianne Laux, The Book of Men, coming out in... Read More »	Love Romance Passion reviews Wolf Fever by Terry Spear Review: As a reader who’s been following Spear’s werewolf series, I’m declaring Wolf Fever the best novel…thus far. I held my breath quite a bit with book six.... Read More »
http://www.haijinx.org/III-1/reviews/poe.html reviews The Plenitude of Emptiness: collected haibun by Hortensia Anderson published by Darlington Richards by moira richards In hortensia’s book The Plenitude of Emptiness, the lyrical quality of hortensia’s haibun (prose with haiku) is outstanding, to say the least. There is a unity... Read More »	Front page of book reviews Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony "Michael Anthony's candid narrative of his service in Iraq is far removed from the glamorized picture of military life that has become a staple of our mass media.... Read More »

Banipal: Magazine of Modern Arab Literature reviews Geographies of Light by Lisa Suhair Majaj Majaj’s imagery is thick with vegetation, not just the figs we expect in Arab American poetry and the olive trees that are such symbols for Palestinian poetry, but... Read More »	New York Times Sunday Book Review reviews Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents by Jim Malusa INTO THICK AIR: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents (Sierra Club, paper, $16.95) starts with a novel conceit: Jim Malusa, a Tucson-based writer and... Read More »
CurledUpKids.com reviews Good Dog by Maya Gottfried Author Maya Gottfried introduces children to various breeds of dogs with delightful poems and adorable watercolor and black-and-white line paintings by Robert... Read More »	Kirkus Reviews reviews "The Proxy Assassin, Book Three of the American Spy Trilogy" by John Knoerle Knoerle hits precisely the right note of humility and bravado when his protagonist, American Office of Strategic Services agent Hal Schroeder, declares in the... Read More »
Midwest Book Review reviews Amorous Woman by Donna George Storey The difference between pornography and erotic literature is the literary quality of the writing, how the subject matter of human sexuality is treated as simple (... Read More »	Sahara Time reviews A Journey Interrupted: Being Indian in Pakistan by Farzana Versey Read More »
Women's Review of Books reviews Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice by Stephanie Golden In Slaying the Mermaid, Stephanie Golden (also author of The Women Outside, a fascinating study of the meanings and experiences of homelessness in contemporary... Read More »	Kirkus Reviews reviews January's Child: The Birthday Month Book by Andrea Alban Gosline Gosline and Bossi's latest collaboration is an ideal gift for a newborn. Devoting one spread to each month of the year, Gosline outlines some of the personality... Read More »
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6651687.html reviews Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture by Kaya Oakes Indie culture exists outside of and often rails against mainstream culture—independent record stores in Kaya Oakes Slanted and Enchantedopposition to Best Buy,... Read More »	The Midwest Book Review reviews Chaucer's Host: Up-so-doun by dolores cullen Like many enduring works of art, The Canterbury Tales has been subjected to new interpretations over the years. Important and respected scholars have dissected and... Read More »