Published Reviews

Manic Readers reviews Secrets She Left Behind by Diane Chamberlain Secrets She Left Behind is an eloquently written and insightful novel. The story is seamless and the first person point of view for each character is fresh and... Read More »	Reader to Reader reviews Secrets She Left Behind by Diane Chamberlain Diane Chamberlain is superb at creating characters we become involved with, spinning out the story of the havoc caused by a teenager’s mistake and weaving in the... Read More »
On the Seawall reviews ]Open Interval[ by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon ...the book’s overarching theme – the insistent sense that we live on the brink of taking new shapes with every experience. ...The speaker of these poems is... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews A Robe of Feathers and Other Stories by Thersa A Matsuura Thersa Matsuura. Counterpoint (PGW, dist.), $14.95 paper (192p) ISBN 9781582434896 "Inspired by Japanese folklore, Matsuura’s debut story collection is as clever... Read More »
Book Fetish reviews The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King Rating: 4 stars (Spotlight Review) There aren’t enough words to praise The Dust Of 100 Dogs. The intertwining of past and present was seamless. The use of... Read More »	The Peace Arch News reviews Fierce by Hannah Holborn White Rock author Hannah Holborn has hit the jackpot most fiction writers dream about. Read More »
Winston-Salem Journal reviews WOMEN UP ON BLOCKS by Mary Akers Women up on Blocks is a welcome change of pace from much of today's women's fiction. No syrupy sweetness or over-the-top sexy adventure here; just realistic women... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne The Last Bridge Teri Coyne. Ballantine, $22 (288p) ISBN 978-0-345-50731-0 Coyne's compelling debut shines an unnerving light on the fallout from a childhood rooted... Read More »
Book Chase reviews The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea by Christopher Meeks Nine of the thirteen stories in this first Christopher Meeks short story collection were first published in journals and literary magazines around the country, and... Read More »	BookGeeks (U.K.) reviews The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks In The Brightest Moon of the Century, Christopher Meeks captures the embarrassments, flashes of joy, and moments of panic that make up everyday life. His central... Read More »

www.ecataromance.com reviews A Sensible Match by Teryl S Cartwright Teryl Cartwright’s A Sensible Match takes us back to a world of arranged marriages and uncertain futures. Abby wanted love in her marriage and did not want to... Read More »	Los Angeles Times reviews This One Is Mine by Maria Semple Maria Semple's debut novel, "This One Is Mine," may be more memorable for the things it does not do than the things that it does. Although it is a Hollywood-ish... Read More »
"Shelf Life", Minnesota Parent (February 2009) reviews Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter by Robert C. Rummel-Hudson "Somewhere in the process of advocating for his daughter’s undaunted spirit, Robert comes to believe in himself as a father. Schuyler’s Monster paints a haunting... Read More »	School Library Journal reviews Rock 'N' Roll Soldier: A Memoir by Susan VanHecke From his eye-opening perspective, Kohler draws in readers with some gut-wrenching accounts of warfare, lightening the mood with references to bands, songs, and his... Read More »
Amazon.com reviews The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The boy magician Anand, his sassy partner Nisha, and their beloved teacher Abhaydatta reunite for a new adventure in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's second... Read More »	The Girls From Ames Reader Views reviews The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow Karla, Kelly, Marilyn, Jane, Jenny, Karen, Cathy, Angela, Sally, Diana, and Sheila are the girls from Ames. For many that statement might not mean anything, but... Read More »
harriet: a blog from the Poetry Foundation reviews Arc & Hue by Tara J Betts For real, all one has to do is read Arc & Hue to know that Betts is a REAL poet. Not only does she write about a diverse range of expansive themes, but she... Read More »	Kirkus Reviews reviews Please ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King Please Ignore Vera Dietz has been chosen as a Best Contemporary Novel for Teens by Kirkus Reviews. Read More »
LoveLaughter Till Eternity reviews Let My Colors Out by Courtney Filigenzi The book attempts to enlarge the vision of people who want to help children cope with the wide range of emotions that may lead to depression, following a... Read More »	Book Marks reviews The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane Bledsoe "...captures the southern continent’s blend of mystery, menace and majesty with ravishing immediacy....Bledsoe’s narrative of the women’s stint in polar isolation... Read More »