Published Reviews

Booklist (Starred Review) reviews Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story by Bryce Milligan Milligan’s folktale-flavored telling, which incorporates elements of Druidic and early Christian beliefs, introduces Brigid, one of Ireland’s favorite saints, in... Read More »	Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) reviews Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story by Bryce Milligan Told with the gripping delivery of a well-seasoned storyteller, this tale of a fifth-century Irish saint has the broad appeal of folklore while retaining the power... Read More »
Los Angeles Times reviews Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas "What’s charming beyond the humor of this memoir is that it remains affectionate even in the weakest, most tenuous moments for the culture. It’s the... Read More »	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reviews Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas “…delightfully refreshing, then, in its prodigious use of humor…” Read More »
LA Weekly reviews Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas “…Funny in Farsi, is an enjoyably and believably simplistic reminder of how good — despite bigger and wealthier men’s attempts to muck it up — we have it here….” Read More »	Library Journal reviews Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas Today, as Middle Easterners in the United States are subject to racial profiling, stereotyping, and sometimes violence, this book provides a valuable glimpse into... Read More »
The New York Times reviews The True Sources of the Nile by Sarah Stone Sarah Stone's fine first novel is about a love affair between Anne Copeland, a 37-year-old Californian doing human rights work in central Africa, and Jean-Pierre... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews The True Sources of the Nile by Sarah Stone About that title: experts disagree, citing no fewer than five possible sites. Anne, a human rights activist working in Burundi, finds the avowed source there... Read More »
BookPage reviews The True Sources of the Nile by Sarah Stone A ghastly scene in Sarah Stone's fascinating first novel, The True Sources of the Nile, starkly illustrates the saying that one death is a tragedy and a million... Read More »	Library Journal reviews The True Sources of the Nile by Sarah Stone This stunning first novel, set in contemporary Africa, begs to be compared to Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible and Ronan Bennett's The Catastrophist yet... Read More »

Barnes and Noble online reviews The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas Full of the magic, mystery, and full-bodied characters readers have come to expect of the best South American fiction, The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos is as... Read More »	Five Books reviews The Ghosts of Eden by Andrew JH Sharp ... It is a wonderful story following two children: one colonial, one native African. It’s just out – very new. I thought: yes, this is a pretty rare book; whoever... Read More »
Midwest Review reviews To Tempt the Wolf by Terry Spear "To Tempt the Wolf is an extremely enjoyable and fascinating read. I am impressed with the way Spears has added her own unique twist, mixing it into the realm of... Read More »	Kirkus reviews Rock 'N' Roll Soldier: A Memoir by Susan VanHecke With its focus on overcoming adversity and creating positive situations, the narrative could devolve into a blathering self-help book, but Kohler and co-author... Read More »
Style Weekly reviews Rock 'N' Roll Soldier: A Memoir by Susan VanHecke Kohler's story couldn't be timelier for the young men and women navigating the war zones of today. Read More »	Oakland Press reviews Roadwork: Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out by Susan VanHecke Filled with anecdotes, insights and frank opinions, Roadwork is a breezy and warm insider's view of the music world told by someone who loved the life and the... Read More »
Harriet Klausner, Genre-Go-Around reviews Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear "No one makes werewolves seem real better than romantic urban fantasist Terry Spear continually does with her “Wolf” saga (see Legend of the White Wolf, To Tempt a... Read More »	SciFi Guy reviews Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear The author keeps her supernatural world focused on just werewolves, world-building that is nicely uncomplicated and all the more powerful for it. Grounded in real-... Read More »
The Daily Cross Hatch reviews Eating Steve: A Love Story by J Marc Schmidt "Surprisingly warmhearted" Read More »	Tifferz Book Review reviews The Commander's Desire by Jennette Green Tifferz Take: This is an excellent read. I highly recommend this book. Green put in some surprises for the reader. I like Elwytha and I found myself falling for... Read More »