Published Reviews

AARP Magazine reviews Breaking Out of Bedlam: A Novel by Leslie Larson “Tough-edged Cora Sledge, 82, is a reluctant resident of The Palisades nursing home—a prison [where] your only crime is you lived too long.” Her tell-all journal,... Read More »	Boston Globe reviews Breaking Out of Bedlam: A Novel by Leslie Larson “Leslie Larson gives an 82-year-old assisted living resident an unforgettable voice: caustic, profane, searingly honest….Cora Sledge is an unlikely heroine. She’s... 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 »	Publishers Weekly "Galley Talk" reviews Do They Know I'm Running? by David Corbett Both gritty and sensitive, this amazing novel is a page turner and a literate gem. All David Corbett's hard hitting, yet sensitive thrillers deal with important... Read More »
The Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society Miscellanea and Ephemeron reviews Flesh and Grass by Libby Cone "...This is an exciting story, full of human characters and people brought out of history books as living beings. I’m going to be doing more reading about Cornelis... Read More »	Colleen's Reads reviews Flesh and Grass by Libby Cone "...The battery of my Sony Reader ran down while I was reading the ebook, and rather than waiting a few hours for it to recharge, I continued reading on my laptop... Read More »
www reviews Suburbs of my Childhood by Bill Vartnaw This present collection of poems covers the period 1972 to 1995, hence the title Suburbs of My Childhood. His opening poem ‘The Pursuit’ proclaims: ‘I come to/... Read More »	Library Media Connection reviews Our Farm: By the Animals of Farm Sanctuary by Maya Gottfried This collection of free verse poetry captures the distinct voice of various barnyard animals.... What will set this title apart from the many farm animal books and... Read More »
Vegansaurus.com reviews Our Farm: By the Animals of Farm Sanctuary by Maya Gottfried "If I had a kid, I would definitely read him/her this thought-provoking book. It humanizes animals that children normally expect to be on their dinner plate, but... Read More »	Kirkus reviews Our Farm: By the Animals of Farm Sanctuary by Maya Gottfried The third collaboration from this talented pair (Good Dog, 2005, etc.) presents an assortment of farm animals through short, humorous poems and whimsical paintings... Read More »

Gather.com reviews Variations on a Theme with Harmonica by Cheryl L Snell Some short stories tell simple tales to immediate effect. Others draw the reader deeper, leaving a lingering taste on the tongue or haunting music in the air.... Read More »	The Beat reviews 24/7 by Susan DiPlacido "What do you get when Chick Lit intersects Chuck Palahniuk? You get relationship-based fiction with a tough, gritty edge. You get characters who aren't stock... Read More »
Romantic Times Magazine reviews Dead of the Day by Karen Olson Olson's skillful telling of an action-packed story makes this book difficult to put down. Four stars. Read More »	The Agony Column reviews A Gathering of Doorways by Michael John Jasper Having found Michael Jasper first in Interzone, with a story he later expanded into the science fiction novel 'The Wannoshay Cycle', I pretty much expected him to... Read More »
www.SuccessCommonSense.com reviews Be the Star Your Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference by Cynthia Brian Review of Be the Star You Are! 99 gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference by Cynthia Brian REVIEWED by Bud Bilanch, The Common Sense... Read More »	New York Times reviews SUGAR by Bernice L McFadden Life for Sugar Lacey has never been sweet. Born out of wedlock and left in the care of three dotty sisters in a small town in Arkansas, she is raised in a series... Read More »
The New York Times reviews Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Richard Rhodes On a sweltering Paris evening in June 1926, a 25-year-old pianist and composer from Trenton stepped out onto the stage of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, which... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews Drunken Angel by Alan Kaufman "Whether the subject is parental abuse, alcoholism, or the travails of the writing life, Kaufman’s (Jew Boy; Matches) memoir violently grabs your attention,... Read More »
Publishers Weekly reviews Radical Reinvention: An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church by Kaya Oakes Growing up, Oakes (Slanted and Enchanted) felt many a dark night of the soul, though at the time she didn’t know to call it such, and rather than turn to God,... Read More »	Entertainment Weekly reviews Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Most teens think their parents are nuts, but Bee has hard proof: emails, faxes, and FBI documents forming a disturbing portrait of her brilliant mother,... Read More »