Published Reviews

Booklist (Starred Review) reviews The Prince of Ireland and the Three Magic Stallions by Bryce Milligan Gr. 1 - 3. Milligan, who also wrote Brigid’s Cloak (2002), here retells with grace and gusto an Irish folktale he heard as a child. When the king of Ireland’s... Read More »	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 »

Boston Review reviews Talking in the Dark by Laura Glen Louis Some years ago, Laura Glen Louis attended a talk by Grace Paley at which a member of the audience eagerly asked, "Ms. Paley, when are you going to write a novel... Read More »	AOL's Gadling Travel reviews The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India by Shelley Seale Author Shelley Seale’s discovery of this human tragedy led her life in a whole new direction, and it is this that gives the book its impetus. Besides her personal... Read More »
YouTube reviews How to Get Divorced by 30: My Misguided Attempt at a Starter Marriage by Sascha Rothchild Dating in Miami can be a bit tough. Miami Beach native and author of How to Get Divorced by 30, Sascha Rothchild, gives us some friendly advice on how to take on... Read More »	Kim Hess Divorce Guru Turning Challenges into Triumphs reviews How to Get Divorced by 30: My Misguided Attempt at a Starter Marriage by Sascha Rothchild Many people have told me I seem really cheery for a divorced person. Why wouldn’t I? Divorce has treated me well. It was being unhappily married that made me... Read More »
Amazon reviews Tales From Gundarland by Hank Quense This collection of stories is fun from beginning to end. Hank Quesne has a Pratchett-like gift for extracting humour from science fiction and fantasy settings and... Read More »	reviewsbyamoslassen.com reviews Harpies' Feast by Linda Morganstein ...Morganstein gives us characters that are well defined and real. When I say real I mean that we can see ourselves in the characters here especially since all of... Read More »
Librarything reviews Mini-Collection by Hank Quense I really enjoyed Mini Collection. Saving the Shore was a funny version of Lord of the Rings with strange, but interesting, characters, and creative magic. I liked... Read More »	KUT Radio - Austin, Texas reviews Woodsburner by John Pipkin i get lots of books submitted for review, most get passed on. this one stood out. based on a little known event in the life of henry david thoreau. thoreau... Read More »
Huntress Reviews reviews The Vampire...In My Dreams by Terry Spear Ironically, it is when Marissa is hunting vampires that she meets her soul mate, who happens to be almost a vampire. Dominic has one shot at escaping a dark... Read More »	Third Coast reviews Mosquito by Alex Lemon "His speakers are unrelenting in their quest to remain focused on life’s true and pure moments despite, or rather because of, their fear. Alex Lemon’s poems... Read More »