Published Reviews

Chicago Tribune reviews BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover An impressively talented crime novelist . . . Chercover takes on two vicious and deadly industries: the Chicago Outfit and the Hollywood film business. He... Read More »	Chicago Sun-Times reviews BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD is Sean Chercover's love letter to Chicago, and it is every bit as complex and conflicted as Ray Dudgeon, the private eye who travels its... Read More »
Detroit Free Press reviews BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover Thrilling. **** (4 out of 4 stars) 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 »
Chico Enterprise Record/ Buzz Arts Supplement reviews To Grandmother's House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing by Douglas R Keister Chico writer/photographer's delicious new children's book features old Beijing Time was when Chico's Doug Keister loped around the country photographing... Read More »	New York Times Book Review reviews Boys Keep Being Born by Joan Frank FACED with philandering partners, declining attractiveness and diminishing expectations, the philosophical, wry and mightily observant women in Joan Frank's first-... Read More »
San Francisco Chronicle reviews Miss Kansas City by Joan Frank Joan Frank's novel, "Miss Kansas City" . . . is an assured first novel by an irrepressibly talented Northern California writer, and though it arrives... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews The Great Far Away by Joan Frank Frank's second novel, a compact, bittersweet tale capturing the essence of carefree youth and lost innocence, watches two young couples grow as their once-idyllic... Read More »
Poetix reviews Mahcic: Selected Poems by Tomas Riley It was both ironic and revealing to be reading this book while my TV screen was filled pro-immigrant demonstrations. Riley writes about the lives those... Read More »	Dallas Morning News reviews Mahcic: Selected Poems by Tomas Riley This book of poems, published by Calaca Press in 2005, was recently mailed to me by Riley himself, who is a friend and colleague based in the Bay Area. Mahcic is... Read More »

Resources Hotline - The World Pastoral Care Center, Elgin, IL reviews Creative Acts of Healing: after a baby dies by Judith Van Praag "'What do we do now?' is a question I have heard all too often in working with the bereaved. Bereaved parents can easily become stuck in the horror and terror... Read More »	Amazon.com reviews The Dance of the Pheasodile by Tim Hewtson le Roux This is a mesmerising read. The opening scene (already described by a previous reviewer) is stunningly unique not only in its concept and the beautiful writing,... Read More »
Missio Authonomy reviews Missio by Tim Hewtson le Roux This reads so factually at times that it sounds true-life, which really is what drew me in. I thoroughly enjoyed the tone behind your MC's voice, he is a wee bit... Read More »	BookLoons reviews Nox Dormienda (A Long Night for Sleeping) by Kelli Stanley How do you say wondrous in Latin? I wish I knew so I could pay the proper homage to Kelli Stanley's first in what I hope will be a long series. From the partridge... Read More »
Chicago Tribune reviews Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes by Jennifer McLagan First, the bad news: Global warming is coming. The bees are disappearing. And now your 401(k) is battling the Dow in a financial limbo contest. How low can you go... Read More »	The Times UK reviews Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes by Jennifer McLagan I've been salivating over a fascinating and brave new book by the Australian-Canadian chef Jennifer McLagan. It's called, shamelessly, Fat. In it McLagan puts a... Read More »
Sustainable Times reviews Hungry for Wisconsin: A Tasty Guide for Travelers by Mary Bergin Her descriptions of the atmosphere in all those places are lively and her food writing is mouthwatering, while interesting bits of trivia and historical... Read More »	The Romance Studio reviews Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear The characters were so well developed and the writing so superior that it felt real to me, my reactions were as if I was a part of the story. If that’s not a sign... Read More »
Fallen Angel Reviews reviews Winning the Highlander's Heart by Terry Spear Winning the Highlander's Heart is just that. Two independent Highlanders, both proud and stubborn, reluctant to let another into their hearts. Anice believes she... Read More »	Esquire.com reviews Yes, Yes, Cherries by Mary Otis "Yes, Yes, Cherries offers an intriguing batch of imperfect characters and unstable conditions. Otis has a sharp eye for people’s habits. She knows how to draw... Read More »