Published Reviews

The New York Times reviews The Phantom Father by Barry Gifford In The Phantom Father, Mr. Gifford has chosen to go after literary rather than historical effect and, to a degree, to re-mystify his dad. The result, alongside the... Read More »	The New York Times reviews Desirable Daughters: A Novel by Bharati Mukherjee Redolent with myth and symbol, Desirable Daughters is a signature work that shows why Mukherjee is the literary mother of the young Indian writers now flourishing... Read More »
San Francisco Chronicle reviews Jesus Freaks: A True Story of Murder and Madness on the Evangelical Edge by Don Lattin Jesus Freaks is an impressive feat of investigative history, bringing to light the warped worldview and abusive sexual and disciplinary practices of a deluded... Read More »	San Francisco Chronicle reviews Night of Many Dreams by Gail Tsukiyama Tsukiyama tells a quietly powerful and understated story of women finding their way in the world, and the strength they derive from family ties. Read More »
The New York Times reviews The Satanic Verses: A Novel by Salman Rushdie Talent? Not in question. Big talent. Ambition? Boundless ambition. Salman Rushdie is a storyteller of prodigious powers, able to conjure up whole geographies,... Read More »	The New York Times reviews The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer This is an absolutely astonishing book. Read More »

ReadersFavorite.com reviews Pepe by Robby Charters Pepe and Po live on the streets after a fire destroys their apartment building. They find shelter in an abandoned building along with other street kids. Jose is a... Read More »	The Girls From Ames Orlando Sentinel reviews The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow Sentinel staffer Jean Patteson weighs in today, with a look at Jeffrey Zaslow's The Girls From Ames, out today. If you’re a woman reading The Girls from Ames, you... Read More »
The Girls From Ames Penguin.com reviews The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow Meet the Ames Girls: eleven childhood friends who formed a special bond growing up in Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eight different states, yet managed... Read More »	'Viewpoint', Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 2009 reviews Dasha's Journal: A Cat Reflects on Life, Catness and Autism by T.O. Daria Authored by T.O. Daria, the mother of a son with autism and daughter with Asperger’s syndrome, “Dasha’s Journal: A Cat Reflects on Life, Catness and Autism”... Read More »
Lighthouse Literary Reviews reviews Winning the Highlander's Heart by Terry Spear Winning the Highlander's Heart is a most delightful story. Anice and Malcolm are sweet likeable characters that are very easy to fall in love with. I loved the... Read More »	FreshFiction.com reviews The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido In 1206 Eastern China, Cí Song lives a humble and dreary existence with his family working his brother's farm. It is quite different from life in the bustling... Read More »