Published Reviews

Threepercent reviews I'd like by Amanda Michalopoulou A master of metafictional writing reminiscent of the French nouveau roman writers of the ’50s and in particular Marguerite Duras, Greece’s Amanda Michalopoulou... Read More »	The Quarterly Conversation reviews I'd like by Amanda Michalopoulou Wonderfully polymorphous—is it novel, fictional biography, short story collection, or other?—and incredibly promiscuous in its tones and registers—vacillating with... Read More »
Publishers Weekly reviews Happiness Key by Emilie Richards After Tracy Deloche's ex-husband lands in federal prison, she takes control of his Happiness Key development, which consists mostly of a handful of ramshackle... Read More »	Armchair Interviews reviews To Tempt the Wolf by Terry Spear An award-winning author of medieval historical romantic suspense treats us to a magical romance of a werewolf and a human, and how love can conquer all. Tess... Read More »
Library Journal reviews The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim Kim, Eugenia. The Calligrapher’s Daughter. Holt. Aug. 2009. c.400p. ISBN 978-0-8050-8912-7. $26. F Kim’s debut is the first-person chronicle of Najin, a young... Read More »	Seattlest reviews Forgetting English: Stories by Midge Raymond Forgetting English is a wonderfully written, powerful compilation of short stories. After reading it, we're not surprised at all that the collection was the winner... Read More »
Now Magazine reviews The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors by Hal Niedzviecki Hal Niedzviecki’s new book coins the term “peep culture” and harnesses a ton of research – as well as his impressive analytical skills – in a way that’s sure to... Read More »	The Globe and Mail reviews The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors by Hal Niedzviecki I hate Facebook. I've grown to dread the banal, relentless churn of it: the minutiae of people's status updates, the way it turns otherwise decent people into... Read More »
The Seattle Times reviews Forgetting English: Stories by Midge Raymond Raymond's prose often lights up the poetry-circuits of the brain, less because of lyrical language and more due to things that work as both literal and symbolic... Read More »	Vulpes Libris reviews Kill-Grief by Caroline Rance From the very first sentence, this book wraps you round in a coat of darkness, tension, low-life street horror and kick-ass descriptive poetry strong enough to... Read More »

Euro Crime reviews Blood on the Sand by Pauline Rowson This excellent police procedural is the seventh mystery by Pauline Rowson and opens with Inspector Andy Horton enjoying a long overdue two-week holiday on the Isle... Read More »	Red Room reviews Shiva's Arms by Cheryl L Snell The true challenge of Shiva’s Arms is to recognize that it is a very ambitious—indeed, innovative piece of writing. It is an experiment in what I would call a... Read More »
Doubleshot Reviews reviews The Prodigal Hour by Will Entrekin Journeying across time Cassie and, especially, Chance will be challenged as to what is right and what is wrong and the consequences of changing history and... Read More »	RomFan Reviews reviews A Highland Werewolf Wedding by Terry Spear Terry Spear and given us another hit to her Werewolf Series. I don’t think I will ever get bored with her books as each one brings a new a delightful hero... Read More »
Romantic Times Book Reviews reviews American Cool by Susan DiPlacido DiPlacido's characters are risk-takers and rebels. While not all of these stories fit the erotica genre, they are well written, unique and fascinating. Realistic... Read More »	Library Journal reviews Murder on the Run by Gloria White “Both polite and profane, idealistic and hard-boiled, Ventana is a satisfying heroine....Recommended.” Read More »
The Hindu reviews The Three Greens by Rajesh Talwar It is a full moon night. The Green Ghost sends blood curdling cries and romps around with thunder-like din. Monika, who is on a holiday to Nainital to visit her... Read More »	The Girls From Ames New York Times reviews The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow, co-author of The Last Lecture with the late Randy Pausch, is now looking into the world of female friendships. The... Read More »
East Bay Express ("Best of" Issue) reviews Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters by Eve Kushner Impassioned otaku eager to devour their beloved manga in the original Nihongo have a friend in Eve Kushner. Although the Berkeley Japanophile adores every last... Read More »	Facebook reviews Variations on a Theme with Harmonica by Cheryl L Snell While offline for several weeks, I did quite a bit of reading. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Here's some of my impressions: “Bad Blood” is delightful. An... Read More »