Published Reviews
HorrorWorld.org reviews
HAUNTED HEARTS AND SAPPHIC SHADES: LESBIAN GHOST STORIES
Edited by Catherine Lundoff
Review by Alicia "Kestrell" Verlager
Women's writing is filled with stories of...
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O: The Oprah Magazine reviews
"Frank and urgent . . . . Trachtenberg . . . . rais[es] complex questions about justice, malice, compassion, blame, self-pity, personal responsibility, faith, and...
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Historical Novel Review Online (August - November quarter 2008) reviews
by Rosy Cole
Mary Cole, a butcher’s daughter from Gloucester, is ignorant of the ways of the world. In a time when men of the aristocracy had “official” mistresses, the...
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Metapsychology Online Reviews (Australia) reviews
"Months and Seasons" revisits some Carver territory with stories about (mostly) blue collar workers, often hard pressed by circumstance, hoping that their luck's...
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Minds Alive on the Shelves reviews
I've been reading a lot of short story collections lately - not my usual fare. Short stories are a good way to get a sense of a writer, seeing how he or she...
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The Globe and Mail, Toronto reviews
by Jim Malusa
Low rider and long tripper
by Kisha Ferguson
August 9, 2008
INTO THICK AIR
Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents
By Jim Malusa
Sierra Club, 321 pages, $18.50...
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Green Globetrotter reviews
by Jim Malusa
Some thrill-seekers yearn to walk upon the peaks of Earth’s highest points. Jim Malusa, however, is not like most thrill-seekers. Equipped with a bicycle, sleeping...
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Pulse reviews
by T.O. Daria
I think the concept of using a cat’s attitude to life as an analogy of the differences between ‘normal’ people and people with autism has great potential.
As a...
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Tampa Tribune reviews
by Doug Dorst
"In his first novel, Doug Dorst provides an excellent example of how a new group of writers with literary aspirations are adept at mixing high and low culture...
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Canadian Children's Book News reviews
With its eye-catching cover design and intriguing title, Kathy Stinson’s new collection of short stories exudes promise… and it delivers! Within its pages, readers...
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The Independent reviews
Markson is particularly effective with children's dialogue, interruptions, humor and all. She captures Dove's defensive sarcasm, Robin's cautious sense of...
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Red Room reviews
Margaret Mascarenha's novel The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos is a fascinating tale about two girls and thirty years of recent Venezuelan history. In the...
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Rattle: Poetry for the 21st Century reviews
by Ned Balbo
Something Must Happen is notable for Balbo’s specificity of language, well-paced lines, grace, and patience for erecting tiny statues in honor of personal and...
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Buzz Words Books - Australia reviews
Peter is a whiner and he is driving his mother around the bend with his bad manners. One night, he finds himself transported into the woods with the Whimper-...
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The Washington Post reviews
Osa Johnson gave a piquant title to her memoir of collaborating with her husband, Martin, on the films they made in Africa and other wild parts of the globe: “I...
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Quill & Quire reviews
"Lauren Davis’s debut novel, The Stubborn Season, is as close as you'd want to get to the Depression without being there ... meticulous research informs...
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Christian Science Monitor print edition reviews
The Christian Science Monitor picks Lost Kingdom as an Editor’s Choice, calling it “a fascinating and authoritative tale of intrigue and imperialism…”
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La Libre, Belgium reviews
"With sensitivity, Michelle Richmond examines the fragility of our own stories and the role of memory."
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Moms on the Move reviews
This beautiful book makes a great gift for a new parent, or as a birthday gift. It's a great way to celebrate the birth month of your child. Each page features a...
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