Published Reviews

Complex Mom reviews My Life Map: A Journal to Help You Shape Your Future by Kate Marshall To say that reading this book may have caused some sleepless nights and a little hyperventilation on my part is an understatement. Telling someone who is notorious... Read More »	BlogHer.com reviews My Life Map: A Journal to Help You Shape Your Future by Kate Marshall When we embark on a trip, we're far more likely to make it to our destination easily if we know our starting point and plan a route to our destination. We plot our... Read More »
Publishers Weekly reviews The Sacred Impostor by J R Lankford Lankford’s third thriller in her Jesus Thief series... is a heady blend of diverse cultures, religions, and human passions ... the story is engaging, and the... Read More »	The Guardian reviews Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright Some dairy-devoted Americans smuggle hunks of unpasteurised cheese back into their country after holidays in hedonistic ol' Europe. This American engaged in a... Read More »
Out in Print Book Review reviews "Filth" (in the anthology NIGHT SHADOWS: QUEER HORROR). by 'Nathan Burgoine You can’t do better than Jewelle Gomez with one of her classic Gilda vampire stories, “Saint Louis 1990,” or ‘Nathan Burgoine’s deliciously disturbed “Filth,” or... Read More »	Kirkus Reviews reviews The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver Kirkus ReviewKirkus Review. (Dec. 15, 2012): Starred Review Graver, Elizabeth THE END OF THE POINT Harper/HarperCollins (Adult Fiction) $25.99 3, 5 ISBN... Read More »
Booklist reviews The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver Booklist Graver, Elizabeth (Author) Mar 2013. 352 p. Harper, hardcover, $24.99. (9780062184849). For generations, the wealthy Porter family has sought... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver “Graver’s gifts—her control of time, her ability to evoke place and define character—are immense.” Publishers Weekly Read More »
Expat Info Desk reviews TALES FROM THE EXPAT HAREM: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey (edited with Jennifer Eaton Gokmen) by Anastasia M Ashman "a perfect read, engaging and well-thought out": ExpatInfoDesk.com's book review of my anthology Tales from the Expat Harem "If you’re considering... Read More »	Indy Week reviews Donald by Eric B. Martin Nice review of Little Green Pig's production of Donald as a play: "At the center of the minimal but striking set (which was designed by the protean O'Berski), Alex... Read More »

The Washington Post, (Book World Sunday Section) reviews After by Jane Hirshfield The Washington Post's Book World, August 6, 2006/washingtonpost.com "Enough is not enough when it comes to poetry." So said one of the most accomplished... Read More »	Luxury Reading reviews Standing At The Crossroads by Charles Davis luxury reading.com October 28, 2011 Review: Standing at the Crossroads by Charles Davis Reviewed by Claudia Robinson “It was... Read More »
Oranges & Sardines reviews Zero Summer by Andrew Demcak Andrew Demcak continues to blossom as an important poet with his newest collection of pieces of imagination married to craftsmanship. ZERO SUMMER is apparently... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance by Victoria Zackheim For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies,Growing Older, and Acceptance Edited by Victoria Zackheim. Seal, $15.95 paper (256p) ISBN978-1-58005-204-7 Nora... Read More »
Small Press Review reviews Word Dancing by Jeanne Powell As soon as you open WORD DANCING, Jeanne Powell's craftswomanship and power draw you in and keep you reading until the final syllable. Each word feels carefully... Read More »	International Herald Tribune reviews TALES FROM THE EXPAT HAREM: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey (edited with Jennifer Eaton Gokmen) by Anastasia M Ashman "Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey" This compilation of real-life stories, edited by Istanbul residents Anastasia Ashman and... Read More »
BookPage reviews BLUE NUDE by Elizabeth Rosner September’s best paperback releases for reading groups include new books from Lorrie Moore, Elizabeth Rosner and Hilary Mantel. Read More »	Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books reviews Ask the Passengers by A.S. King ★ “For kids still struggling with their own truths, it can be hard to believe how much light there is once you come out of the cave. This is a book that knows and... Read More »
Publishers Weekly reviews Scarecrow Gods by Weston Ochse "God speaks through odd prophets in this schizophrenic tale, which won Ochse a 2005 first novel Stoker Award. Hideously disfigured Maxom Phinxs, known as the “... Read More »	Amazon.com reviews Sister of My Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni made an indelible impression on the literary world with her first novel, The Mistress of Spices, a magical tale of love and herbs.... Read More »