Published Reviews

LunaL a journal of poetry and translation reviews The Myth of the Simple Machines by Laurel Snyder "The Myth of the Simple Machines is from that wonderful world where poetry intersects with storytelling. And as Laurel Snyder shows, it’s a world of endless... Read More »	The L Magazine reviews The Myth of the Simple Machines by Laurel Snyder The beauty of a simple machine is its ability to accomplish something extraordinary simply: a pen, say, some paper, and the capacity to leap headfirst into the... Read More »
LIbrary Journal reviews Parenting, Inc. by Pamela Paul Like Judith Warner's Perfect Madness, this sine qua non for new parents is highly recommended. Read More »	Curled Up With a Good Book reviews The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino Curled Up with a Good Book calls Mary Saracino's novel The Singing of Swans "an engrossing tale" and "a fascinating read. Rich in historical detail... Read More »
MatriFocus reviews The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino In the Samhain 2006 issue of MatriFocus: Cross-Quarterly for the Goddess Woman, Dahti Blanchard calls The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino "one of those... Read More »	The Feminist Review reviews The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino Jeanne Winslow at the Feminist Review says of Mary Saracino's novel The Singing of Swans: Saracino's mythology gives a voice to women while also providing social... Read More »
The Beltane Papers reviews The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino Reviewer Denise Bell writes: Throughout the book the author has woven stories of women who each worshiped the Black Madonna, the Dark Mother, or the Divine She.... Read More »	Sage Woman Magazine reviews The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino Reviewer Barbara Ardinger calls the novel "a complex, sometimes disturbing, sometimes enchanting fairy tale about a long line of Sicilian* women who worship... Read More »
Big Bridge Magazine reviews AsEverWas... memoirs of a beat survivor by Hammond Guthrie Very early in the book, it was so very tempting to accuse the author of merely name dropping about his Herculean druggy glory days; touting others' achievements... Read More »	Publishers Weekly and Others reviews Thirty Books: by Rudy Rucker Kick-ass, hugely entertaining, unique, distinctive, stunninly bold, pitch-perfect, intense, relevant, hip, playfully weird, splendidly goofy, of Dickensian genius... Read More »

POST NO ILLS Magazine reviews ]Open Interval[ by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon a voice that is fascinated by the flexibility of language, and the ability to move freely, mutate even, into versions of self Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews A Robe of Feathers and Other Stories by Thersa A Matsuura Thersa Matsuura. Counterpoint (PGW, dist.), $14.95 paper (192p) ISBN 9781582434896 "Inspired by Japanese folklore, Matsuura’s debut story collection is as clever... Read More »
Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Newsweek, Washington Post, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Weekly St reviews Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Bodies, Behavior, and Brains -- the Science Behind Love, Sex, and Attraction by Jena Pincott “Playfully written scientific anecdotes.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review) “It becomes obvious that we are aware of only a small part of what drives our... Read More »	The Girls From Ames NPR: ON POINT reviews The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow You’ve got to have friends, as Bette Midler sang back in the ‘70s. But not many people hold on to their friendships for four decades, and counting.... Read More »
The Girls From Ames wowowow.com reviews The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow I envy women and their friendships. I envy the ease with which so many of them share their lives. I envy the vital ways they support each other emotionally. I... Read More »	LizaWasHere blog reviews "The Baby Bank" by Kathy Briccetti Briccetti’s essay was a favorite for more personal reasons. I owe her and her family a debt of gratitude — they were pioneers in the effort to have same-sex second... Read More »
www.sfsite.com reviews Mantids by Ron Dakron The real star of the book is not the narrator but the writing. Dakron is a poet and his skill with words makes this book shine. He pulls all of your senses in... Read More »	The Fright Site reviews Mantids by Ron Dakron [T]he book is lively and funny, with a spot-on portrayal of the Pacific Northwest punk subculture amid all the insanity--and really: perverted sex, punk rock,... Read More »
Bermudaonion's weblog reviews The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas Since The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas is full of characters and is told in a non-linear fashion from different points of view, I had... Read More »	AMAZON reviews THE 1969 MIRACLE METS: THE IMPROBABLE STORY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST UNDERDOG TEAM by Steven Robert Travers I have read all of Steven Travers' books, about 17 by now, and this is the finest sportswriter - maybe the best writer, period - in the U.S. He is a wordsmith who... Read More »