Published Reviews

China Insight reviews Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants by John Jung The “Chop Suey Craze” that engulfed large American and Canadian cities in the early decades of the 20th century (see http://www.asian-studies.org/eaa/... Read More »	Huffington Post reviews Barbed-Wire Butterflies by Jessica Kristie On first glance, Jessica Kristie's debut novel has a distinct Dickens' like narrative: Kidnapped pre-teen children living out a meager existence as slave labor of... Read More »
PowellsBooks.Blog http://www.powells.com/blog/contributors/my-favorite-poetry-books-of-the-past-year reviews "Between Soul and Stone" by Margo Berdeshevsky "One of my all-time favorite poets...Her latest book, Between Soul and Stone, is incredible. This may sound trite, but I can't help but identify Berdeshevsky's... Read More »	http://ghettosun.com/2012/12/19/soulful-ii-in-review/ reviews "Iron" by Zarina Zabrisky "And then there was the Russian literary sensation Zarina Zabrisky. I could use a thousand fancy adjectives to describe how amazing her performance was but... Read More »
Los Angeles Review of Books reviews How the French Invented Love: Nine Hundred Years of Passion and Romance by Marilyn Yalom DID THE FRENCH INVENT LOVE? Or would it be more true to say that love is endlessly reinvented every moment, in every culture, every epoch? What the French did is... Read More »	The South Carolina Review reviews For One Who Knows How to Own Land by Scott Owens Owens's style is direct, unadorned, and consists of simple sentence, followed by a comma, then one clause and another and another . . . . There is absolutely no... Read More »
The Momus Report reviews All You Bastards Can Go Jump Off a Bridge! by J Marc Schmidt "...heartfelt and occasionally raw in its observational detail." "All You Bastards... shows how far Schmidt is willing to push the boat out to develop his craft -... Read More »	Midwest Book Review reviews Patagonia Chronicle: On Foot in Torres del Paine by Susan Alcorn Patagonia Chronicle: On Foot in Torres del Paine is an engaging travelogue about the 2009 adventure that author Susan Alcorn and her husband had following the... Read More »
Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 34 No. 2 reviews Geographies of Light by Lisa Suhair Majaj The theme of light and geography throughout the volume plots the layers of family and history through three continents and over several generations.... Read More »	Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 34 No. 2 reviews Geographies of Light by Lisa Suhair Majaj The theme of light and geography throughout the volume plots the layers of family and history through three continents and over several generations. The... Read More »

Publishers Weekly reviews The Language of Trees by Ilie Ruby Painter and short story writer Ruby debuts with a haunting, lyrical novel of love, loss, and second chances set in upstate New York and greatly informed by the... Read More »	Los Angeles Times reviews Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas "What’s charming beyond the humor of this memoir is that it remains affectionate even in the weakest, most tenuous moments for the culture. It’s the... Read More »
The Asian Review of Books reviews Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters by Eve Kushner Eve Kushner, a self-described kanji fanatic, presents excellent learning strategies in her guide.... It helps to be as crazy about kanji as she is; even one of her... Read More »	Liverpool, UK reviews The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God by Dr. Steve McSwain " A book that challenges the reader to open up their view and experience of God far wider than most churches dare to endorse! Steve combines a spiritual biography... Read More »
Booklist reviews Diary of a Witness by Catherine Ryan Hyde Ernie knows the rules of survival in his high school: never look the bullies in the eye, and don’t look behind you. Ernie, who tips the scales at 242 pounds, and... Read More »	Renaissance Magazine reviews The Mandrake Broom by Jess Wells In The Mandrake Broom, her third novel, author Jess Wells depicts the life of an extraordinary woman who tried to keep medical knowledge alive during a time... Read More »
El Pais reviews 第九个寡妇 The Ninth Widow by Geling Yan ...Geling Yan es una especialista en nadar entre dos corrientes y maniobrar entre dos aguas...…Una novela en que están siempre presentes las dos aguas antes... Read More »	Historic Windsor Library VT. and www.restoremedia.com reviews Applying Mathematics To Construction by Kenneth Williams He explains calculations effectively and includes detailed glossaries throughout the book. It is a practical manual for carpenters and other trade professionals to... Read More »
Historical Novels Review reviews Stones for my Father by Trilby Kent "This slim volume is a beautiful evocation of South Africa – of a time, a culture, a geography – and it is also a human story that offers no clear-cut heroes and... Read More »	The Washington Blade, Chicago Outlines, Girlfriends Magazine, Recommended Reading/True Review reviews AfterShocks by Jess Wells "AfterShocks is an achievement. There are lines that are so filled with beauty and truth that they are sheer pleasure to read. Jess Wells is obviously... Read More »