Published Reviews

Small Spiral Notebook reviews The Understory by Pamela Erens Jack Gorse, the bookish, obsessive protagonist of Pamela Erens’ debut novel, is part of a long line of literary wanderers. Like Binx Bolling, from Walker Percy’s... Read More »	Publishers Weekly reviews The Understory by Pamela Erens A 40-year-old New Yorker bound to his solitude and his habits finds he has lost the ability to connect with others in former Glamour editor Erens's hauntingly... Read More »
Chicago Tribune reviews The Understory by Pamela Erens The "understory," narrator Jack Gorse explains early on, as he wanders the hidden Ramble in New York's Central Park, is made up of "the shrubs and... Read More »	Library Journal, starred review reviews The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond Richmond (Dream of the Blue Room) has written a mesmerizing novel of loss and grief, hope and redemption, and the endurance of love. Read More »
People reviews The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond A gripping tale... Read More »	Seattle Times reviews Haiku Mama (because seventeen syllables is all you have time to read) by Kari Anne Roy "...the brief odes to puddles, toys, baby pools, sippy cups and playdates are charming, pointed and funny, a perfect un-sentimental Mother's Day gift for new... Read More »
Bay Area BusinessWoman News reviews Help Me Live: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know by Lori Hope I read Hope's book, Help Me Live, as though I had a loving sister on my shoulder, murmuring in my ear that what I have to offer is enough: Just slow down, listen... Read More »	San Francisco Chronicle reviews The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry by Alan Kaufman For Alan Kaufman, the late San Francisco vagabond wordsmith Jack Micheline represented the true spirit of poetry. ``He would beg destiny for a break,'' recalls... Read More »
Kirkus Reviews reviews Baba: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders by Belle Yang The tension between ancient rituals and modern reality elevates these tales from the merely beautiful into an astonishing personal vision, and a unique portrait ... Read More »	Library Journal reviews The Odyssey of a Manchurian by Belle Yang Yang recounts the trek her father made down the length of China to escape civil war and hunger as Mao Zedong Communist battled Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist for... Read More »

Romance Reviews Today reviews The Dowry Bride by Shobhan Bantwal THE DOWRY BRIDE is Shobhan Bantwal's first novel, and it's an incredible beginning. Writing of her native land, Ms. Bantwal has given western readers a peek into a... Read More »	Library Journal reviews The Successful Retirement Guide by R. Kevin Price The Library Journal gave The Successful Retirement Guide a "starred" review, commenting: "The beauty of retiree Price's book is its simplicity—one can pick a... Read More »
Kirkus reviews This Lovely Life by Vicki Forman Forman explores the many issues of premature birth without presuming to offer solutions or comfort, drawing directly from the raw outrage, torment and profound... Read More »	Thoughts in Progress reviews The Accidental Highland Hero by Terry Spear The beautiful scenery and flowing dialect will draw you in. The story will hold you captive as author Terry Spear takes you on a fantastic journey back in time for... Read More »
Time Out Delhi reviews The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas The Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi identified a fundamental confusion when he related a dream in which he was a butterfly. On awakening, he wondered if he was... Read More »	Martha's Bookshelf reviews Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear 4.5!! I really liked the alpha characters of Cassie and Leidolf. The author does a good job building the tension as they dance around their attraction for each... Read More »
myshelf.com reviews The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation by Andrew B. Lewis For many of us the Civil Rights movement is epitomized by Martin Luther King, Jr. It is unfortunate that we seldom recall the contributions and sacrifices made by... Read More »	Goodreads.com reviews The Story of Saint Catrick by Robby Charters As one reads this book there are many different things that can come to one’s mind. When I first started reading the first thing I seen in the story line was a... Read More »
www.smilepolitely.com reviews The House of the Sphinx by Sarah U. Wisseman "Wisseman’s books are of interest for a number of reasons: she lives and works right here in Champaign-Urbana, the novels are fast-paced and carefully constructed... Read More »	New York Times Book Review reviews The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli “Splendid first novel…Helen’s restlessness and grappling, her realization that “a woman sees war differently,” provide a new and fascinating perspective on Vietnam... Read More »