Published Reviews

Billings Gazette reviews WEST OF 98: LIVING AND WRITING THE NEW AMERICAN WEST by Russell Rowland What is the West? Where does it begin and end? How does one even get there? According to the “West of 98” editors and contributors, the answer to all three... Read More »	Reviews by Amos Lassen reviews NIGHT CHANT BY ANDREW DEMCAK, LETHE PRESS, 2011 by Andrew Demcak Demcak, Andrew. “Night Chant”, Lethe Press, 2011. Dark as Night Amos Lassen “Night Chant” is the perfect title for this collection of short dark poems. There is... Read More »
ARKETIPO 187 reviews "Line of Sight" (in the anthology AFTERNOON PLEASURES). by 'Nathan Burgoine Cam has a special gift, which helps him save Johnny’s life, even before they exchange names. Johnny’s boyfriend, Bill, shares an apartment with a friend, Tate.... Read More »	Email/Blog reviews Wallace in Underland by Charles A. Ray Wallace in Underland is a book that appeals to all age groups. The user friendly language makes the book unique. Dialogue and illustrations add value to this work... Read More »
Great Minds Think Aloud - Book Club reviews Dark Knowledge by Keith Pyeatt In a mental institution in Roanoke, a young boy has been left there since the age of 18. Was he left there in hiding or was it in an effort to hide others from... Read More »	The Chicago Tribune reviews TAKING CARE OF CLEO by Bill Broder Broder's "Taking Care of Cleo" is a cleverly disarming mix of psychological realism, romance and comedy. The author of the story collection "The Sacred Hoop" and,... Read More »
Kirkus Review reviews A Prayer for the Departed by Bill Broder Broder’s careful, eloquent meditations upon family life transform this account from a mere history or memoir to a celebration of, and tribute to, family life. “... Read More »	www.smashwords.com/profile/view/robloughranbooks reviews Tantric Zoo: A Bud Warhol Mystery by Rob Loughran Tantric Zoo begins in 1987 at Tantricity Hill with four very different couples in different stages of their lives. Altair and his wife Apple run Tantricity Hill... Read More »
Coal Hill Review reviews Diwata by Barbara Jane Reyes A Diwata, in Philippine culture, is a guardian spirit of nature similar to a nymph or elf who resides in large trees and is capable of delivering both fortune and... Read More »	The Washington Post reviews Osa & Martin: For the Love of Adventure by Kelly Enright 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... Read More »

Midwest Book Review reviews Gene Simmons Dominatrix by Sean H Taylor Gene Simmons is more than just a tongue and a pretty face for the legendary rock group Kiss. He's also a gifted creator of a fiction/fantasy genre as evidenced by... Read More »	Vanity Fair (Spanish edition) reviews The Warsaw Anagrams by Richard Zimler Estamos ente una de las sorpresas del verano. “Los anagramas de Varsovia” es, al mismo tiempo, una novela policiaca y una novela histórica. Y en ambos aspectos... Read More »
The Midwest Book Review reviews Chaucer's Host: Up-so-doun by dolores cullen Like many enduring works of art, The Canterbury Tales has been subjected to new interpretations over the years. Important and respected scholars have dissected and... Read More »	Santa Cruz Weekly reviews New and Selected Poems, 1957-2011 by Robert Sward <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-... Read More »
Publishers Weekly reviews A Gathering of Doorways by Michael John Jasper Slick salesman Gil and weary, neurotic Melissa purchased their tiny farm for a song, but the bargain came with a hidden price. Their formerly strong marriage, now... Read More »	Orion Magazine reviews Beautiful Country by Robert Wrigley "THE OTHER WEEKEND, on a plane from Denver to Minneapolis, my sixteen-month-old son sleeping fitfully on my lap, I reread Robert Wrigley’s Beautiful Country and... Read More »
Deccan Herald reviews A Journey Interrupted: Being Indian in Pakistan by Farzana Versey The book tries to give as complete a slice of Pakistani society as possible, without any obfuscation no matter how disconcerting the narrative and introduces an... Read More »	Foreign Service Journal reviews Nights in the Pink Motel: An American Strategist's Pursuit of Peace in Iraq by Robert Earle Nights in the Pink Motel: An American Strategist’s Pursuit of Peace in Iraq Robert Earle, Naval Institute Press, 2008, $34.95, hardcover, 288 pages. This firsthand... Read More »
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER reviews WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TROJAN: SOUTHERN CAL'S GREATEST PLAYERS TALK/TROJANS FOOTBALL By STEVEN TRAVERS, Foreword by PETE CARROLL by Steven Robert Travers For "What It Means to be a Trojan," author Steven Travers interviewed dozens of former USC football players – from unknown kickers to Heisman-winning quarterbacks... Read More »	Entertainment Weekly reviews The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian "Drawing for the first time on his own heritage, Bohjalian (Midwives) — the grandson of Armenian survivors — pours passion, pride, and sadness into his tale of... Read More »