Cave of the Yellow Volkswagen: Maureen Seaton Julie R. Enszer Poetry June 16, 2009 2 min readOne of the earliest poems that I fell in love with was Maureen Seaton’s poem “White Balloon” from her second...
Tempus Fugit: Mavis Applewater Cheri Crystal Romance June 14, 2009 2 min readThink Happy Days, Grease, James Dean, Rock Hudson/Doris Day, Elvis–all the oldies but goodies, but with a heaping dose of...
Summer 2009 Young Adult Round-Up Teresa Stores Young Adult June 11, 2009 5 min readSince J.D. Salinger’s seminal The Catcher in the Rye, the unreliable narrator has been a staple of the young adult...
‘Backslide’ by Teresa Stores Andrea L.T. Peterson FictionRomance June 11, 2009 2 min readBackslide, predicts Kathering Forrest, “will be a classic in our literature.” And when it is, it will be because of...
The Club of Angels: Luis Fernando Verissimo, translated by Margaret Jull Costa Jameson Currier Fiction June 11, 2009 1 min readThe Club of Angels is a short and witty novel revolving around the Beef Stew Club, a dinner group comprised...
‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding’ by Sarah S. Brannen Teresa Stores Young Adult June 9, 2009 2 min readIn Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, a pair of male guinea pigs get married. The book has been challenged by patrons in...
‘The Reapers’ by John Connolly Drewey Wayne Gunn Mystery June 8, 2009 1 min readThat unusual couple, the Hispanic thief Angel and the African American hitman Louis, have provided moral support and physical backup...
‘Murder In the Rue Ursulines’ by Greg Herren Drewey Wayne Gunn Mystery June 7, 2009 1 min readHollywood glamour comes to New Orleans in the fourth Chanse MacLeod mystery. Mega-stars Freddy Bliss and Jillian Long have bought...
A Pirate’s Heart: Catherine Friend Cheri Crystal Romance June 5, 2009 3 min readCatherine Friend’s freshly-plotted and engaging dual romance knocked my “arrrrghyl socks” off and turned me on to a whole new...
‘Stray Dog Winter’ by David Francis Drewey Wayne Gunn Fiction June 3, 2009 2 min readIn February 1984 Darcy Bright finds himself in a train station. An Australian painter, he is on his way from...
