Reviews

I’m not a memoir fan. I’m generally of the opinion that when I read, I want to be entertained. I want to get lost in a fictional world with a story so satisfying that the hours fly by. There’s truth in fiction ... Read More...

Best of 2019 – Our Favorite Reads!

Tabitha Lord

Best of 2019, Reviews

Our talented literary critics share their top choices of the year. Tabitha's Picks: The Calculating Stars, the first book in the Lady Astronaut series by Mary Robinette Kowal, won a well-deserved Hugo award l... Read More...

Mary Robinette Kowal’s Lady Astronaut Books – A Winning Series!

Tabitha Lord

Reviews

Mary Robinette Kowal’s Lady Astronaut series ticks off every box for me – a strong female protagonist, the space program, alternate history, and just enough of humanity’s shadow side to create nail biting, believable conflict. When a meteorite hits off the ... Read More...

Unholy Faith – A Review of DEATH IN THE COVENANT by D.A. Bartley

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

There is hardly anything more fun than learning something interesting in the guise of an entertaining read. In her book Death in the Covenant, D.A. Barkley provides a realistic view of the dominating force beli... Read More...

Angie Kim’s successful debut novel Miracle Creek is an emotional look at parenting and coming-of-age wrapped up in a whodunit

Maria Riegger

Book Club Questions, Literary Lagniappe, Reviews

Angie Kim’s debut novel Miracle Creek stays with the reader long after you’ve finished. At times touching and uplifting, and at times sad, Miracle Creek is always emotionally moving. Miracle Creek has be... Read More...

Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun Showcases Intrepid Female Adventurer in 1920s Kenya

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife, hit a home run with Circling the Sun (2015), her historical fiction take on intrepid aviator Beryl Markham's life. After reading the book, I can't believe I'd never heard of Beryl before diving into this engrossing stor... Read More...

What to Read if You’re Mourning the end of JANE THE VIRGIN – by Spark Press

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, Reviews

Please note this post first appeared on August 29, 2019 on SparkPress. If you’ve been following Jane from the very beginning, seeing this show come to a close might be very bittersweet. This American telenov... Read More...

Carl Vonderau’s Murderabilia: An edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the psychology of serial killers

Maria Riegger

Reviews

Carl Vonderau’s serial killer thriller, Murderabilia, stays with you long after you’ve read it. It’s not only about hunting a serial murderer on the loose, which is certainly a large part of the plot. In additi... Read More...

Garcia’s PROFOUND AND PERFECT THINGS, A Timelessly Modern Intersectionality Novel

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

In her debut intersectionality novel Profound and Perfect Things, Dr. Maribel Garcia hits directly at the heart of deep human questions. Do family ties support us or bind us? At our core, do we all simply want to love and be loved? Are there any perfect choice... Read More...

A Mother’s Day Chat with Janet Benton, Author of Lilli de Jong

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

As difficult as mothering is today, we take for granted how far along we have come. Can you imagine being a single mother in 1883 Philadelphia society? Written as a series of journal entries, in which the title... Read More...