Best Books of 2017
Our talented literary critics share their top choices of the year.
Tabitha's Top Picks:
The Next, Stephanie Gangi's debut novel, combines a page-turning thriller with the deep, complicated relationships typic... Read More...
Mrs. Claus – Not the Fairy Tale They Say
A few times a year I'm asked to review a short story collection and I am always pleased to do it, especially when the publisher is World Weaver Press! With their focus on speculative fiction, this quality small... Read More...
Author Interview with Alicia DiFabio, author of Women Who Tri: A Reluctant Athlete’s Journey to the Heart of America’s Newest Obsession
Ever wonder when the marathon and triathlon craze started? You know what I’m talking about – that time before your Facebook posts were inundated with scores of women from all walks of life crossing the finishing line. You know the type:
I was one donut away... Read More...
The Readymade Thief by Augustus Rose – Gorgeous and Thought Provoking
Augustus Rose paints the portrait of the unique heroine Lee Cuddy with the skill of a gifted artist. His talent is a fitting match to the core theme of The Readymade Thief, which revolves around the imagined fi... Read More...
Cruel Beautiful World – An Interview with Caroline Leavitt
Caroline Leavitt's eleventh novel, Cruel Beautiful World, is both a gripping page-turner and a deeply moving character study. Sisters Charlotte and Lucy lose their parents as young children and come to live wit... Read More...
Jonathan Maberry Strikes Again! YA Novel MARS ONE is a Galactic Home Run!
Jonathan Maberry concocts his young adult novel about humankind's first venture to Mars from a blend of fiction and reality, a fusing that is the quintessential trademark of a Maberry creation. The novel brilliantly interlaces a present scientific dream with a... Read More...
Find a Horse of Every Color in Rhonda Parrish’s Equus
I forget how much I enjoy short stories. Often an anthology isn't the first thing I pick up at the bookstore, but the experience of reading a well-curated collection is always satisfying. In the latest installm... Read More...
Author Interview with Harriet Levin Millan, author of How Fast Can You Run?
In her debut novel, How Fast Can You Run, poet Harriet Levin Millan (The Christmas Show, Girl in Cap and Gown) gives an insightful and carefully crafted account of just one of the many consequences of the secon... Read More...
Does A Red Drink Taste Sweeter? A Review of Gastrophysics
Ever wonder why so many people order tomato juice on airplanes, or if free-range chicken actually tastes better than factory farmed chicken? In Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating, Charles Spence provides the answers to these types of questions, informing... Read More...
Is Advertising Coming to an End? A Review
Advertising is not something most people think much about, even though it’s a 600-billion-dollar industry aimed at influencing our behavior. When we do think about it, it’s usually in annoyance. Andrew Essex ar... Read More...