bookrev: The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Extremely well written, scary subject matter handled like the pro she is Let me get this out of the way up front: Alice Sebold is an extraordinary author. As a fellow writer, I learn...
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bookrev: The Modern World (or Dangerous Offspring) by Steph Swainston
Intricate descriptions, and a fast paced plot that moves the story, fills in some gaps but leaves some large questions After I read and reviewed Ms. Swainston’s first two books (The Year of Our...
essay: Book Expo America, NYC, June 2007
A first time novelist’s first time at the show I went to BEA (and took my wife and son) for many reasons: My first book (Dusk Before the Dawn) was up for a 2006...
bookrev: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
5 stars: That does it, I am officially envious of Scalzi’s talent John Scalzi won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Gee, I wonder why? While not as fantastic as his...
bookrev: Positively Fifth Street by James McManus (just in time for the WSOP)
5 stars: Well written trip through the 2000 WSOP and the Vegas trial of the century. And, yes, I filed it under Philosophy…cause it’s Poker! James McManus (fiction author, sports journalist and sometime poker...
essay: Democracy, Documentaries and Truth Be Tolled by William Molina
With the media trying desperately to draw our attention to a muddled presidential race and the war in Iraq, we Americans sometimes forget that democracy begins at home. Large issues, some in far away...
bookrev: The Pixel Eye by Paul Levinson
Written by a New Yorker, in this day and age eyes and ears are everywhere It’s obvious from reading this book (and a lot of Paul’s books) that he is a New Yorker. He...
bookrev: Bataan Diary by Chris Schaefer
5 stars: Fluidly written, well researched, a story sometimes forgotten that should never be ignored. Bataan Diary is the true story of Major Frank Loyd and his wife Evelyn. Stationed in Bataan in the...
bookrev: Hardcase by Dan Simmons
From the chameleon writer of many genres, a good detective novel Dan Simmons writes Science Fiction (he won the Hugo award for Hyperion in 1989). Dan Simmons writes Horror (Bram Stoker Award, Carrion Comfort)....
bookrev: You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
It ain’t LAMB, but it’s funny Christopher Moore sets the bar high with his writing. Very few books written these days are laugh out loud funny. When I read Mr. Moore’s LAMB, I got...