by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
by Chris Knopf The Permanent Press, $28.00, 304 pages Caught in the middle of a storm, Sam Acquillo and his girlfriend Amanda, seek harbor in a nearly-deserted island in the Long Island Sound. Stuck waiting for parts with inhospitable locals, they pass their time...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Young Adult
by Brian Froud, and John Matthews Abrams, $24.95, 80 pages Brian Froud, the critically acclaimed fantasy illustrator, and author John Matthews have collaborated on a dark, and brilliantly executed art book. Faeries are all around us, and they’re only seen when they...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Portland Authors, Science Fiction
by Daniel H. Wilson Doubleday, $25.00, 248 pages Portland author Daniel Wilson, has written a heck of a yarn. Robopocalypse tells the story of a near-future robot uprising, where our smart phones, cars, military drones, and friendly domestic robots, all hanker for our...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
By Jon Armstrong, Night Shade Books, $14.99, 309 pages Tane Cedar is at the top of the heap as a leading man’s tailor when he is visited by his former lover, Vada, who requests his help in creating a coat made from Xi, an illegal drug. Tane reluctantly agrees to help...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry
By David Rivard, Graywolf Press, $15.00, 88 pages I enjoy studying and writing poetry, and I have read and thought about many poems. Still, I don’t have any special skills that would make me an expert in poetry. When I read David Rivard’s latest book, I...
