by Whitney Smyth | Aug 16, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sponsored
Mavin Cedarstom heads in to work one morning at the Svalbard Seed Vault. He’s early and is the first one there. After checking his mail, Kep, the AI that runs the facility, initiates an emergency lockdown that traps Mavin inside. Time passes, and eventually a group of...
by Whitney Smyth | Jul 13, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Health, Fitness & Dieting, Self-Help, Sponsored
Rajani Katta M.D.’s Glow: The Dermatologist’s Guide to a Whole Foods Younger Skin Diet is a self-help book that focuses on the effects that cause issues with our skin. While some aging effects cannot be completely halted, there are many ways to lessen the impact and...
by Whitney Smyth | Jul 10, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Interviews, Sponsored
Q. Hail Judeas Caesar is your first fictional novel. Was this a project that came together quickly or one that was years in the making? A. It took several years. After the idea first came to me, it took years before I even thought of writing a book. Then I spent a few...
by Whitney Smyth | Jul 3, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History, Sponsored
What Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic in American Expressive Culture is an ambitious and remarkably accessible work. Luana admits early on that, “Philosophically this was not an easy task; I repeatedly questioned the validity of using narrative (my...
by Whitney Smyth | Jun 26, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Sponsored
Early into her senior year, Ellie O’Neal’s wonderful core family life is shattered when an accident claimed the lives of her only sibling and her father. Her existence becomes saturated with emotional pain and she is unable to let many people in. Her college years are...