by Whitney Smyth | Jul 11, 2017 | Author Spotlight, Columns, Featured, General Fiction, Humor, Interviews
Steven Rowley’s debut book, Lily and the Octopus is a quirky and heartfelt read that on the surface tells the story of a man’s love for his dying dog, but surprisingly delves so much deeper. The book is laugh out loud funny, and is also likely to make you...
by Whitney Smyth | Jun 19, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Humor, Sponsored
Craig Chambers’ satirical law novel, F-ck You, Your Honor is a rambling, somewhat chaotic mess that is a surprisingly enjoyable read. Darwyn VanWye is in a bit of a predicament. His wife, Amalia, recently divorced him, he’s struggling with both of his jobs as a lawyer...
by Stephen Febick | May 5, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Humor, Sponsored
Set deep in the Midwest, This self-published title from PJ Colando is a strange mix of things. It has Americana in its pages about football games, farming, large gatherings, and church. Yet it pushes some strange boundary introducing themes of marijuana and baking....
by Howard Leighton | May 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Humor, Science & Technology, Young Adult
In 1987 Billy, Clark, and Alf discover the photograph publication of “the pride of our nation” (Vanna White) in the primer men’s magazine, Playboy. Thus begins the quest by the 14-year-old best friends to obtain a copy of the magazine. Billy is the...
by Julia Gaskill | Apr 6, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Humor, Sponsored
Love and Other Pranks, written by Tony Vigorito, follows the destined meeting of Merlin and Lila. When their paths cross at a Castro street party on Halloween night, the two become instantly smitten with one another. They begin to learn about each other’s lives...
by Sarah Hutchins | Mar 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Humor
The Slow Waltz of Turtles, by French author Katherine Pancol, dances around l’amour et la mort, love and death. The recently divorced and then widowed Joséphine “Jo” Cortès must relearn how to date, as does her sister Iris, just as Jo’s teenage daughters are beginning...