by Sarah Hutchins | Jun 13, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Books About Books, History
In 2001, cultural historian Kendall Taylor, Ph.D. published Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A Marriage. Now Taylor returns to the same subject matter in The Gatsby Affair: Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal that Shaped an American Classic. In the...
by Norman West | Jun 6, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, True Crime
Outrage is a sudden thing, but its effects linger and can lead to suspect actions with unintended consequences. Shadow vigilantism is one possible result. America is a country of laws. No one is above the law. But sometimes miscarriages occur and, when they do, in...
by L Ruby Hannigan | May 31, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller
This historical mystery involves famous writers Byron, Shelley, Mary Shelley, and her stepsister Claire Clairmont. The story is told by Clair, the last surviving person in this small group of writers, as she tries her best to keep afloat until her funds run out in her...
by Megan Stevens | May 30, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Diane A.S. Stuckart’s cozy new mystery, Fool’s Moon: A Tarot Cats Mystery, is a tale of murder, tarot card reading, suspense, as well as investigative sleuthing with the help of two black cats and a loveable pit bull. Ruby Sparks is now managing her half-sister’s...
by Brandon Sanford | May 23, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, LGBTQ+
“My name is Rune Saint John. I am, before anything else, a survivor: of a fallen House, of a brutal assault, of violent allies and complacent enemies, of life among a people who turned their backs on me decades ago. Among those who matter I am known and notorious. I...
by Seniye Groff | May 15, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks, NW Setting, Travel
The Pacific Northwest is known as a foodie paradise and Darrin Nordahl keeps that reputation alive with his book, Eating the Pacific Northwest. Nordahl begins his belief with a brief history of the area and how food indigenous to the area developed a food culture...
