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The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process by Francesca Lia Block

The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process by Francesca Lia Block

by Sarah Hutchins | Sep 21, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Self-Help

Part autobiography and part writing manual, Francesca Lia Block’s The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process – aptly named after a Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait – discusses growing up in 1980s LA, where she famously sets her...
See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism, and Commentary by Lorrie Moore

See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism, and Commentary by Lorrie Moore

by Sarah Hutchins | Jul 31, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference

Within the opening sentence, Lorrie Moore explains that the title of this book – See What Can Be Done – is not a boast but an instruction she received with almost every note from the editor of The New York Review of Books. “It was a magical request, and it...
Stop the Press: How the Mormon Church Tried to Silence the Salt Lake Tribune by James W. Ure

Stop the Press: How the Mormon Church Tried to Silence the Salt Lake Tribune by James W. Ure

by Howard Leighton | May 9, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Religion

While this is a book reporting and exposing the effort on the part of the Mormon Church to “destroy” The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah’s largest newspaper, it is more. Being “more” is especially true for those individuals who know nothing or have read little about the...
Writing Abroad: A Guide for Travelers by Peter Chilson and Joanne B. Mulcahy

Writing Abroad: A Guide for Travelers by Peter Chilson and Joanne B. Mulcahy

by Don Messerschmidt | Apr 16, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference, Social Science, Travel

Are you a traveler, writer, or arm-chair explorer interested in other cultures and peoples beyond the bounds of your neighborhood, town, or country? This book will whet your appetite and give you new vistas and modes of expression. It is designed to open our eyes and...
How to Teach English Spelling: Including the Spelling Rules and 151 Spelling Lists by John J. Fulford

How to Teach English Spelling: Including the Spelling Rules and 151 Spelling Lists by John J. Fulford

by Seniye Groff | Mar 1, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Education, Parenting & Families, Reference

Fulford does not mince words – English words are difficult to spell. He contends that spelling is tied to reading and if a child does not spell well their reading proficiency is impacted. Fulford also dismisses how spelling is currently taught to children and...
The Black Cat Guide to Grammar Through Light Verse by Barrie Gauthier

The Black Cat Guide to Grammar Through Light Verse by Barrie Gauthier

by Mary-Lynne Monroe | Nov 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Humor, Poetry, Reference, Sponsored

From the beginning, Barrie Gauthier sets forward that his new book, The Black Cat Guide to Grammar Through Light Verse, is intended to provide entertainment as well as education. Many of his verses in its pages do bring out a smile. From the first poem, a...
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