by Whitney Smyth | Sep 6, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Science Fiction, Sponsored
Akio Tsukino just wanted a chance to be the lead photographer on a front-page article, or really, the excuse to spend some time with the cool and aloof Masami Sato. The two of them head off to Kofu, one hundred and twenty miles west of Tokyo, to investigate a string...
by Whitney Smyth | May 10, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sponsored
At the beginning of Geminga, Rodger finds himself in a bit of a predicament. He is hosting a pair of unlikely guests – a talking raven and a green snake named Jimmy – who he has just found out murdered his beloved cat. From this tense standoff emerges an unlikely...
by Sarah Hutchins | Mar 16, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Dance
The Ecstasy of Being: Mythology and Dance is the latest collection of published and unpublished works by the renowned American scholar who developed the hero’s journey theory, connecting similar symbols and stages of popular myths from around the world. Editor Nancy...
by Whitney Smyth | Dec 16, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History
For a long time the Krampus was an unknown to most Americans who typically popularize the Christmas holiday with the safe and familiar jolly, fat, white-bearded man dressed in red who sneaks down chimneys in the middle of the night bearing gifts for good girls and...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Mar 21, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Fantasy
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Scholastic Press Formats: Hardcover, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] From the very first scene, Fortune Falls establishes just what a terrifying place its...
