by michaeld | Feb 26, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
A Clever and Witty Exploration of Sweden’s golden age By Karen Engelmann ECCO, $26.99, 416 pages The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann is a delightful historical romp through eighteenth-century Sweden. In 1791, Stockholm was on the verge of great...
by michaeld | Feb 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
The American West Exposed By Claire Vaye Watkins Riverhead Books, 25.95, 304 pages This is a stunning debut collection of short stories from Claire Vaye Watkins, whose own dark past (her father was Charles Manson’s right-hand man) bleeds through,...
by michaeld | Jan 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
Archeologists and Lost Empires By Kim Fay Ballantine Books, $26.00, 336 pages Kim Fay’s The Map of Lost Memories immediately draws readers into a glamorous bygone era. The story begins with Irene Blum, a former museum curator who travels to Shanghai in...
by michaeld | Dec 1, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
A Sweet, Quirky Exploration of Color By Ramona Badescu, Illustrated by Benjamin Chaud Enchanted Lions Books, $15.95, 120 pages Pomelo Explores Color is a beautifully illustrated picture book for toddlers and the preschool crowd. A companion book to...
by michaeld | Nov 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
An Atmospheric Thriller On a Louisiana Plantation By Attica Locke Harper 25.99 400 pages The author of the acclaimed Black Water Rising is back with the intelligent mystery The Cutting Season. Attica Locke begins this engaging page-turner with a murder...