by Site Owner | Jan 13, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
Wonderful, Trendy Pasta Recipes By Stephanie Stiavetti & Garrett McCord Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 211 pages At first glance Melt appears to be a cookbook for the food snobs with unlimited food budget and an accessible well-stocked cheese shop. This is...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
This Exploration is Sure to Delight By David Sedaris Little, Brown and Company, $27.00, 275 pages Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls is one of David Sedaris’ best collections of writing yet. Combining sarcasm, irony, and beautiful prose, Sedaris comments...
by Site Owner | May 7, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
A Poetic Look at the Iraq War By Kevin Powers Little, Brown and Company, $24.99, 192 pages Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds is an intense and compelling debut which introduces a strong new voice in contemporary military fiction. An Iraq veteran with an MFA...
by michaeld | Jan 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
An Artistic Journey By Naoko Stoop Little, Brown and Company, $15.99, 32 pages Red Knit Cap Girl is a little one with big hopes. She dreams of meeting the moon! Living in an enchanted forest with her animal friends and beautiful flowers and butterflies...
by michaeld | Nov 20, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
Donoghue Drifts Astray By Emma Donoghue Little, Brown and Company 25.99 288 pages Emma Donoghue follows up her award-winning novel Room with a collection of short stories, most previously published in various journals. In Astray, Donoghue focuses on...