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Category: Book Reviews
Rainbow Crates, The Restless Dark, and Sixteen Souls
What’s inside a Rainbow Crate box? Here’s a different spin to my book reviews – a review of the physical book. For a couple of read more
The Men Behind The Man From Mittelwerk: An interview with M.Z. Urlocker
The Story Behind the Story. As an avid reader and writer, I am often intrigued by the history and technical aspects of a novel’s creation; what inspired the idea, the read more
Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen
Buy this book on Amazon “What sometimes gets lost . . . is that when she first began, Anne Frank wasn’t writing a book. She was talking to read more
Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib
Buy this book on Amazon A haunting look at the manifestation of human emotion. “Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by violence.” ~ Hawk Mountain by read more
In the Margins by Elena Ferrante
Buy this book on Amazon “I write people, places, times, but in words that have been inspired in me by people, places, times, in a dizzying mixture of creators read more
The Man from Mittelwerk by M.Z. Urlocker
Buy this book on Amazon “All morning, there had been a foul smell, heavy in the air. The closer we got to Mittelbau-Dora, the worse it was. Pigs? Slaughterhouse? read more
Delicious audio books Worth Sampling: International Food Fiction
Recommendations for Gourmet Audiobooks Here are recommendations for audiobooks that bring together two of my favourite subjects – books, and food. Actually, most of these bring together three of loves: read more
The Maid by Nita Prose
Buy the Book on Amazon What happens in the hotel room, stays with housekeeping. “Isn’t it interesting how one seismic event can change your memory of what occurred?” ~ The read more
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Read
Buy this book on Amazon A beguiling and bewitching read. “Be wary of men with something to prove.” ~ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Evelyn Hugo is a huge read more