Member of the Carousel of Authors Introduction Contrary to my usual method of meeting fascinating authors, I encountered Michael Hogan in a Facebook Group called Mexico Writers. This group is composed of Mexican writers and those who live in or write about […]
Any writer worth their salt knows that everyone, literally everyone, has a fascinating life story to tell. In that regard, our lives are lessened by every story we don’t hear. In turn, the best stories are told by those coming to the […]
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While The Mysterious Treehouse: Secrets Of The Hidden Grove may not be a novel (as advertised) but a short novella or a long short story, I have rarely encountered such masterful writing in a children’s book (targeted at 10-14-year-olds). The storyline is […]
“Idioms (in any language) give a language luster, shine, and poetry.” Part of the allure of 800 English Idioms from A-H by A.M. Lucas is that the author explicitly speaks to those whose first language is not English. For one raised and […]
Any approach to suicide prevention necessarily entails much consideration regarding life appreciation. That should go without saying, as it represents the perfect start, but it is certainly not the end. One must understand suicidal inclinations at their lightest and their deepest strengths. […]
For such a concise and compact little guidebook, Offbeat Journeys by Marie Pordel offers intriguing variety, practical information, deep-seated wonder, and armchair adventure even before one undertakes the journeys described. This is a quirky and wonderful book! Whether one is a seasoned […]
Member of the Carousel of Authors Introduction A consistent pattern in these Author Interviews is meeting the author through my affiliation with Readers’ Favorite, a respected online review site. This holds true for Gillian. Her beautiful and award-winning memoir, The Colour of […]
Suppose you think you’re too old to satisfy a curious mind, believing you already know all the essential truths. In that case, you might consider this opening gem in Seraphina Lewis’s book Curiosities Revealed: “[Did you know] that you can’t hum while […]