A fellow once stated, “I never let anyone rent space inside my head.” Any avid reader knows that is poor advice. Indeed, one should readily allow Tom Hoffman to let daily headspace with his marvelously entertaining novel, Miss Bristol Rents A Room. […]

Chantelle Atkins is noted for her raw, gritty, earthy writing, often exploring life’s underbelly up-close-and-personal, and often behind closed doors. This is exemplified by her short novel, The Mess of Us, the sequel to her equally powerful, The Mess of Me. The […]

The Ghost Ring series by Tom Hoffman is developing nicely. This third installment - The Haunting of Caligo Farm - finds its main characters, Clara Barley and Simon Moody, becoming inseparable partners in life and already deeply involved in a beckoning - if initially unsought - future profession. In daily […]

A short while back, I had the privilege of interviewing the historian, writer, professor, and poet Doctor Michael Hogan. (Click on image to read full interview) Book Review: Walking Each Other Home An impressive author and academic in his own right, poet […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]