Swimming Back To Trout River

Aug 22, 2023 | Book Report

Swimming Back To Trout River by Linda Rui Feng Reviews: “With lean prose and assured storytelling, this debut novel describes a family fractured by geography, ambition and the ripple effects of China’s tumultuous 20th-century history.”—NEW YORK TIMES BOOK...

Notes On An Execution

Aug 8, 2023 | Book Report

Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka: Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated,...

Jo’s Jottings: The Highs and Lows of Self-Publishing

Jul 31, 2023 | General

Over the last three days I have spent many hours at the computer trying (without success) to upload my latest work to the marketplace. There is a lot to be said for being an independent author—I get to write what I want and I am in control (sort of) all the...

While Justice Sleeps

Jul 20, 2023 | Book Report

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams: [From cover jacket:] …a cunningly crafted novel with myriad twists and a vibrant cast of characters. Drawing on her astute inside knowledge of the [Supreme] Court and the political landscape, Abrams shows herself to be not only a...

Horse

Jul 6, 2023 | Book Report

Horse by Geraldine Brooks: Based on the historical account of a champion racehorse of the 1850s, Brooks gives the reader a lot more in this dual time story. The two Black protagonists—one the enslaved groom whose devotion to the horse of the title is both...