On the blog, Pages of Julia's, “book beginning Fridays” the first pages of books are shared and discussed. Today, Julia called River in Ruin by Ray A. March a “great beginning" and praised March for bringing an important environmental issue to light.  The full review is to come.

In Necessary Fiction, reviewer Ashley Cowger said Greg Hrbek’s short story collection, Destroy All Monsters is “definitely worth the read.”

Cowger also said, “Hrbek’s writing is crisp and often lyrical, and these stories complement each other nicely." Read the full review here.

And Driving with Dvorak: Essays on Memory and Identity by Fleda Brown was listed as a “don’t miss book” by the blog, Books in Northport. It also says, the book is “…more than worth the cover price–you will want to send it to someone you love and keep it yourself at the same time, I guarantee.”

Read the full review and excerpts here.