Embracing Fry Bread was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews. Intercepted was in “Farther Off the Wall” with Tom Hoffarth. Backstage was in the Sunday edition of the Omaha World-Herald. Competitive Struggle was reviewed in Dad of Divas blog. Pot Farm was in Third Coast Magazine’s recommended books section and reviewed in High Country News. Descanso for My Father was also reviewed in High Country News. Continue reading Review roundup
Jason Anthony, author of Hoosh, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald. The Future of the Jewish People in Five Photographs by Peter S. Temes was reviewed in Shelf Awareness. Civil War Books and Authors reviewed The Enemy Never Came by Scott McArthur. Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People complied by Alan Lomax was reviewed on expressmilwaukee.com. Florida Weekly reviewed Connie Mack by Norman Macht. Eric Goodman’s Twelfth and Race was called a “fascinating” novel in Jewinverse. Continue reading Review roundup
Postscripts: Retrospections on Time and Place by Robert Root “Through his essays in Postscripts, Root compels the reader to share his sense of humility in the face of an ‘enduring and unchangeable natural order.’” –Karunesh Tuli, ForeWord Reviews A Mind Like This by Susan Blackwell Ramsey “A Mind Like This covers so much ground with such unbridled enthusiasm at the joy of language and the mysteries of mind that only poetry can attempt to illuminate that, fifty-four poems later, the reader will be on the lookout for Ramsey’s next book, and possibly scouring literary magazines for a more immediate … Continue reading Review roundup: ForeWord focus
A review of Mountains of Light was reposted on examiner.com. Almost Somewhere was on SierraSun.com. Plus, Suzanne Roberts will be reading at Hooligan's Bookshelf in Truckee on Friday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. It will be followed by a question and answer session and book signing. The event is free and open to all. Dad of Divas reviewed Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace and The Wild West in England. High Country News listed Horizon’s Lens and Almost Somewhere in its list of Fall books. And Bohemian Girl made Booklist’s Top Ten Westerns list. Continue reading Review roundup
“…baseball fans whose turn of mind leads them to look back in time cannot/should not be without what is arguably David Nemec’s magnum opus, Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900…” –Big Bad Baseball “…this tasty little novel serves up a witty parody of today's calorie-obsessed culture to sweeten its merciless, well-aimed bite.” –Nick DiMartino in Shelf Awareness reviewing The Weight of Temptation by Ana María Shua Joy Castro’s Island of Bones and Hell or High Water (St. Martin’s Press) was reviewed in the Hispanic Reader. World War I: The American Soldier Experience by Jennifer D. Keene appeared on Strategypage.com. Continue reading Review roundup
Island of Bones was in the El Paso Times. Moonshine Ink reviewed Almost Somewhere. The Star Tribune called Water and Abandon “eloquent.” The Joplin Independent reviewed Backstage. A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity was on Monsters and Critics. And you can read excerpts from The National Forgotten League in The Washington Times as well as hear author Dan Daly discuss it on ESPN’s The Sports Fix. Continue reading Review roundup
The National Forgotten League by Dan Daly was on BookPleasures.com, The Plain Dealer and ThePostGame.com from Yahoo! Sports. Suzanne Roberts, author of Almost Somewhere, interviewed with Capital Public Radio. Little Sinners and Other Stories by Karen Brown was reviewed in The Nervous Breakdown. Continue reading Friday roundup!
Almost Somewhere: "…at all turns, a gratifying read. It is intimate and funny, sharp and pensive…" -ForeWord Reviews Almost Somewhere: "…a contribution to the growing body of women's nature writing, and a worthwhile, entertaining and occasionally funny story of the California wildernessShelf-Awareness." -Shelf Awareness Island of Bones: :…a rich tapestry of learning, teaching and self-discovery told with prose and deep insight." -Monsters and Critics Light on the Prarie: "…I can heartily say this is a fantastic book. Watch for it to win awards." -The Fence Post Bluegrass Baseball: "There's good material on the business model of minor and independent league ball… also … Continue reading Rave review roundup
Ellen Cassedy's We Are Here is in The New York Review of Books. Backstage by Ron Hull was on the blog "Dad of Divas." A Taste for War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray by William C. Davis was called an "entertaining, informative look at a usually ignored aspect of wartime life" on the Strategy Page. Daviborshch's Cart by David Fraser was reviewed on H-Net Online. And The Brothertown Nation of Indians by Brad D. E. Jarvis was reviewed in Project MUSE. Continue reading Review roundup
Like No Other Place by David A. Owen is a collection photographs and stories from the beautifully stark and uniquely dazzling Sandhills of western Nebraska. New in paperback, Owen's photographs and stories tell of a remarkable region where history, legend, memory, and reality are all intertwined. Sandy Amazeen from Monsters and Critics said it "…allows armchair travelers to experience the heartland up close and personal." Continue reading Like No Other Place: Nebraska
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