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Book Review: ‘The Flight Attendant’ by Chris Bohjalian
In Night Strangers, my favorite Chris Bohjalian novel, one of the main characters is a disgraced pilot who attempts to pull a Sullenberger-type maneuver when his plane slams into a flock of geese, but...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Noir’ by Christopher Moore
The hard boiled hero of the detective/mystery story has become less an archetype and more a cliche over the years. Thankfully Christopher Moore has come along with his latest novel, Noir, from Harper...
View ArticleGraphic Novel Review: “Hermes: Tales of the Trickster” by George O’Connor
Hermes: Tales of the Trickster is the latest addition to George O’Connor’s Olympians series from First Second Books. This is the tenth collection of Greek myth, yet Hermes is a fresh take with its own...
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Book Review: ‘Igniting Purpose-Driven Leadership’ by Jim Nevada
In Igniting Purpose-Driven Leadership, Jim Nevada, executive consultant, coach, and entrepreneur, suggests that the essential element many leaders are missing and that sets apart successful leaders...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect Is Tearing Us...
We see daily evidence that our society is forming into intractable ideological groups, segregating us from differently minded people at every turn. This unsettling form of tribalism is the focus of a...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Milena, or the Most Beautiful Femur in the World,’ A Political...
A political thriller that seems even more current today than the day it was written, Milena by Jorge Zepeda Patterson, subtitled The Most Beautiful Femur in the World (Restless Books), tells a tale of...
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Book Review: ‘No One Ever Asked’– a Novel by Katie Ganshert
Sometimes a promising novel is destroyed by the storytelling structure selected by the author. I found this to be the case with No One Ever Asked. The tale, about racism and socio-economic differences...
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Book Review: ‘The Only Story’ by Julian Barnes
Readers of Julian Barnes may recognize in his new novel The Only Story, a similar chapter layout to that of his Man Booker Prize award-winning novel, The Sense of an Ending. The latter was narrated by...
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Book Review: ‘The Wintermen ll: Into the Deep Dark’ by Brit Griffin
What happens if one year spring just never comes? Even in the Arctic Circle you have the cycle of the seasons and a period where the snow draws back a little and the weather warms up. However, in The...
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Book Review: ‘Pain Awaits’ by S.B.Shine
S. B. Shine’s new book PAIN AWAITS is aptly titled since it reflects the pain that the American government, economy, and people are experiencing as we begin to fear that, like the Roman Empire, we are...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Topple: The End of Firm-Based Strategy and the Rise of New...
The Fortune 500 has listed the top U.S. companies in the U.S. since 1955, and the Fortune Global 2000 — ranking the top companies in the world — began in 2003. What’s striking today is the accelerating...
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Book Review: ‘Exhibit Alexandra’ by Natasha Bell
The opening pages of Natasha Bell’s novel Exhibit Alexandra, show a frantic husband, Marc Southwood, in a state of panic after reporting his wife Alexandra missing. A few lines into the second...
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Book Review: ‘The Shift: How Seeing People as People Changes Everything’ by...
Could the holy grail of modern life—a job we look forward to with excitement, a fulfilling home life—truly exist? Could an unlikely place reveal the secret to happiness? These are the intriguing ideas...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Cold Skies’ by Thomas King – A DreadfulWater Mystery
That Thomas King sure is one tricky fella. Got to watch yourself around him, he’ll end up having you chasing your tail and chewing on your foot. Take his new book, Cold Skies from Harper Collins. He’s...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Lagos Noir’ Edited by Chris Abani
Lagos Noir is the latest in the series of “Noir” books from Akashic Books that have been taking readers on a tour of the backstreets and hidden lives of cities around the world. Featuring stories...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘The Word Is Murder’ by Anthony Horowitz
We’ve all heard the saying about how hard it is to separate fact from fiction. However, this is not a problem you expect to encounter when reading a mystery story. Yet that is the case with the latest...
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Book Review: ‘Building Blocks for the New Retirement – An Easy, Interactive...
Among those in the Baby Boomer generation now winding down careers, many are eagerly anticipating retirement. But for others, the prospect of being free to do just as they choose is cause for anxiety....
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Book Review: ‘The Small Things That End The World’ by Jeanette Lynes
In The Small Things That End The World, published by Coteau Books, Jeanette Lynes takes us on a journey covering five decades and three generations. Bracketed by two natural disasters, Hurricane Hazel...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Hekla’s Children,’ Dark Fantasy by James Brogden
When I first read the book cover blurb for Hekla’s Children (Titan Books), my immediate impression was that James Brogden’s book was a mystery novel about missing schoolchildren. But Brogden’s page...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Succeeding with Passion’ by Stephanie Walton
In Succeeding with Passion, Stephanie Walton, a coach, consultant, and longtime senior leader in corporations, shares the secret to success, and it all begins with finding and pursuing your passion....
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