Tag Archives: Book Review

'Becoming Kerouac' by Paul Maher Jr. offers a vivid depiction of the “tortured artist” archetype, both its creative power and its personal cost.

Many of us still “want to believe,” but belief should not come at the expense of empathy or respect for those who remain unconvinced, says Markovsky. And vice versa.

Read Pretenders to the Throne of God by Adrian Tchaikovsky for pleasure, but appreciate the picture he paints of the dangers of anyone preaching greatness or perfection.

'Doom 34' by Trey Morris is a memoir of flying a bombing mission during the onset of Desert Storm and the planes the men flew.

'Your Place in this World' by Jake La Botz is an empathic and caring story of someone from the streets of Chicago who's just desperately trying to find a way to be.

'The Rose field' – The Book of Dust Vol. 3 by Philip Pullman brings the story of Lyra and Pan to a resounding and beautiful conclusion.

'The Gaslit Brain' warns that assaults on the mind are as real as those on the body, a warning that needs to be heard.

'The Haunting of Modesto O'Brien by Brit Griffin combines elements of Dashiell Hammett, Irish mythology, gothic horror and a western mining camp

'The Paper Birds' by Jeanette Lynes is not only a wonderful story. You might just find yourself learning something as you read.

World-shaking events don't impact only the high and mighty in 'Written on the Dark' by Guy Gavriel Kay, a wonderful read filled with elegance and danger.