Review of THE SILENCE by Susan Allott
The historical guilt of a nation ravages the lives of two Australian families. Silence isn’t always golden. It can also be “a cult of forgetfulness practiced on a national scale.” The…
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Review of SISTER DEAR by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Envy and obsession explode in author Hannah Mary McKinnon’s newest thriller, SISTER DEAR. Eleanor Hardwicke is a loner, and she deserves it. Her mother has reminded her since childhood that…
AN UNEQUAL DEFENSE by Chad Zunker
#TXReads: Chad Zunker Hails the Homeless in “An Unequal Defense” Share Chad Zunker’s latest novel is akin to John Grisham’s “The Street Lawyer” as the Austin author wraps a thought-provoking…
THE LAST TRIAL by Scott Turow
Defense attorney Alejandro “Sandy” Stern knows that “everything ends, of course. Life ends and thus all beforehand.” But even so, letting go is never easy. In bestselling author Scott Turow’s…
Escape During Quarantine With Free & Discounted Books From Blackbird Writers
The Blackbird Writers’ group is having a flash book sale May 9 & 10! Escape from the boring into a world of books. Check them out at https://bit.ly/2YOPqSv
Review of The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson
Diamonds, Dysfunction, and Family Legacy The fragmented Miller family is far from perfect — they’ve never been able to get their act together. But when the family matriarch dies and…
Review of The Talented Mr. Varg by Alexander McCall Smith
A Droll Detective and a Lip-Reading Dog Alexander McCall Smith makes the irrelevant relevant in The Talented Mr. Varg (Pantheon), a satirical social commentary on the mundane. Ulf Varg is not your average…
THE SHAPE OF FAMILY – A Novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Will tragedy bind a husband, wife, and their kids together, or rip them apart? The contour of a family is a fragile, fluid thing — tragedy can change its lines…