Book Review
A Matter of Family
by Lee Gooden
"A Matter of Family": A Cousin’s Lament is a memoir of author Gloria Marie Kingsnorth’s fictional self, written in letter form to her alleged cousin, billionaire Grant Wilson Billings. The author’s writing keeps the reader...
Book Review
An Essay by a Modern Humanist
by Lee Gooden
The author of "An Essay by a Modern Humanist" claims to be a modern humanist, scholar, and practitioner of humanism, a system of thought based in science and observation and conflicted with the models of medieval philosophies dictated by...
Book Review
The Promise of Christmas
by Lee Gooden
Dana A. Lagmay linked the story of Jesus with the myth of Santa Claus in The First Christmas, the introductory volume in his "The Promise of Christmas" series. The second installment, The Sleighmaker, continues these threads. The new...
Book Review
From the Big Bang to the Big Crunch and Everything in Between
by Lee Gooden
Vlad Van Rosenthal removes the air of mystery surrounding various scientific theories in "From the Big Bang to the Big Crunch and Everything in Between". A physician, amateur scientist, and award-winning Soviet Union historian, his...
Book Review
The Wisdom of Generations
by Lee Gooden
Tieman H. Dippel’s The Language of Conscience Evolution Series, beginning with the first book, The New Legacy (published twice in the late eighties and republished in 2002), and continuing with the sixth and latest volume in the...
Book Review
A Death in Concord
by Lee Gooden
Connie Mcfadden Tonsgard has been a finalist in nearly twenty screenplay contests, including those sponsored by the Screenplay Festival and StoryPros. Her new screenplay, "A Death in Concord", has the pace, energy, and twists and turns...
Book Review
Jasper's Journey
by Lee Gooden
Jasper’s Journey, a musical drama with original song lyrics, is the story of James Jasper Jenkins, a former headlining Broadway entertainer. A song-and-dance man and star of stage and screen for more than fifteen years, Jasper ruins...
Book Review
Dixie
by Lee Gooden
Until a screenplay is produced into a movie, it is difficult to critique its literary merit beyond basic screenwriting techniques and grammar. The transition from script to screen can enhance what appears to be a cliché into something...