Book Review
Van Laven Chronicles
by Sara Budzik
A fresh guilty-pleasure series, this powerful story is the perfect marriage of science fiction and romance. Science fiction, along with a nod to the ancient world, brings unique settings and characters to Tyler Chase’s romance, Van...
Book Review
The Peas Were Cold
by Sara Budzik
Damsky belongs on the shelves of readers who are looking for variety and simplicity in all the little moments that add up to a life. Like so many cups of coffee with an old friend, Barry Damsky’s columns combine the tone and intimacy...
Book Review
Persuaded by Reason
by Sara Budzik
Riggenbach is nothing short of brilliant in telling the story of American individualism through the central character of Joan Kennedy Taylor. Author, editor, journalist, and libertarian Jeff Riggenbach is probably the most likely person...
Book Review
Egg Heaven
by Sara Budzik
The physical world and internal universe of Parks’s characters are given equal attention, and the overall impression is a brief but complete portrait of what happens beyond sorrow. Strong characters immersed in gentle moments of great...
Book Review
Chasing Water
by Sara Budzik
This is a book of balance—delivered with appreciated measures of integrity and clarity. Brian Richter finds the right balance of urgency and optimism in dealing with the global issue of water management in the accessible and...
Book Review
Corporate Messiah
by Sara Budzik
Spadoni’s book boldly goes where even sci-fi has rarely gone before. Angelo Spadoni blends real science with clever fiction to tell the story of Miles Manta, an intelligent and persuasive leader planning to enact world peace through a...
Book Review
Mission: Mother Earth
by Sara Budzik
At the heart of Benishai’s writing is the knowledge that there is a genuinely impressive person devoting his life to healing the planet. Geobiology—as a broad term for mystic, natural, and supernatural interplay on a...
Book Review
Rending the Garment
by Sara Budzik
Schneberg’s poetry is both a quiet reflection on the brevity of life and a celebration of how full it is. “In Jewish ritual clothes are torn in mourning.” This sentence precedes Willa Schneberg’s title poem in "Rending the...