HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Electra: A Gender Sensitive Study of Plays Based on the Myth Dr. Batya Casper Reviewed by: Christina Avina, Hollywood Book Reviews One of the more fascinating aspects of history comes from the impact it has on our modern world. While much of our study in…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Reflections Jerrel Wolfe Reviewed by: Allison Walker, Pacific Book Review Jerrel Wolfe’s poetry collection, Reflections, is aptly titled. It’s not so much poems as short stories, each self-contained and neatly packaged into tidy stanzas. His subjects include all basic elements of an ordinary life: falling in…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press How Could It Be? Xiomara Rodriguez Reviewed by: Allison Walker, Pacific Book Review SFPD Lieutenant Jane Sparks is ready for nearly anything except what she finds in the hospital bed of a recent gunshot victim: her own face. Sent to investigate the shooting of an…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Aunt Dollie’s Remedies and Tips 175 Years of Home Remedies Clementine Holmes Bass Reviewed by: Beth Adams, Pacific Book Review When I hear about home remedies, I often think of William Shakespeare’s MacBeth; in the opening scene the three witches saying, “Double double toil and trouble;…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press An Occasional Damage of Roses Jim Victor Anderson Reviewed by: Jennifer Hummer, The US Review of Books “The one who dwells in the Self is real, and the one who dwells in the paradigm of the world is false.” A beautifully well-written series of poems,…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Pen Scratching Poets: A Collection of One Family’s Creative Pursuits Marilyn B. Wassman Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert, Hollywood Book Reviews Presenting poetry enthusiasts with an abundantly touching journey through years of written creative inspirations, author and artist, Marilyn B. Wassman offers a unique literary experience…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Pen Scratching Poets: A Collection of One Family’s Creative Pursuits Marilyn B. Wassman Reviewed by: Nicole Yurcaba, The US Review of Books “God gave to me the babyTo watch with tender care,To love, to lead, to cuddle,To teach an early prayer.” In this unique poetic…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Clementine Holmes Bass Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott, The US Review of Books “I never missed an opportunity to go to Aunt Dollie’s house, knowing there would be something good to eat and an unbelievable story to hear.” Author and educator Bass has assembled recollections…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Pen Scratching Poems: A collection of one family’s creative pursuits Marilyn B. Wassman Reviewed by: Lily Amanda, Pacific Book Review Marilyn B. Wassman is as wittily imaginative and honest as ever in her accomplished and beautifully authored poetry collection, Pen Scratching Poems: A Collection of One…
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HEAR FROM THE BOOK EXPERTS In partnership with Bookside Press Web of Silence Kathleen Dutton Reviewed by: Jake Bishop, Hollywood Book Reviews Kathleen Dutton’s mystery, Web of Silence, brings to mind French philosopher Voltaire’s quote; “Flies are born to be eaten by spiders, and man devoured by sorrow.” Metaphorically, there are evil spiders spinning webs and…
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