Click to Buy Green Gospel by L.C. Fiore Reviewed by Donna Meredith Other writers have tried to take us into the minds of domestic terrorists, most recently Pearl Abraham, with American Taliban, John Updike, with Terrorist, and David Goodwillie, with American Subversive. Although these novels focus on attacks inspired by al-Qaida, the FBI lists […]
Mississippi Cotton by Paul H. Yarbrough
July 20, 2011 by 1 Comment
Mississippi Cotton by Paul Yarbrough Reviewed By Donna Meredith It might seem odd to characterize a novel that begins with a dead body found in a river as quiet, yet Mississippi Cotton, by Paul Yarbrough, flows at a gentle pace through the summer of 1951. The tenderness of the family scenes, soft […]
Meet Elizabeth Stuckey-French: Author of July Read of the Month, Revenge of the The Radioactive Lady
July 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Elizabeth Stuckey-French is the author of a novel, Mermaids on the Moon, a collection of short stories, The First Paper Girl in Red Oak, Iowa, and, with Janet Burroway, Writing Fiction: A Guide to the Narrative Craft. Her new novel, The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady, was released by Doubleday in spring 2011. She […]
July Read of the Month: The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady, by Elizabeth Stuckey-French
July 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
Click to Buy The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady By Elizabeth Stuckey-French Reviewed by Donna Meredith Marylou is such an innocuous name, surely not the name of someone plotting a murder, especially since the Marylou in question is gray-haired and nearly eighty, a woman who becomes winded walking her dog around the block. But […]
Felicia S. W. Thomas’ Debut Novel a Delight for All Ages
May 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
80 Proof Lives by Felicia S. W. Thomas Review by Donna Meredith Click to Buy 80 Proof Lives, by Felicia S. W. Thomas, is set in the small town of Quincy, Florida, where there’s nothing for a teenage girl to do but “fight, drink, have babies, or some combination of the three.” […]