Mama’s Comfort Food By Rhett DeVane Reviewed by Peggy Kassees Click to Buy “The secret to outliving cancer is positive living . . . I didn’t mean to think positive; I meant to live in a positive way.” That’s an excerpt from Mama’s Comfort Food, by Rhett DeVane. Smooth as whipped butter, sweet as […]
Southern Comfort, by Fern Michaels
May 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Southern Comfort By Fern Michaels Reviewed by Philip K. Jason Click to Buy Fern Michaels is a writing machine. Best known for the Sisterhood and Godmothers series, she has over 75 million books in print and is still going strong. Though she grew up in Hastings, Pennsylvania, Ms. Michaels moved to South Carolina […]
Daughter of Lachish, by Tim Frank
May 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
DAUGHTER OF LACHISH by Tim Frank Reviewed by Patricia O’Sullivan Click to Buy Itur-Ea is a soldier in the Assyrian army who specializes in operating siege machines. He worships the goddess Ishtar and follows his king, Sennacherib without question. Rivkah is a young woman from Lachish, one of many walled cities in Judah the […]
Philosopher and Novelist, Ron Cooper, Flexes the Muscles of the Mind
May 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
SLR Contributor, Donna Meredith, discusses her thought-provoking meeting with philosopher and novelist, Ron Cooper, author of our May Read of the Month, Purple Jesus, which – as you’ll read below – doesn’t mean what you might think. ___________________________________________________________ Jane Austen wrote while her family whirled about her in a comfortable village home. Ernest Hemingway […]
May Read of the Month, Purple Jesus by Ron Cooper
May 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Click to Buy Ron Cooper serves up dark humor, deep philosophy, and quirky characters in Purple Jesus Review by Donna Meredith Many novelists flounder when it comes to creating characters who talk and think differently. Not so, Ron Cooper, a professor of Humanities at the College of Central Florida. Every voice that speaks […]
Inspirational Reads for Easter
April 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Looking for inspirational reads to celebrate your faith this Easter? Try these titles picked especially for Southern Lit Review readers. Scott Cairns is widely recognized as one of the leading spiritual writers of modern times. His poetry is particularly philosophical, inspiring readers to fully examine their spiritual beliefs on both a cognitive and […]