The Reservoir, by John Milliken Thompson

Click to Buy   The Reservoir by John Milliken Thompson Reviewed by Philip K. Jason      The world that Mr. Thompson creates in this astonishing novel has many centers of interest. It is a story of passion, of family feeling, and of spiritual testing. It is a crime story with meticulous development of trial procedure, […]

Meet Elizabeth Stuckey-French: Author of July Read of the Month, Revenge of the The Radioactive Lady

     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

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 […]

Meet Mark Richard, Author of June Read of the Month – House of Prayer No. 2

Award-winning author, Mark Richard, graciously took time to discuss his memoir, House of Prayer No. 2, which was selected as the SLR June Read of the Month. We hope you enjoy reading the fascinating conversation between Richard and SLR editor-in-chief, Julie Cantrell. SLR:     What I love about this book the most is that my high school […]

June Read of the Month: House of Prayer No. 2, by Mark Richard

House of Prayer No. 2 By Mark Richard   Click to Buy      In the first few sentences of his intoxicating memoir, House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer’s Journey Home, Mark Richard builds a unique relationship with the reader. He plucks you out of the real world and drops you directly into a bizarre parallel […]

Philosopher and Novelist, Ron Cooper, Flexes the Muscles of the Mind

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 […]