We were in the middle of a pop quiz in American History when we heard the announcement of “code black” on the intercom. This drill was the first of many to come. The teacher turned off the lights and barricaded the door and we all hid under our desks in silence. The quiet was deafening. […]
Dawn Major interviews Chelsea Ragan, author of “Last Days of Paper”
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“Kate Landry Has a Plan” by Rebekah Millet
December 1, 2025 by 1 Comment
Kate Landry Has a Plan (Bethany House 2025) by Rebekah Millet is a very wonderful, straightforward, Christian romance novel which had me hooked with the first sentence: “A bride’s bouquet arced through the air, targeting me like a deployed missile.” Kate Landry and her sister opened a cafe, Beignets & Books, in the home they […]
“Letters to Little Rock” by Jennifer Horne
November 19, 2025 by 1 Comment
Jennifer Horne’s Letters to Little Rock (Kelsay Books 2024) is a superb book for quite a few reasons, not the least of which is her supple use of demanding and seemingly constraining poetic forms. But the book’s greatest strength lies in a series of implicit questions: how can we remember and honor a beloved parent […]
“The Light on Horn Island” by Valerie Fraser Luesse
November 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The Light on Horn Island (Revell 2024) by Valerie Fraser Luesse is a gently comforting book, merging the familiar and the whimsical to shape Edie Gardner’s path to healing and discovery in the small coastal town where she once spent her summers. She now returns to stay with her grandmother, Adele “Punk” Cheramie, and the […]
“Fun City Heist” by Michael Kardos
November 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Need an entertaining escape from the troubles of our times? Fun City Heist (Severn House 2025) by Michael Kardos just might be your answer. If you enjoy Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake novels, you will find Fun City Heist delightfully entertaining. As a one-time professional drummer, it seems inevitable that writer Michael Kardos would eventually […]