Elizabeth Soule is a writer of young adult fiction living on the Gulf Coast of Florida with her husband and two young daughters. With a B.A. in Theatre Arts and a background teaching art and elementary school, she brings an aspect of the artistic world to all her writing––especially as it relates to introspective teens […]
“Remembering Paule: A Photo Memoir of Her Richmond Years” by Daryl Cumber Dance
December 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
I loved reading Remembering Paule: A Photo Memoir of Her Richmond Years, by Daryl Cumber Dance. This moving memoir with photos is about the enduring friendship between African American novelist Paule Marshall and African American Folklorist and literary critic Daryl Cumber Dance. The narrative moves mostly in chronicle sequence. The book is written in eight […]
“We Are Animals: Essays on the Nature and Politics of Motherhood” by Jennifer Case
December 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
We Are Animals: Essays on the Nature and Politics of Motherhood (Trinity University Press 2024) by Jennifer Case is a collection of essays containing sharp observations and poignant revelations about what it means to be a mother, or child-bearing mammal, in today’s society. Case explores the many ways in which women, when faced with pregnancy, must […]
“Did Joyce inspire Gone with the Wind?” Essay by Ivan Visioli PhD
December 30, 2024 by 2 Comments
In the seventh chapter “Aeolus” of James Joyce’s Ulysess, we find the words “Gone with the wind. Hosts at Mullaghmast and Tara of the kings.” Obviously, the name “Tara” associated with the words “Gone with the wind” bring to mind the title of Margaret Mitchell’s novel, so much so that the Italian translators, from Giulio […]
“Beware the Tall Grass” by Ellen Birkett Morris
December 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
It’s easy to see why Ellen Birkett Morris’s enchanting debut novel, Beware the Tall Grass (Columbus State University 2024), won The Donald L. Jordan Prize for Literary Excellence. The novel expertly entwines two moving tales, that of Eve Sloan, a mother trying desperately to understand and protect her son Charlie circa 2010; and that of […]
“House of Glass” by Sarah Pekkanen
December 16, 2024 by 1 Comment
House of Glass (St. Martin’s Press 2024) by Sarah Pekkanen is a wonderfully crafted, well-paced mystery with a good bit of psychological thriller blended in. It is a character driven “who done it?” but not in a police procedural way as no law enforcement detectives are center stage in solving the death of a young […]