At SLR, we ran a raving review of Jennifer Niven’s first Velva Jean novel, Velva Jean Learns to Drive, so we were thrilled when we received the sequel, Velva Jean Learns to Fly. Niven didn’t disappoint. We’re pleased to select this title as our September Read of the Month, and we hope you’ll […]
September Read of the Month, Velva Jean Learns to Fly by Jennifer Niven
September 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
September Read of the Month Click to Buy Velva Jean Learns to Fly By Jennifer Niven Reviewed by Philip K. Jason Jennifer Niven won much praise and many readers with her first novel, Velva Jean Learns to Drive. In that book, the focus is on Velva Jean’s teen years in Depression era Appalachia. […]
The Night Train by Clyde Edgerton
August 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Click to Buy The Night Train by Clyde Edgerton Reviewed by Niles Reddick Once again, former Guggenheim fellow Clyde Edgerton has delivered a pitch-perfect piece of fiction that will delight readers. This time, his tenth novel The Night Train will prove to audiences that Edgerton’s creative genius is as good as ever in delivering […]
Meet John Milliken Thompson, Author of The Reservoir – SLR August Read of the Month
August 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
SLR selected John Milliken Thompson’s The Reservoir as the August Read of the Month. The book has received extensive praise among literary circles and the author is being recognized as “one to watch.” SLR contributor Philip K. Jason recently interviewed John Milliken Thompson about this exceptionally crafted novel and his journey as a debut […]
The Reservoir, by John Milliken Thompson
August 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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, […]
Remember Ben Clayton, by Stephen Harrigan
July 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
Click to Buy Remember Ben Clayton By Stephen Harrigan Reviewed by Patricia O’Sullivan After learning that his only child, Ben, has died on a World War I battlefield in France, Lamar Clayton’s grief drives him to come face to face with the haunting memories of his childhood. Lamar commissions a statue of Ben, […]