After retiring from Florida State University, award winning author and reviewer, Lynn Braxton, returned to her birthplace in the Panhandle of Florida with her two rescue dogs, Snuffy and Sadie. Raised an only child, her earliest companions were paper dolls cut from mail order catalogs. Today she pursues her passion for history, research, and writing. […]
“The Sheltering,” by Mark Powell
Reviewed by Sam Slaughter There is no need to fear the reaper here. In Mark Powell’s fourth novel, the author who has been called one of the best Appalachian writers of his generation proves that his home turf is not the only place he can write about. The Sheltering is a story of a drone […]
“It Comes in Waves,” by Erika Marks
Reviewed by Jenny Huston Crowley Many readers think of a “beach read” as having a shallow storyline and underdeveloped characters. It Comes in Waves, Erika Marks’s fourth novel, fits the beach material category, except that Marks has written an engaging story with skill and insight. According to the author, “There’s no question that for me, […]
Jenny Huston Crowley
Jenny Huston Crowley, retired nurse and medical practice administrator, lives in Tallahassee, Florida. A graduate of Emory University with degrees in English and Nursing, she is currently writing her memoir. Her award winning creative nonfiction stories have appeared in the Seven Hills Review and Life Lessons: Writings from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FSU. […]
April Read of the Month: “Wet Work,” by Donna Meredith
Reviewed by Claire Hamner Matturro “This isn’t what Isaac Harewood hoped to buy with his money.” Not at all. Rather, in Wet Work, the latest novel by Tallahassee’s award-wining author Donna Meredith, Harewood expects to purchase a falsehood and restore his wealth at the expense of the well-being of the unsuspecting public. By donating millions […]