- Apr 9, 2023
- 1 min
Book Reviews: Some of My Favorite Random Reads
This is my fourth and final review roundup for the time being, and you probably know the drill by now. First, I pick a genre (like...
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: The Map of Salt and Stars, by Zeyn Joukhadar
Zeyn Joukhadar’s The Map of Salt and Stars sucked me in with a fascinating structure: parallel stories, both anchored in Syria, one set...
- Oct 9, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
“Because survival is insufficient.” This is the worthy theme that runs through Emily St. John Mandel’s eclectic Station Eleven, a...
- Dec 30, 2016
- 2 min
Book Review: The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
On the surface, Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose looks like Sherlock Holmes in a 14th-century Italian abbey. There’s a murder mystery;...
- Jan 13, 2016
- 3 min
Book Review: All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See is aptly named. His World War II novel of a German boy and a French girl shines brilliantly...
- Oct 4, 2015
- 3 min
Book Review: Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas is insane. Insanely well-written, insanely intricate, and yes, just plain insane. Much of this craziness...
- Aug 18, 2015
- 3 min
Author Interview: House with a Blue Door
(Excerpted from an interview I did with AReCafe.) What inspired the story behind House with a Blue Door? The year and a half I spent...
- Jul 17, 2015
- 1 min
New Release: House with a Blue Door
House with a Blue Door, my first novel, is finally out! It's been a long wait—I wrote the original draft eight years ago—but I'm pleased...
- Feb 17, 2015
- 1 min
Cover Reveal: House with a Blue Door
Here's the cover for House with a Blue Door. I like the bricks—they've got character.
- Feb 12, 2015
- 1 min
New Release: House with a Blue Door
Midnight Frost Books will be releasing my first novel, House with a Blue Door, on April 10. The story's set in a group home with mentally...
