Apr 9, 20231 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20162 min read
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, 20163 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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...
