Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale: Fiction or Not Too Distant Future?
I haven’t written a book review in a long time. For a while, I participated semi-regularly in From Left to Write, a …
From Left to Write: The Little Paris Bookshop: A Novel
Disclosure: This post was inspired by the novel The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George, where Monsieur Jean Perdu–a literary apothecary–finally comes to …
From Left to Write: If I Fall, If I Die
This post was inspired by the novel If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie, which tells the tale of a boy …
#FromLeft2Write: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This post was inspired by the classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. …
#FromLeft2Write: The Opposite of Maybe
This post was inspired by the novel The Opposite of Maybe by Maddie Dawson. At the age of 44, Rosie finds herself suddenly …
#FromLeft2Write: The Divorce Papers and Pondering What’s Left Behind
This post was inspired by the novel The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger. Young lawyer Sophie unwillingly takes her first divorce case …
#FromLeft2Write: Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man
This post was inspired by Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Man, a memoir by Brian McGrogry. When Brian leaves behind …
#FromLeft2Write: The Dinner by Herman Koch
This post was inspired by The Dinner, a novel by Herman Koch. Two brothers and their wives sit down for a tension-filled …
#FromLeft2Write: The Whole Fromage
This post was inspired by The Whole Fromage: Adventures in the Delectable World of French Cheese by Kathe Lison, who traveled to France in …
Review: The Curiosity by Stephen P. Kiernan
Disclosure: I received an Advanced Reader Edition of The Curiosity: A Novel from Harper Collins Publishers for review purposes. All opinions remain …