RED, WHITE & VERSE OUR MYTHS, LEGENDS AND STORIES GREG MCNEILLY BALLAST BOOKS, 2024 Reviewed by Julianne McCullagh Since ancient times, shamans and poets gathered with their people and told tales. Under the canopy of stars, great stories of heroes and heroines who...
Good Book to Read: Pastures of the Empty Page, George Getschow, Editor University of Texas Press – a revealing and poignant tribute to Larry McMurtry.
Wise Women, Gina Sorell, Harper Collins – The Wise Women deals with the ever-ancient, ever-new intergenerational issues that are common to all families.
Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan, Graydon House – Not everyone gets to have two second starts in life. Jackie Pierce, nicknamed Lady Sunshine by her music icon uncle, is granted a summer break when she is 17.
Between Tides, Angel Khoury, Dzanc Books – I cannot recall when I have been so touched by a book—not only the narrative, which is fine and well told, but the beauty of the words chosen and laid together.
