Review: Deep As the Sky, Red as the Sea, Rita Chang-Eppig, Bloomsbury Publishing – Pirate Shek Yeung, a ruthless killer with no qualms about beheading anyone who challenges her authority, co-commands a fleet of 20,000 junks (three-mast sailboats) across the South China Sea.
Review: The Forever Witness, Edward Humes, Random House – Would you allow law enforcement access to your DNA if it would bring a killer to justice? I
Black Candle Women, Diane Marie Brown, Graydon House – Author Diane Marie Brown’s novel, “Black Candle Women,” focuses on voodoo love curses, and their effect on a two generations of women.
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise, Colleen Oakley, Penguin Random House – is mind-bending mystery, featuring two winsome generational characters on the lam in a mint-green Jaguar XKE. Author Colleen Oakley spins a tale of a dramatic manhunt for two women who’d only met a week earlier before they went on the run.
Gary Snyder Collected Poems, Editors: Jack Shoemaker & Anthony Hunt, Library of America – American poet and essayist Gary Snyder, still living at age 92, remains a staunch advocate for protection of the earth.
The Blunder, Mutt-Lon, Amazon Crossing – From Mutt-Lon comes a unique and educational African novel based on an actual event, translated into English.
Three Muses, Martha Anne Toll, Regal House Publishing – Martha Anne Toll’s debut novel, “Three Muses,” is a choreographed ballet narrative about the life journey of two traumatized people …
Review: Complicit, Winnie M. Li, Emily Bestler Books – Winnie M Li, in her upcoming novel, Complicity, loops us back into the MeToo# movement.
When We Were Bright and Beautiful, Jillian Medoff, Harper Collins – Jillian Medoff delves into the perilous subjects of pornography, consent and sexual assault in her suspenseful novel, “When We Were Bright and Beautiful
Book Review: Please Join Us, Catherine McKenzie, Atria Books – Catharine McKenzie’s new thriller, “Please Join Us,” pivots around Nicole Mueller, a hard-working lawyer, whose boss tells her she is not bringing in enough “billable hours” so her job is at risk.
