by Admin | Mar 31, 2015 | college, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, Memoir, mystery
Searching for Wallenberg Author(s): Alan Lelchuck Publisher/Imprint: Mandel Vilar Press Reviewed by: Janet Levine In Searching for Wallenberg author Alan Lelchuk chooses to work in the well-worn structure of a novel within a novel. He succeeds in breathing more life...
by Admin | Dec 21, 2014 | creativity, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, reconciliation
Solstice Greetings December 21, 2014 When thinking what to blog about at this juncture of the year, the word “books” keeps coming to mind. Books, in many ways remain an anchor in my life. So, I am going to share my great pleasure in books by selecting several...
by Admin | Oct 22, 2014 | creativity, fiction, gay and lesbian, historical fiction, human rights, thriller
First Published in the New York Journal of Books October 21, 2014: The Paying Guests by Sarah Water The Paying Guests by English author Sarah Waters is a brilliant novel. This book deserves the accolades and favorable reviews currently garlanding its release. Sarah...
by Admin | Aug 16, 2014 | creativity, fiction
First published in the New York Journal of Books: August 16 2014 Before, During, After by Richard Bausch Reviewer: Janet Levine Richard Bausch, a much celebrated and prize-winning American author of 12 novels, in his latest work Before, During, After...
by Admin | Jul 16, 2014 | creativity, fiction, historical fiction, thriller
First published in the New York Journal of Books, July 16 2014 The Orpheus Descent by Tom Harper Review by Janet Levine “In The Orpheus Descent, Harper uses his novelist’s skills to plausibly recreate time and place—his settings in ancient Italy and Greece...
by Admin | Jul 14, 2014 | creativity, fiction, young adults
This review published July 14 in The New York Journal of Books The Heiresses: A Novel Reviewed by: Janet Levine “The Heiresses” by Sara Shepard is bad—bad, bad, bad, about as bad as any novel I’ve ever not read beyond the first two or three pages. Page 1:...
