by Admin | Sep 17, 2015 | creativity, human rights, Memoir, non-fiction, Parenting
A Guest at the Shooters’ Banquet: My Grandfather’s SS Past, My Jewish Family, A Search for the Truth by Rita Gabis History, Holocaust, Memoir Reviewer: Janet Levine “In this intricate and intimate journey Rita Gabis brings macrocosmic Holocaust horror into the...
by Admin | Jul 18, 2015 | Children, creativity, fiction, human rights, thriller
Confession of The Lioness Reviewed by: Janet Levine Mia Couto is a prize-winning writer living in Maputo, Mozambique, where he practices as a biologist. He writes in Portuguese and is well known in Portuguese speaking literary circles. Confession of a Lioness, his...
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...
