You’ve heard it before—the notion that writing short stories and poems is more difficult and time consuming (on a word-for-word basis) than writing novels—but you don’t believe it, do you? For the general population, especially,... Read More

Every Body Has a Story Beverly Gologorsky Haymarket Books Softcover $15.95 (320pp) 978-1-60846-907-9 Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon Set against the backdrop of the economic crash, Every Body Has a Story is an exploration of... Read More

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2017/press-release/ TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan: June 15, 2018—Foreword Reviews, a book review journal focusing on independently published... Read More

What is poetry but complicated conciseness? The length of a poem does not matter—it is the meaning behind it that holds it’s true weight. One line may equal a chapter of prose. Explore the substance of poetry in these six books. Seven... Read More

Follow the Sun Edward J. Delaney Turtle Point Press Hardcover $26.00 (280pp) 978-1-885983-55-8 Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon Outstanding dialogue and realistic characters illuminate a convincing mystery in Edward J.... Read More

Discusses Enlightenment Town: Finding Spiritual Awakening in a Most Improbable Place Let’s say you’re the president of your town’s tourism bureau and you’d like to attract a few more visitors. Easy, right? Just start a PR... Read More

The latest batch of cookbook recommendations reflect the renewed interest in traditional cooking and the soul-satisfying pleasures of communing with the ones we love around the dinner table. In short, it’s never been a better time to... Read More

In the Restaurant Society in Four Courses Christoph Ribbat Jamie Lee Searle, translator Pushkin Press Hardcover $24.95 (224pp) 978-1-78227-308-0 Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon Christoph Ribbat’s In the Restaurant serves up a... Read More