1. Book Reviews
  2. Books Published February 1, 2013

February 1, 2013

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published February 1, 2013. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in February 2013.

Return to Most Recent

Book Review

Ashes Rain Down

by Shoilee Khan

"Ashes Rain Down" is a collection of linked short stories set in a dismal, pre-apocalyptic world where environmental disasters wreak havoc on disparate communities scattered across the country. The world is embroiled in The Forever War,... Read More

Book Review

Plato for Everyone

by Elizabeth Millard

For those who aren’t steeped in philosophical study, the type of questions posed by a major philosopher like Plato can seem difficult to grasp without a knowledgeable guide. Fortunately, former professor Aviezer Tucker, author of Our... Read More

Book Review

Bleeder

by Lisa Romeo

Chances are, even the most enthusiastic readers of memoir are not on the hunt for a coming-of-age account of a college boy coping with the dual trials of hemophilia and an HIV-positive status in the 1990s. Such a book could be passed... Read More

Book Review

The Dervish

by Trina Carter

Mary Di Benedetti is out sketching the poor indigenous population of Istanbul. She scurries back to the US Consulate before curfew, wrapped in shawls like a Turkish woman. A sheaf of papers is suddenly thrust into her hands by a teenage... Read More

Book Review

Woodcutter's Revival

by Maya Fleischmann

Set in the pre-industrial revolution era, Woodcutter’s Revival is the story of two young men who leave their farms in search of work and greater opportunity. Friends since childhood, Raymond and Stewart are very different people, and... Read More