M. W. Merritt, Book Reviewer

M. W. Merritt is Maine-based writer and editor, community organizer, and classics scholar.

Book Review

Reprise

by M. W. Merritt

"Reprise" is a brief, affecting poetry collection that seeks meaning amid political chaos. Victor Marrero’s "Reprise" is a collection of eleven poems on the time between the world wars and the rise of tyranny, grief, and repetition.... Read More

Book Review

The Immortal Happerstadt

by M. W. Merritt

In the adventure-filled novel "The Immortal Happerstadt", a prince leaves his ordinary upbringing to fulfill his destiny. In Kevin Goss’s busy fantasy novel "The Immortal Happerstadt", a gay prince raised as a peasant pursues a life of... Read More

Book Review

Legend of the Quill

by M. W. Merritt

A folkloric quest story that’s fleshed out by a bevy of intriguing magical complications, Legend of The Quill opens an exciting fantasy series. In Astra Crompton’s series-opening fantasy novel "Legend of the Quill", a farm boy is... Read More

Book Review

Tales from the Backyard

by M. W. Merritt

Humorous and endearing, the short stories collected in Tales From the Backyard go beneath the surface of everyday stories to discover universal connections. Carolyn Gaye’s diverse short story collection "Tales from the Backyard"... Read More

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