This book really disappointed me #undergroundrailroad #myreview Click To Tweet I’d heard Colson Whitehead interviewed several times and was anxious to read his new novel. But, I found it very frustrating for several reasons: 1) It is not historical. It’s a fantasy 2) It becomes preachy and annoying at the end 3) It left me […]
Thriller Writer, Matthew Peters, Talks about Researching his Novel
Most people believe everything in fiction is made up. Readers, however, demand much more than that of writers. They demand credibility and genuineness. So when Matthew Peters began working on his suspense thriller, The Brothers’ Keepers, he had to immerse himself in quite a bit of research. The main character uncovers remote truths about Christianity that […]
5 Stars for the Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
If you enjoy historical memoir, you’ll love the Hare with the Amber Eyes #amreading Click To Tweet This is not just a story about art–the netsuke, hand-carved Japanese figurines–but a story about people. The author traces the home of his family’s collection of 264 netsuke (BTW, I Googled them so I could visualize them) from […]
