Janet Levine

“Dalton has created a page-turning thriller with undertones of contemporaneous, serious, societal, and academic issues.” 

“The gift Bair gives us in Parisian Lives is a direct and knowing contemplation of the works of two literary giants—and the circumstances of their lives as they wrote.

“Despite the seriousness of much of the content that the book hints at, this is a quick read for the last days of summer.”

“Clearly, Cherise Wolas is not yet in the ranks of our foremost literary fiction writers—but she can be one day.

Well known and adored by millions of readers worldwide, Chilean-American author, Isabel Allende with her 21st novel In the Midst of Winter will please multitudes of her fans and also leave

“Clemmons’ voice is natural and appealing . . . and . . . what she is telling us is powerfully poignant and emotional, even at times, devastatingly resonant. . . .

“All the twists and turns and deliberate obfuscation of characters names and identities and piled on bizarre coincidences in overly descriptive scenes, only add to the Byzantian complexity

“Andrew Wyeth’s vision of her in the painting returns to Christina her sense of self, for she knows that through this painting she will be truly seen.”

“Hovitz had the grit, determination and resources to pull herself out of the morass of PTSD. What about the rest of her generation growing up in this post-September 11 world?”

“Relativity is a wonderful read . . .

“The novel is a quick, compulsive read but leaves much untold; however, this is fiction and not comprehensive biography.”

“More Was Lost is a memoir of two parts; the first reads like a fairy tale and the second like a nightmare.”

“A satisfying read on many levels . . .” 

“In this intricate and intimate journey Rita Gabis brings macrocosmic Holocaust horror into the microcosm of our dining rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms—a noble feat, one you will not soon for

“Primates is a single-season sensation that does little more than titillate.”

Africa Uprising is a book for political scientists by political scientists Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly.

In Searching for Wallenberg author Alan Lelchuk chooses to work in the well-worn structure of a novel within a novel.

“For about the last ten years British writing has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance in literary fiction. Long may this movement flourish.

“In The Orpheus Descent, Harper uses his novelist’s skills to plausibly recreate time and place—his settings in ancient Italy and Greece are strong—as are his characters, including

“The writing is weak. Somewhere amid the tangle of words and images is the potential for a novel, but not in this fictional effort.”

“Stay, Illusion! is not a graceful gavotte but a gallop through the fields of thought . . .”

“We are in Julie Kavanagh’s debt for shining a light on this woman almost forgotten in the dust of history, allowing her legend to endure.”

“Such is the importance of Dr. Brazelton’s work that this sensitive memoir fills a gap as to the theoretical and practical roots of contemporary child raising practice.”