Rejections From a Literary Agent: Discouraging Writers, One Bad Query at a Time – G. Randy Kasten

Posted on April 11, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Rejections From a Literary Agent is a humorous book  about literary agent, Marcie Ribbons.  She is retired and spends her day responding to query letters. She shares her view on the publishing industry and often expresses her thoughts and emotions on writers who approach her agency. Marcie has a distinguished character.…

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In Praise of Public Libraries

Posted on April 10, 2019 by J D Jung

In celebration of National Library Week here in the U.S., I want to share a quote with you from The New York Review of Books 31-March 2019: A public library is predicated on an ethos of sharing and egalitarianism. It is nonjudgmental. It stands in stark opposition to the materialism and individualism that otherwise define…

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Revisited: The Pursuit of Ordinary – Nigel Jay Cooper

Posted on April 7, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) The Pursuit of Ordinary has been announced as a finalist in The People's Book Prize for Fiction. Congratulations, Nigel! “With me inside him, he didn’t feel dislocated like he used to. It was like he was back in tune with the world, experiencing real, solid emotions for the first time in…

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The Suicide Letters of Jack Monroe – Mary Maurice

Posted on April 5, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Suicide Letters of Jack Monroe is a psychological thriller about Susan wanting to commit suicide and Jack Monroe trying to stop her. What then conspire between them are numerous amounts of letters and dialogue defining their relationship as Jack attempts to stop her from this action. The book conveys the…

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From Hollywood to Holy Wars: Hounding celebs, dodging bullets, raising a family abroad – Cherie Hart

Posted on April 3, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) From the first page, I was captured by this autobiography. Ms. Hart has been writing most of her life and it shows. Like her assignments which traveled the globe, Ms. Hart’s prose deftly jet sets over the years and touches down on world events and famous people in recent history.…

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AntiAmerica – T.K. Falco

Posted on March 31, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Assuming her stalker stayed true to his word, he would reveal all her secrets. There was a reason why his delving into her life gnawed at her gut. It was like he could sense the sins in the darkest corners of her soul. And he knew she deserved to be punished.”…

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Congratulations, Don Jung!

Posted on March 30, 2019 by J D Jung

Congratulations to our reviewer, Don Jung (not to be confused with JD Jung), for publishing his first book, Rockin' Through Troubled Waters: Memoir -Surviving the West Coast Music Scene 1966-1971. This memoir will appeal to the baby boomers who can identify with trying to find oneself during the uncertain times of the Vietnam War and…

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Forever Herself: A Son’s Memoir of a Remarkable Woman – Kerry L Stevens, Berthella Stevens

Posted on March 28, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Kerry L. Stevens brings to life memories of his beloved mother Berthella, and how life was under her care. The connection between the two, his mother’s life as a bright minded woman and everything she believed in, is retold, creating an exciting remembrance of her life. I particularly enjoyed the honest…

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Revisited: Mygale (City Lights Noir) -Thierry Jonquet (Author), Donald Nicholson-Smith (Translator)

Posted on March 26, 2019 by J D Jung

Ah, revenge can be so sweet. Now mix it with obsession and a touch of madness, and it turns utterly twisted and bizarre.  Such is the case with the intense and fascinating novel, Mygale, written by the late French crime novelist Thierry Jonquet. Richard Lafargue, a successful, well-respected plastic surgeon carries a dark secret.  He…

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Our Ferlinghetti birthday celebration continues…

Posted on March 25, 2019 by J D Jung

Legendary poet and long-time defender of free speech,  Lawrence Ferlinghetti reads his new poem “Trump’s Trojan Horse”. Check it out below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29N5HqBAkeU

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