Happy 100th Birthday Lawrence Ferlinghetti!

Posted on March 24, 2019 by J D Jung

( by JD Jung) "As long as there is poetry, there will be an unknown; as long as there is an unknown there will be poetry. The function of the independent press (besides being essentially dissident) is still to discover, to find the new voices and give voice to them."––Lawrence Ferlinghetti Happy #100 to writer,…

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Renegade Pawn (Lucas Rocha Thriller Series Book 1) – Craig S. Wilson

Posted on March 20, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Most favelados are treated like renegades. In reality they are pawns in a much bigger game.” Rio de Janeiro, 2008 - Sixteen-year-old Lucas Rocha is suddenly faced with the responsibility of caring for his two younger sisters. His mother died of AIDS and his older brother was recently murdered. To make…

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Bella Toscana – Nanette Littlestone

Posted on March 18, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Bella Toscana is a contemporary novel written about a woman who decides to take a trip to the beautiful land of Italy. As a married woman, she meets professor Flynn and that is when she begins to question everything about herself and her feelings. Toscana’s passion is cooking. Her business is…

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The Clinton emails, again?

Posted on March 16, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Just when you thought that U.S. politics couldn’t get any crazier, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blocked a vote in the Senate in favor of a resolution that would demand the public release of the Mueller report. He's holding it hostage unless there is a special counsel assigned to look into the…

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The Art Collector of Le Marais – Ahmad Ardalan

Posted on March 14, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Art Collector of Le Marais is a fictional drama set in Paris where artists and paintings are inspired, romance is in the air and the city never sleeps. The story begins with Sebastian and his passion for paintings, poetry, and Paris. He opens an art gallery in Le Marais, which…

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A Student of History – Nina Revoyr

Posted on March 11, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You’re too impressed with people whose greatest accomplishment was being born lucky.” Richard Nagano never forgot what his mother told him after he graduated from Stanford. But these words would later haunt this young man from working-class origins. Now, a doctoral student at USC, Richard is running out of money as…

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Inside Voices -Jennifer M. Miller

Posted on March 8, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…they are people. They are not animals. They are not throwaways. They deserve respect and love just as much as anyone else. They are lifers, and they matter.” This is the reoccurring message that Jennifer M. Miller, Ph.D., assistant professor of criminal justice at the University to Arkansas at Monticello, shares…

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Marrakech Noir (Akashic Noir Series) – Yassin Adnan (Editor)

Posted on March 3, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Morocco has no tradition of noir literature.” “Marrakechis are willing to read every type of story about the city—except those that are garbed in black.” Yassin Adnan, the editor of Marrakech Noir had a difficult time trying to find local authors to experiment with this unfamiliar genre. So I knew that…

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Lance: A Spirit Unbroken – Walter Stoffel

Posted on March 1, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Lance: A Spirit Unbroken is a memoir about a dog that is rescued only for their owners to realize later on, the extensive amount of work and trouble they have gotten themselves in. This humorous book discusses a Border collie that has endured many years of hardship and abuse before a…

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Skin of Tattoos – Christina Hoag

Posted on February 26, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) When Cyco Lokos gang member Magdaleno (Mags) Argueta comes home to Los Angeles after serving prison time for a robbery, he wants nothing more than to start a new life. However, there's one obstacle he has to overcome first...his old life. Mags tries to let go of his bitterness--he was…

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