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

(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

(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!

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

(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)

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…

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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Happy 100th Birthday Lawrence Ferlinghetti!

( 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

(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

(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?

(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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