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Gus’s Garage was originally published in Belgium where Leo Timmers has a large following as a picture book author. This is a translation by James Brown and it works really well, in fact I didn’t… View Full Post The post Book Review:...

. Hello, Recovery Friends and Visitors! “I wanted to share some exciting news with everyone. I have been invited to be a regular article writer for a great Free Recovery publication called,  Keys To Recovery Newspaper! Why?” They have a...

EVEN WHEN TRAPPED BEHIND CLOUDS: A memoir of quiet grace Patty Somlo [WiDo Publishing, 234 pages] Before I opened up Even When Trapped Behind Clouds, […] Continue reading at The Mindful Word journal of engaged living [http://www.themindfulword...

In his 2013 monograph, The Wind from Vulture Peak: The Buddhification of Japanese Waka in the Heian Period, Stephen D. Miller takes readers on a cordial walk through a transition in Japan’s flourishing Heian period (794-1185), when poetry of the im...

Ada Twist, Scientist is a brilliant rhyming book which is all about inspiring young readers to follow their passions. From a young age Ada has explored the world around her and this book is a… View Full Post The post Book Review: Ada Twist, Sci...

This is perhaps the most unusual children’s picture book i’ve ever reviewed. It won the Portuguese National Cartoon Prize for 2015 for Best Children’s Book illustration and was described as; ‘One of the finest books… Vie...

In 1965, Leslie Gore crooned “Its my Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To.”  Well.  Its my Blog and I’ll brag if I want to.  Or Plug.  In 2012, I published my first e-Book:  Photographing Vermont’s Fall Foliage. This boo...

In her 2016 novel, All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders explores relationships between humans, nature, and machines, along with the allegiances and deceptions dotting their radar screens. Toward unwrapping the narrative candies hidden within...

I am sure most people have heard or seen Dr Dawn Harper at some point. This could be on Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies, or ITV's This Morning where she is a resident doctor well now she has a host of books including two that looks at your baby's fir...

China Miéville may be a pioneer among writers of the New Weird, but his latest, This Census-Taker, recasts the genre as more of the Old Familiar. Miéville’s oddities, intricate as they are, would be nothing without their consensus origins, and t...

New on Amazon UK and Amazon USTerry Breverton’s passion for the subject shines through in his much-awaited new book on King Henry VII. I was fascinated by the fresh perspective of this weighty book (at over 400 pages). With a good co...

Terraria is a sort of 2D exploration game which my eldest son is obsessed with- to the point where he played for 12 hours straight and got his iPad confiscated! Its played by his favourite… View Full Post The post Book Review: Terraria: The Ult...

One of the most enduring memories of my childhood was dressing up as Mr Strong. It was for one of our school fetes where each year (this was the 1980’s) we dressed up and paraded… View Full Post The post Featured Post: Happy 45th Birthday...

Unmasking the Jesus Myth By Stephen Bedard Bedard’s aim with Unmasking the Jesus Myth was to present the basics of …Continue reading →...

No, this is not a poll. But it is about my Fall Foliage E-books. I want to use the next couple blogs as a blatant pitch for my books.  They are easy to download, and I truly believe, one-of a kind reference guides to two magical fall destinations f...

Cold-Blooded-about Charles Schmid the makeup loving tuscon killer Laid Bare: A Memoir of Wrecked Lives and the Hollywood Death Trip-lots of 1950s hollywood gossipSevered: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder-very interesting book about...

When I was in Spain I got to catch up on some reading and enjoyed After Isabella, by Rosie.  The paperback book was published through Allen & Unwin yesterday. Watching someone die of cancer is the most hideous thing, being … Continue readi...

As you all know Monkey and I recently flew to Spain for a week without Daddy P.  I was anxious for Monkey to have lots to keep him entertained whilst we travelled and I found the perfect thing. I can thoroughly … Continue reading → The...

Shattered Prayers, The Testing of a Father’s Faith By Kenneth Ching. Kirkdale Press, 2016 I read this newly released book …Continue reading →...

Papandrea, James L. The Earliest Christologies: Five Images of Christ in the Postapostolic Age. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2016. 144 pgs., Pb.; $18.00 Link to IVP In his introduction, Papandrea explains the challenged faced in the post-aposto...

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