Monthly Archives: September 2006
The Earth Knows My Name
Patricia Klindienst: The Earth Knows My Name * * * * * In the early 1970′s Studs Terkel traveled across the country interviewing people about their work, and eventually compiled the interviews into the book Working. In the early 2000′s, Patricia Klindienst took a similar approach, traveling around the USA to interview ethnic gardeners, immigrants … Continue reading
Tough Cookie
Diane Mott Davidson: Tough Cookie * * * * * Another installment in the growing story of Goldie Bear, caterer and amateur sleuth, Tough Cookie is set around Christmas, and what could be prettier, and colder, than winter in the rockies. In this episode, Goldie finds herself hosting a cooking show on the local PBS … Continue reading
My Keyboard for a Cutting Board
Laura Pauli: My Keyboard for a Cutting Board * * * * * Part luscious food-porn and part letter home from abroad, Laura Pauli’s first book is both engaging and compelling, telling the story of her initial experiences cooking in France after leaving a corporate cubicle job in Silicon Valley. Culled from her blog, and … Continue reading
Dragon Moon
Alan F. Troop: Dragon Moon * * * * * In the second Dragon Delasangre novel, Troop continues his novel approach to dragons, introducing us to new powers, new breeds, and also weaving in a family drama – his new romance with his deceased wife’s sister. Still in dire need of a better editor, but … Continue reading
The Dragon Delasangre
Alan F. Troop: The Dragon Delasangre * * * * * When Fuzzy brought me this book I looked at the cover and said, “What is it, a new vampire novel?” Oh, how wrong I was. Author Alan F. Troop’s first novel about a shapeshifting race whose natural form is that of the dragon was … Continue reading
The Whole World Over
Julia Glass: The Whole World Over Greenie is relatively happy in her New York life, with four-year-old son George, and psychotherapist husband Alan, except that the latter seems distant lately, and even the fact that her bakery business is going really well, doesn’t deflect the sadness that they don’t seem to talk any more. When … Continue reading
