Small Press Reviews: The Wordsmith by David Malone.
Review by Jenna Zerbel, Orange Hat Publishing | Ten16 Press This August, we’d like to shine a light on David Malone, whose debut middle-grade novel The Wordsmith is launching on October 17, 2023! The Wordsmith tells the story of twelve-year-old Evie sine Wittington, who craves adventure . . . as long as it is safely […]
Book Review: Cold Nights of Childhood.
Review by Wyatt Bandt “The warmth embracing us. The cold nights descending. The stars those nights bring to the skies.” – Tezer Özlü. Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü was originally published in 1980. Some forty years later, we can now walk the streets of Turkey in English thanks to the talent of translator […]
Interview with Maureen Freely: Translator of Tezer Özlü’s Cold Nights of Childhood.
BY Wyatt Bandt I had the opportunity to sit down with Maureen Freely, the woman who translated Tezer Özlü’s Cold Nights of Childhood. Maureen shared with me about how she started in the trade, the charm of it and how her experience as a novelist lends itself to her work. WB: So! How did you […]
Girl + Book: The Take-Over Friend by Carol Dines
Young adult fiction continues to become one of the most popular genres – mostly for adults. Join us each issue to find your next YA read.
Feature: The Breadth of Human Experience
Wyatt Bandt provided a medley of books from diverse genres and origins to get you a little closer to the book that may change your life forever.
Bookstagram @Mags.Mix
Each issue we feature a new bookstagrammer, highlighting some of their amazing work. This time we catch up with @Mags.Mix
Interview with Wes Davis: Author of An American Journey: On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs
BY V. JOLENE MILLER Wes Davis’ book An American Journey: On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs takes readers to a crossroads between pre-industrial and modern America and intersects with a friendship between three men. Two of them (Ford and Edison) are responsible for the forward movement of the country while […]
Featured Indie Bookstore: Bart’s Books | Ojai, California
In our Featured Indie Bookstore column we dive into a hidden gem of a bookstore. This issue we have Bart’s Books in Ojai, California.
Fit Lit: Running with Hobbits and Alchemists
Two and a half decades of transforming people’s bodies and minds taught Christian Adrian Brown that physical health inexorably influences mental health.
Fit Lit: Sweat, Soul & Serenity.
This summer, I’ve handpicked two books that seamlessly blend the worlds of fitness, mindfulness, and health, delivering a literary experience that will leave you motivated, inspired, and, dare I say, even a tad fitter.