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[Book Review] The Crate: A Story Of War, A Murder, And Justice by Deborah Vadas Levison
Posted on January 20, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Deborah Vadas Levison A grisly discovery under her family’s Toronto cottage suddenly brings back author, Deborah Vadas Levison’s parents’, long set-aside memories of the horrors of the Shoah. As renovations are being completed on her family’s idyllic get-away spot, a crate containing human remains is found under the cottage. Vadas Levison’s memoir explores trauma […]
An Interview with Author Leon Stevens
Posted on January 19, 2021 1 Comment
Leon Stevens is an author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry: Lines by Leon – Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, a book of original classical guitar compositions, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at […]
[Book Review] Meditations with the Hebrew Letters: A Guide for the Modern Seeker by Gilla Nissan
Posted on January 19, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Gilla Nissan In her book, Meditation with the Hebrew Letters, author and scholar, Gilla Nissan, examines the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet, not as a means of communication or the language of the Torah, but as the building blocks of life. The book explores the letters as a means of meditation, within the […]
[ARC Review] Forgiving Stephen Redmond by A.J. Sidransky
Posted on January 13, 2021 1 Comment
By A.J. Sidransky It’s a hot August day in New York when Detectives Tolya Kurchenko and Pete Gonzalvez are called to a Manhattan demolition site to investigate a strange discovery. Inside a wall on the third floor of a building, the construction crew has discovered a murder victim, fully dressed in a suit and hat. […]
[Book Review] Turning Homeward: Restoring Hope and Nature in the Urban Wild by Adrienne Ross Scanlan
Posted on January 13, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Adrienne Ross Scanlan Tikkum Olam is a Hebrew phrase translated to ‘repair of the world’. Adrienne Ross Scanlan embodies this Jewish call to action when she moved across the country and immerses herself in repairing spawning habitat for salmon. In Turning Homeward, Ross weaves memoir with a discussion of environmental issues and Jewish thought […]
[ARC Review] The Ferret by Tom Minder
Posted on January 6, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Tom Minder Louise Kimble is an elder in the LDS church and appointed foreman at a luxury estate development near Los Vegas. Kimble’s life is turned upside down when he uncovers a money-laundering scheme and he finds himself testifying against church leaders. For his protection, Kimble is relocated to southern New Jersey with a […]
Books I’m Excited to Read in January
Posted on January 5, 2021 Leave a Comment
Read Along With Me Welcome to 2021! Today, I’m excited to share with you the books I’m looking forward to reading in January. These are the titles that will be appearing in my weekly book review posts throughout the month. What books are on your list this month? I hope you’ll add your suggestions in […]
December 2020 Book Review Wrap Up
Posted on December 30, 2020 1 Comment
So many books, so little time! I am an avid reader and love to share recommendations with fellow readers. My choice in books tend to vary by my mood but some of my favorites are mystery, suspense, thriller, and humor. Get my reviews direct to your inbox every Wednesday and check back here for monthly […]
Top Ten Reads of 2020
Posted on December 29, 2020 Leave a Comment
For auld lang syne, my dearFor auld lang syneWe’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yetFor days of auld lang syne As 2020 is quickly coming to a close (and not a moment too soon, am I right?!), I compiled a list of my top ten reads from the year. In no particular order, whether particularly […]
[Book Review] The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross
Posted on December 23, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Max Gross Imagine, if you will, a village so remote that time has seemingly passed it by. In his book, The Lost Shtetl, Max Gross transports us to a village, home to an Orthodox Jewish community, in a remote part of Poland that has been untouched by history. That is until a young woman, […]
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