Tag: reviews
member name: Erin O'Riordan
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January 26, 2008 08:52 AM EST --
What would you do if your corrupt government arrested your innocent spouse, and you weren't certain you would ever see him or her again?
The question is answered in Bernardo Bertolucci's smart, . . .
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February 17, 2008 09:03 PM EST --
Last night I went to St. Mary's College (the one in Indiana) and watched the performance of the SMC Monologues. Based on Eve Ensler's most famous work, the production was written entirely . . .
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October 25, 2009 10:41 PM EDT --
I saw the movie Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant this weekend. While far from my favorite vampire movie of all times, it was nonetheless enjoyable. Starring teens a bit younger than its Twilight . . .
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July 15, 2009 09:13 AM EDT --
Victoria Selene Skye Deme (aka Gather's own Purrrrrrr....) is, I believe, the illegitimate love child of Sylvia Plath, Barbara G. Walker (who wrote the wonderful Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets . . .
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September 15, 2009 09:23 AM EDT --
Cause and Effect Poetry by Chessly Nesci (2009, AG Press) is a diverse collection of poems and poetic short story/essay/ruminations. They range from recession-era ("Economy," "Dream House") to romantic . . .
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October 23, 2009 04:27 PM EDT --
This is an expansion of a book review I posted previously.
Cause and Effect Poetry by Chessly Nesci (2009, AG Press, $10.95) is a diverse collection of poems and poetic short story/essay/ruminations. . . .
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May 15, 2009 06:51 PM EDT --
Today I had the pleasure of reading this brief, but satisfying, e-book from Eternal Press ( www.eternalpress.ca ). Marisa Quinn retells the Classical Greek myth of Eros (cupid) and Psyche, his mortal . . .
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October 17, 2009 11:14 AM EDT --
100 Wild Little Weird Tales, e dited by Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz, and Martin H. Greenberg, published by Barnes and Noble, 1994.
An excellent A to Z (well, A to W) miscellany of strange . . .
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September 30, 2009 08:26 AM EDT --
Pure, naughty fun: Mitzi Szereto's multicultural fractured fairy tales (Cleis Press, 2009)aren't for kids, but they are the kind you could read out loud in a pub to amuse your friends. In that, they resemble . . .
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May 06, 2009 10:40 PM EDT --
Baby and All
by Paige Warren (Wild Horse Press, 2009) is a contemporary romantic fantasy. Its heroine, Fiona, is in a desperate situation. She fell in love with Garrett, . . .
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June 21, 2009 04:23 PM EDT --
Review of Resonance by A.J. Scudiere
The last time the earth underwent a shift in magnetic polarity was approximately sixty-five million years ago...the same time the dinosaurs died out. What would . . .
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May 05, 2009 09:27 PM EDT --
This book review was written by Gather member Erin S., and I post it here with her permission. Gather member A. F Stewart, herself a fine fantasy writer, has also posted a review of this book.
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May 25, 2009 10:14 PM EDT --
Dear book-loving people,
Over the long weekend, I went to Milwaukee and had the pleasure of meeting book blogger/Publisher's Weekly editor Barbara Vey. I'm passing along her contact information because . . .
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June 09, 2009 09:02 AM EDT --
To Whom It May Concern:
Do you have any work available for a freelance writer/editor/reviewer? To share about myself, briefly:
I'm a working writer. I've written a published novel ( Beltane from . . .
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March 31, 2009 07:09 AM EDT --
Crave More Romance is featuring my debut novel, Beltane , as the Tempt Me Pick of the Week today. They've written a great review to go along with it; please stop by the blog and check it out. A clickable . . .
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March 03, 2009 10:16 PM EST --
I must admit, I've always loved books about Egypt. When I found Eyeliner of the Gods by Katie Maxwell at the bottom of a discount book bin, I couldn't resist it. Eyeliner is a teen romance. Its heroine, . . .
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June 12, 2009 07:38 PM EDT --
I've had an awesome week. And it just got even more awesome!
First, on Sunday, the literary goddess known as Blodeuedd (surely you remember her from Welsh Celtic mythology; she was the one made out . . .
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August 25, 2009 12:03 AM EDT --
First rule of parenting: you don't use drugs in front of your kids. Especially if you're the one member of the parent-teacher association charged with running the school's Just-Say-No program.
Audrey . . .
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October 04, 2009 02:37 PM EDT --
Frankly, the #1 reason to rent this small, Australian production (from Netflix, if your video store doesn't have it) is Stephen Moyer, the sexy Englishman who plays Bill Compton, Civil War vet and vampire, . . .
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July 15, 2009 09:37 AM EDT --
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta is thoroughly enjoyable. In this witty novel, Acosta creates a wonderful heroine in Milagro de los Santos. Mil, as she is known to friends, just wants . . .
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