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An Interview with Ben Lyle Bedard: Author of The World Without Flags, Silver Winner of the 2019 SPR Book Awards

Ben Lyle BedardBorn in Buckfield, a rural town in Maine, Ben grew up reading Tolkien, Stephen King, and Charles Dickens. When he went to college at the University of Maine at Farmington, he published his first piece of fiction in the local college journal. After moving across the country to study creative writing at Mills College, he began writing poetry as well as fiction. In his graduate studies, he published poems in several little magazines as well as a book of poems, “Implicit Lyrics.” He won honorary mention from the Academy of American Poets in the Friends of University Libraries Poetry Prize […]

2020-04-23T02:56:10+02:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Rose Servitova: Author of The Watsons, Bronze Winner of the 2019 SPR Book Awards

Rose ServitovaRose Servitova is an award-winning humour writer, event manager and job coach for people with special needs. She has published widely. Her debut novel, The Longbourn Letters – The Correspondence between Mr Collins & Mr Bennet, was described as a “literary triumph.” Rose has made author appearances at literary events and festivals in Ireland and the UK, including the Jane Austen Festival in Bath and an upcoming Jane Austen Summer Program in North Carolina. She has also spoken in schools and universities. Rose’s second novel, described as “an extraordinary piece of work” is a completing of Jane Austen’s unfinished […]

2024-09-14T15:04:22+02:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Nathanael Garrett Novosel: Author of The Meaning of Life

Nathanael Garrett NovoselNathanael Garrett Novosel is a professional researcher and advisor with over 20 years of experience studying individual and group behavior. Over that time, he has researched psychology, evolutionary biology, organizational best practices, leadership decision making, business, technology, finance, and philosophy to understand how the world as we know it works and why.

Nathanael spent much of his career using the insights from this research to help the world’s leading executives solve their most pressing organizational challenges and create their strategic plans. Noticing the common drivers of success in all areas of life, he decided to devote his research, problem-solving, and […]

2020-04-17T10:16:16+02:00April 17th, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

Review: The Truth Within: A Humanist’s Memoir by Leonard M. Cachola

The Truth Within: A Humanist’s Memoir by Leonard M. Cachola

Author and artist Leonard M. Cachola has composed an emotive exploration of life’s vicissitudes in his engrossing memoir, The Truth Within.

Son of a hotheaded, alcoholic, and often abusive father and a calm and mostly forgiving mother, Cachola found solace in the fantasy worlds of arcade gaming and comic books. He created pictures at an early age, ran a cartoon strip for his college newspaper, and eventually launched a laudable career in graphic arts. As he sought balance in his life, he pursued diverse hobbies that included autocross racing, dancing, and photography.

His girlfriends ranged from the rather raunchy […]

2020-06-03T04:26:27+02:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: The Meaning of Life by Nathanael Garrett Novosel

Review: The Meaning of Life: A Guide to Finding Your Life’s Purpose by Nathanael Garrett Novosel

A professional researcher has considered and compiled data from various fields to create a goal-oriented exploration of life’s meaning in the informative and impassioned The Meaning of Life: A Guide to Finding Your Life’s Purpose.

At the outset of the comprehensive tome, author Nathanael Garrett Novosel offers a “Pre-Book Assessment,” allowing the reader to rate his/her current “ability to derive meaning from life,” with a simple analysis of the resulting rating. He propounds that no important information about how to live can come from one of our most basic questions: How did life come to be? Instead, we should […]

2020-04-14T11:06:40+02:00April 12th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |

Milly: My Life As a Labradoodle by Robert Belenky, Ph.D.

Milly: My Life As a Labradoodle ... In Five Short Dog Tales

Milly: My Life As a Labradoodle … In Five Short Dog Tales by Robert Belenky is a sweet and surprisingly poignant book told from the point of view of Milly, a dark brown Labradoodle, and her unique perspective on life as she knows it. With a light and amusing tone throughout, the book is also philosophical at times, covering topics of ethics and even death, while mostly concentrating on Milly’s many comforts, which mirror our own. The book will appeal to all dog owners, but will be especially rewarding for children, as Belenky skillfully weaves in some heady topics into […]

2020-04-06T08:40:06+02:00April 6th, 2020|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

Review: Silent Muse Poetry by Ariele Tee

Silent Muse Poetry by Ariele Tee

The timeless theme of love gained, appreciated, and lost is explored in Silent Muse Poetry: A Tale of Heartbreak and Becoming, the eclectic debut collection by poet Ariele Tee.

Tee’s book is divided in five parts. An introductory piece in Volume 1, “The Buildup,” states the issue clearly: “This love ran through my veins, ignited flames and drove me crazy.” Here, the poet focuses on the blindness of the early stages of love. She refuses to see the lover’s flaws, enumerating the virtues and vowing her eternal devotion. She wants to be the one and only (“9-5 and weekend”), […]

2020-04-03T04:50:16+02:00April 2nd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |

An Interview with Stephen J. Ethier: Author of The Void Revealed

Stephen J. EthierStephen J. Ethier has a lifelong interest in science fiction and fantasy. He has published over 35 non-fiction books. This is his first novel, for which he designed the cover art. Ethier lives on the east coast of Canada with his wife of 37 years, Christine, and their three fur babies, Frodo, Tessa and Tinkie.

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The Void Revealed is ultimately about perseverance and triumph. The cyclical Fury has destroyed Elspa, the City of Carvings, and all that remains is the community of Windhold perched high atop the Spire while the forbidden Void lies below, a […]

2020-04-17T10:40:47+02:00March 28th, 2020|Categories: Interviews|
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