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100 Word review on Wide Eyed by Trinie Dalton
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Story collection filled to the brim with pop culture references and anti-social behavior. Subject matter ranges over psychedelic drug trips to summer camp to Burgertime. Readers find themselves in a menagerie of lizards, hummingbirds, owls, bobcats, dolphins, cats, dogs, and Unicorns. Oh yes, the Unicorn seems ever so important to this collection. Moves past hipster chic and attempts to explore the "human condition" in a rather offbeat way. Pain. Lots of pain that develops as part of fantastical diary entries. Innocence and forced naivete create vulnerable and engaging characters. The equivalent to those designer plush toys from specialty toy stores.
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100 word review for Shelf Life by Suzanne Strempek Shea
| Did you hear the one about the author who ends up taking a part-time job at a bookstore and then writes about it? A great little book for anyone interested in the book trade. Suzanne Strempek Shea gives a real glimpse into the current world of bookselling and finds it humbling. Filled with stories of co-op, seasonal displays, account reps and thieves. The only incongruous part was the long break for a book tour- wonderful vignettes of life on the road, but the book is called "Shelf Life." Instructive for authors and anyone interested in how publishing works. Highly recommended. |
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