A STRONG WEST WIND A Strong West Wind was first reviewed at Bookin’ with Sunny by Ann Ronald in early December of 2012. I was
It’s been a long time since I’ve opened a book and literally fallen into its story. Courtney Collins’s debut novel, The Untold, is such a
Instinct: A way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is not learned; a natural desire or tendency that makes you want to act in a
Last month Sunny posted a blog she wrote when she finished reading Daniel Woodrell’s novel, The Maid’s Version. She mused about Woodrell’s unhurried language and
Two Civil War Novels: I Shall Be Near to You and Neverhome Erin Lindsay McCabe and Laird Hunt each envision the American Civil
GIRL IN THE BLUE COAT When I reached page 239 of Monica Hesse’s 301-page novel, Girl in the Blue Coat, I thought to myself that
ADULT BOOKSTORE – WHY POETRY TODAY? I love books, poetry, and bookstores (especially ones with used books). I write poetry, I read poetry, but I
ASTRAY Emma Donoghue has concocted a collection of short stories that consider a single innovative theme. Astray features a diverse set of characters who have
The Winter Soldier – An outstanding WWI novel. Daniel Mason’s The Winter Soldier joins a substantial list of novels written to commemorate the centennial anniversary
The Casual Vacancy, Rowling’s answer for a twenty-first-century Dickensian novel. When I read J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, I was struck by how Dickensian
The Swan Thieves, a story of obsession by a cast of characters that only Elizabeth Kostova could create. It is a literary collage that you
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