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Stuck in the Middle with You, A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

On May 19, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

New York Times bestseller and acclaimed author Jennifer Finney Boylan returns with a remarkable memoir about gender and parenting, including incredible interviews discussing gender, how families are shaped, and the difficulties and wonders of being human.

Allah is Not Obliged, A Child Soldier’s Story by Ahmadou Kourouma

On May 7, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Fighting in a chaotic civil war alongside many other boys, Birahima sees death, torture, dismemberment and madness but somehow manages to retain his own sanity. Raw and unforgettable, despairing yet filled with laughter, Allah Is Not Obliged reveals the ways in which children’s innocence and youth are compromised by war.

Interview for “Painted Wings and Giants’ Rings” by Wilfried Voss

On April 19, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

In his newest novel, Wilfried F. Voss delivers a unique and insightful view into a child’s world and how it relates to the harsh reality of adult life, in this case the life of Roger Wilkinson, a businessman who is haunted by childhood memories and the ultimate fear of mistreating his own children.

New Novel Finds Answers to Harsh Realities in Fantasy Worlds

On March 26, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Roger Wilkinson is haunted by childhood memories. When he falls into a coma, his children attempt to save him by visiting several famous fantasy worlds, and with surprising results, in Wilfried Voss’s new novel “Painted Wings and Giants’ Rings.”

Review: Painted Wings and Giants’ Rings by Wilfried F. Voss

On February 23, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

“Painted Wings and Giants’ Rings” by Wilfried F. Voss is a good flowing novel which details the struggles of Patrick and Siobhan as well as their father, Roger. There is a lot of singing and lyrics throughout the book that the children use to keep their spirits up. The author is very detailed when describing the scenery which gives the readers a deeper sense of what the surroundings are like for the characters within the book.

See Now Then: A Novel Presumed to be Autobiographical by Jamaica Kincaid

On February 5, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

In See Now Then, the brilliant and evocative new novel from Jamaica Kincaid—her first in ten years—a marriage is revealed in all its joys and agonies. This piercing examination of the manifold ways in which the passing of time operates on the human consciousness unfolds gracefully, and Kincaid inhabits each of her characters—a mother, a father, and their two children.

Daddy, Look! It’s Christmas! – My Upcoming Buh-Humbug Experience

On December 1, 2012, in Articles, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

This morning – roughly around 7:30 – my son looked out of the window and watched with excitement the falling snow. We live in the middle of New England, and snow at this time is, of course, nothing new. Adults get annoyed and children are excited.

Magnificence: A Novel Concluding the Trilogy by Lydia Millet

On November 23, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

A woman embarks on a dazzling new phase in her life after inheriting a sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy. Millet’s trademark themes—evolution and extinction, children and parenthood, loss and wonder—produce a rapturous final act to the critically acclaimed cycle of novels that began with How the Dead Dream.

The Legend of Kendric, the Little Dragon Who Couldn’t Spit Fire

On October 24, 2012, in Painted Wings & Giants' Rings, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Out there is a land, the legends tell, where mighty dragons reign and dwell, a land so faithfully disguised that no humans laid on it their eyes.

Peaches for Father Francis: A Novel by Joanne Harris

On October 14, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

The bestselling author of Chocolat and The Girl with No Shadow returns to Lansquenet in this enchanting new novel, Peaches for Father Francis (in the UK called Peaches for Monsieur le Curé).