Pete Townshend: Who I Am Book Review

April 17, 2014 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, NON-FICTION | By

"Who I Am" by Pete Townshend

Who is Pete Townshend? That is the question the famous rocker purports to answer in his 2012 autobiography, Who I Am. With a musical career now encompassing…

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“Unexpected Family” by Nate Tanner: An unexpectedly sweet romance

April 8, 2014 | Posted in BOOKS, LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By

Unexpected Family by Nate Tanner

If you’re in the mood for a sweet romance about finding love when you’re not looking for it, Unexpected Family by Nate Tanner makes for an easy day’s read and just might fit the bill…

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Andrew Smith’s “Grasshopper Jungle”: Where male adolescence meets an insect apocalypse

April 2, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, YOUNG ADULT | By

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

When the best-developed and most sympathetic female character in a novel is the narrator’s mute Golden Retriever, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say a work has some serious issues with sexism…

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“After Dachau” by Daniel Quinn

March 25, 2014 | Posted in SCIENCE FICTION | By

After Dachau book cover

“History is a set of lies agreed upon.” Those famous words spoken by Napoleon summarize one of the major themes of Daniel Quinn’s After Dachau. Published in 2001, this novel is far from the first to propose an alternative history wherein…

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Book Review: “After Ben” by Con Riley

March 23, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By

"After Ben" by Con Riley.

A year ago, Theo Anderson unexpectedly lost his longtime partner Ben. Since then, he’s been living in a state of limbo, grieving for his loss and unable to fully move on with his life. Beyond his job, the only thing…

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Book Review: “The Melody Thief” by Shira Anthony

August 30, 2013 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By

The Melody Thief by Shira Anthony.

Cary Redding is a successful and talented cellist living in Milan and in demand all around the world. But a troubled childhood and domineering, demanding mother has left him with little sense of his own self-worth beyond what he can achieve with his instrument…

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