The Other by Matthew Hughes – Underland Press, 2011 – now rereleased on Amazon in paperback or e-book and on Kobo. Famous sci-fi writer Robert J. Sawyer described Matt Hughes as ‘science fiction’s best-kept secret’. Despite the lack of instant name recognition, Hughes has been producing high quality work in several genres for decades and …
Month: October 2022
THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST
A group of elementary students are lined up in a school gymnasium. At the behest of the school, a dentist is in attendance to perform basic work on the children. Those funding this dental project don’t pay for fillings or anesthetics so, if the dentist finds cavities or other problems, the only option is extraction, …
ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH & BERTIE
Love in the Time of Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith, Vantage 2022 - How does McCall Smith do it? His highly successful career in medical law was long ago eclipsed by his fame as a best-selling author. The sheer volume of books produced by McCall Smith might leave one wondering if he has any time …
VIOLETA BY ISABEL ALLENDE
Violeta by Isabel Allende, Ballantine Books, 2022 - In Isabel Allende’s last book, ‘A Long Petal of the Sea’ (reviewed in an earlier blog), she favored a style of writing that used a great deal of first person narrative instead of dialogue. In her latest book, ‘Violeta’ she goes even further in this direction. The …
Richard's Left Bank 