Category Archives: book review

CORDELIA STREET: MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Pam Lazos

Cordelia Street: My Neighborhood by Carolyn Mendez It is one of my life’s joys to showcase the great work of a good friend. When I first met Carolyn some years back at the Rabbit Hill Writer’s Studio she had … Continue reading →

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Come Sit Next To Me

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Pam Lazos

Come Sit Next To Me I love talking to people who have lived life deep and wide and have a breadth of knowledge and wisdom to share. One of those people is the mother of my oldest friend, Stephen … Continue reading →

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Bountiful Calling

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Pam Lazos

Here’s another voice to add to that ever more urgent call for action on behalf of planet earth — Fred Burton, and his novel, Bountiful Calling. Bountiful Calling: A Novel Praise for Bountiful Calling: “Perhaps the most important benefit of … Continue reading →

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Epigenetics and Spontaneous Evolution

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Pam Lazos

Epigenetics, Spontaneous Evolution, and the Power of Positive Thinking I just finished reading Spontaneous Evolution, Our Positive Future and a Way to Get There From Here by Bruce H. Lipton and Steve Bhaerman (2010) and was looking back over the … Continue reading →

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You Beneath Your Skin — Book Review and Author Interview

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Pam Lazos

You Beneath Your Skin presents as a crime novel, but it’s also a love story: to those who find themselves in loveless marriages and are seeking comfort elsewhere; to mothers who bear the burden of raising children that don’t always … Continue reading →

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How to Change Your Mind

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Pam Lazos

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan is a rock star. Not a shooting star, not a fleeting 15-minutes-of-fame star, not a one-hit wonder, but an honest to goodness Influencer, someone who moves the populace, sometimes in small increments, at … Continue reading →

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Fallen Princeborn: Stolen

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Pam Lazos

Fallen Princeborn: Stolen Fallen Princeborn: Stolen, Jean Lee’s breakout YA novel, was eight years in the writing, eight years in the creating, eight years in the honing; and eight years in the suffering — through her postpartum … Continue reading →

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Jean Lee’s World

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Pam Lazos

I’ve heard people say that Tony Bennett is a singer’s singer, the consummate performer, the pitch, the tone, the tempo, the clarity, the inflection, all always spot on. The same can be said of writing and Jean Lee, a … Continue reading →

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will grayson will grayson

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Pam Lazos

will grayson … Continue reading →

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The Lee Harper Interview

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Pam Lazos

Lee Harper is a picture book author and illustrator from Doylestown, Pennsylvania best known for his whimsical illustrations for the best-selling Turkey Trouble series and just so happens to be the husband of one of my favorite traveling companions, his … Continue reading →