Tag Archives: reviews

Okelle’s guide to online shopping for curvy ladies

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Despite the fact that my blog is mostly devoted to poetry and other arcane topics, the top search term bringing people here lately is “North Style.” Back in April I posted a strongly worded letter to North Style — a … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to North Style

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Dear NorthStyle folks: About once or twice a year I receive a catalog from your fine establishment. I’m a big mail-order shopper, so it’s very appropriate that you would send me one. Each time I receive it, I think “hmmmm… … Continue reading →

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Review: Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, by Stephen Puleo

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

This review of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, by Stephen Puleo is re-posted from my Goodreads feed. Puleo does a fairly admirable job of extracting a living tale from dry court records and newspaper accounts of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sword of the Lord, by Andrew Himes

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

With his newly released book Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family, Andrew Himes creates a history that is both well-researched and deeply personal. It’s a history that’s about more than dates and place-names. It’s … Continue reading →

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Interview with Andrew Himes, author of Sword of the Lord

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Publishing houses have been complaining about losing money since the dawn of the printing press. For about that long, authors have been complaining about how hard it is to make it into print. Many more authors make it into print … Continue reading →

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Review: In the Hope of Rising Again

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

Reposted from Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/141961890) Helen Scully’s prose is lush and fluid, like the flood waters of the Mississippi. She sweeps you through three generations of the Riant family, from the golden days of the Civil War hero founder through its … Continue reading →

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Review: Wife of the Gods

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

Wife of the Gods: A Novel by Kwei Quartey My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found Quartey’s description of the divide between city and country culture in Ghana eerily similar to the same divide that exists in the USA. … Continue reading →

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Media recommendations: Kate Nash, Anne McCaffrey, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ellen Kushner

Posted on May 9, 2008 by

Kate Nash. Like Laura Viers, she’s one of those female artists they play on WERS but utterly fail to promote. Mabye I’m a tad sensitive or maybe shit is still broken and needs fixing, but I do wish I could … Continue reading →

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Media Recommendations

Posted on April 16, 2008 by

In the interest of just saying it and not waiting to write the perfect review, I present to you my latest media recommendations: Print Best Fantastic Erotica from Circlet Press. This is a small press just down the street from … Continue reading →

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Because we haven’t really come a long way, baby

Posted on April 11, 2008 by

articulates in a full-of-awesome way what I’ve been too busy with my own little dramas to say. About the Texas raid on the Fundamentalist Mormon compound in which over 100 women and children were “seized.” More info here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89395841 or … Continue reading →

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