Bloom: On Becoming an Artist Later in Life by Janice Mason Steeves

Friesen Review by Linda Lappin Painter and art educator Janice Mason Steeves came to art quite by chance late in life after a friend invited her to attend a pottery…

The Book of Angels by Thomas E. Kennedy

Wordcraft Review by Linda Lappin The Book of Angels is the title of a novel written by Michael Lynch, the main character of the late Thomas E. Kennedy’s occult thriller – The…

Cucina Povera: The Italian Way of Transforming Humble Ingredients into Memorable Meals by Giulia Scarpaleggia

Artisan Review by Linda Lappin September 2023 marks a solemn occasion in Italy,  the 80th anniversary of the beginning  of the Nazi Occupation which devastated Tuscany from September 1943 until…

In Sardinia: An Unexpected Journey by Jeff Biggers

Melville House Review by Linda Lappin Sardinia’s landscapes captivate visitors: pink granite cliffs whipped into weird shapes,  massive  basalt boulders, tawny hills where tiny wild horses roam,  dunes of sparkling…

A Place in the World by Frances Mayes

Crown Review by Linda Lappin In her new memoir,  A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home,  Frances Mayes, now in her eighties, looks back on the houses,…

Home: A Story of Emigration by Anthony Stevens

Review by Linda Lappin In this lyrical, hybrid narrative combining novel, documentary, autobiography, and diary, British author, Anthony Stevens pieces together a chapter of his family history: his great grandparents’…

Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flynn

Review by Linda Lappin Combining exquisite lyrical prose, a gripping travel narrative, and meticulous scientific research in the fields of botany, biology, chemistry, genetics – investigative journalist, Cal Flynn, takes…