Dec 5, 2022Book Review of BELIEVERS AND HUSTLERSBelievers and Hustlers by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo Iskanchi Press, October 28, 2022, 350 pages, $24.00 Paperback. https://www.iskanchi.com/product/believers-and-hustlers Review by Andrew Diamond. Sylva Nze Ifedigbo’s Believers and Hustlers opens with a reporter covering a simple local-interest story. Pastor Nick Adejuwon and his wife Nkechi are celebrating the grand opening of their…Book Review5 min readBook Review5 min read
Jan 6, 2022Was the Insurrection a Distraction? by Douglas GreenDouglas Green is a client of MindBuck Media Book Publicity for his title, A Dog of Many Names, and is a psychotherapist living in Los Angeles, CA. See more at www.AuthorDouglasGreen.com. January 6, 2021 will live in infamy, no doubt. …January 6 20216 min readJanuary 6 20216 min read
Aug 12, 2021Book Review of “(Low)Life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing and the Mob”(Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing and the Mob by Charles Farrell Hamilcar Publications, June 29, 2021, 312 pages, $25.95 Hardcover Review by Andrew Diamond. Charles Farrell’s Low(life) is a tour of the underworld from the 1960s through the 2010s told in a series of anecdotes and reflections that are…Book Review12 min readBook Review12 min read
Dec 18, 2020An In Conversation with Susan Uehara Rakstang & Lisa PegramKombu & Collard Greens: An In Conversation with Susan Uehara Rakstang & Lisa Pegram Lisa: Susan, your debut memoir Cooking For Her Eyes is a feast for the senses that is graceful and intricate as origami. The way you use different art forms to summon decades of memory is compelling…Memoir17 min readMemoir17 min read
Dec 16, 2020An In Conversation with Joel Burcat and Jon McGorenAn In Conversation with Joel Burcat and Jon McGoren JOEL: Jon, you and I share an interest in writing fiction that has environmental and scientific issues at its heart. Your book Spliced, has extensive detail and references to genetic engineering and climate change. How did you begin writing the kinds…Science Fiction11 min readScience Fiction11 min read
Oct 29, 2020Writing Through the Loss of a ParentAn In Conversation with Caitlin Garvey & Margaret Henry Margaret: Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with me, Caitlin. I really enjoyed your book, both because the writing is wonderful and because it is such a unique take on a common topic. Reading it also hit…Grief And Loss8 min readGrief And Loss8 min read
Aug 17, 2020A Scream Wrapped in a Story: Women Veteran Novelists Talk Military Life, Real & FictionAn In Conversation with Elizabeth Lewes & Alicia Dill Elizabeth Lewes is the author of Little Falls, a military thriller to debut in August 2020 from Crooked Lane Books, Penguin Random House. She is a U.S. Navy Veteran who served six years during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Navy as…Veterans8 min readVeterans8 min read
May 14, 2020Kindness and the PandemicWe will be okay . . . but only if we take the time to care. — The pandemic is a mirror. Our best and worst, revealed with piercing clarity. A philosopher once said, more than 250 years ago, that man will regret a small injury to himself — even the loss of “his little finger” — more than if “the great empire of China . …Covid-192 min readCovid-192 min read
Apr 16, 2020The Pandemic’s Lethal Effect on Domestic ViolenceA conversation with Dr. Karyne Messina, Prof. Joan Meier and Attorney John Moot John: We have two renowned experts in the field of psychotherapy and the law to discuss the troubling effects of the current pandemic on domestic violence. We’d like to cover three main issues today: (i) the key…Covid-1911 min readCovid-1911 min read
Apr 8, 2020Authors on STEM and Accelerated Learning: An “In Conversation” with Stephanie Ryan & Jenny WoodmanStephanie Ryan has experience in curriculum development, assessment, and training staff on how to use technology and software. She earned her Ph.D. in Learning Sciences with a focus on Chemistry Education. Let’s Learn About Chemistry is her first book. Jenny Woodman is a writer and educator. She holds a B.S…9 min read9 min read
