Feb 21, 2021 | Current Ned Note, News and Media, On Books, Past Notes
Orca Books in Olympia just listed The Eagle Tree audiobook as one of their picks for a new Pacific Northwest audiobook “play list” called Orca Books Whale Songs An Orca-themed mix for your Pacific Northwest dreams. Enjoy the Orca BooksAudiobook Play List...
Jan 9, 2019 | Current Ned Note, On Books, Past Notes
The wonderful fantasy writer V.S. Schwab recently asked for recommendations on books from her readers. I was surprised to see a new book I’d never heard of mentioned by many — If We Were Villains, by M.L. Rio. I promptly purchased the book and it’s...
Apr 28, 2016 | On Books, On Writing, Past Notes, Reviews
“The Eagle Tree is a gorgeously written novel that features one of the most accurate, finely drawn and memorable autistic protagonists in literature. The hero of the book is like a 14-year-old Walt Whitman with autism, seeking communion with the ancient...
Jul 7, 2015 | Past Notes, Reviews
“A considerable achievement… powerful and elegant… morally complex and challenging.” Wilderness of Mirrors is “about the events of 9-11 and the War on Terror, but of course it’s also generally about many other topics—religion, history, international politics, the...
May 21, 2014 | On Books, Past Notes, Reviews
Good news on the book front… novel SINFUL FOLK reviewed in 100-year-old BOOKLIST — the magazine the New York Times calls “an acquisitions bible for public and school librarians nationwide.” From Booklist *Starred Review* “In...