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Centuries of June: A NovelAuthor: Keith DonohueAfter Kate Atkinson’s “Started Early Walked The Dog,” I recognized the title of Keith Donohue’s Centuries of June as another Emily Dickinson line.  I wish I had the enthusiasm for Centuries as I did for Started Early.  I love Flann O’Brien, and absurdist and post modernism Irish fiction and plays.  By producing a play of mime, with only a description of the visual action, and no dialogue, Beckett denies Joycean language and reiterates O’Brien’s ... continue reading...

Now You See HerAuthors: James Patterson & Michael LedwidgeTake Swimsuit, times it by 3, throw in Tick Tock and Along Came a Spider and your sum total = Now You See Her.  Patterson and Ledwidge indulge themselves in one blast - then two - then three. This novel will knock your proverbial socks off. Maestro Patterson, once again collaborating with Master Ledwidge, travels back down the graveled road to early days, with a thriller that once again ensures his title as The Best!Nina Bloom is a ... continue reading...

Witches of East End (The Beauchamp Family)Author: Melissa De La CruzThere is a township in a part of Long Island untouched by neither time nor sophistication.  North Hampton lies fallow and magnificent on the Atlantic coast, its families long generational and tight knit.  Across from the tiny community lies Gardiners Island, long deserted.   The Manor House, called Fair Haven, on Gardiners Island is special.  Owned by generations of absentee owners, the Gardiners, Fair Haven holds the seam to ... continue reading...

The Fearless Baker: Scrumptious Cakes, Pies, Cobblers, Cookies, and Quick Breads that You Can Make to Impress Your Friends and Yourselfby Emily Luchetti and Lisa WeissWell, Z lost out on this one!  She is the cook of the pair of us, and her fingers grab these cookbook goodies like the claws of an eagle!  It’s been a while since Z and I could gab together on these reviews, and that is because Z actually has a LIFE!  Me, I just hide under the books that line my closets, my living room, my bedroom ... continue reading...

We love it when author's stop in and have their say here on The Review Broads. Eric Poole, author of Where's My Wand?: One Boy's Magical Triumph Over Alienation and Shag Carpeting offers this fun post on "The Good China."A while back, a friend of mine told me that her mother's aunt used to stand in front of the stove, cooking dinner, wearing a full-length mink coat and her best jewelry.This is my kind of woman. Not just because she sounds slightly insane and obviously doesn't care if ... continue reading...