Title: The Detour: A Road Trip with My Mom, Her Pug, and a 1986 Volvo Author: Jennifer Ammoscato Genre: Romantic Comedy Michael Garland, an applications developer and self-confessed recluse, is about to upend his life in order to fulfil his mother’s last request before she died: for him to visit her childhood home… Read More Editorial Review – The Detour
-Guest post by Chick Lit Cafe- Speak of the Devil (Speaking in Tungs Book 2) by Karla M. Jay Synopsis: Marleigh Benning thinks she’s mastered being a home speech therapist in the most remote region of Pennsylvania… and that the steep learning curve is behind her. But in Speak of the Devil further… Read More Speak of the Devil – Book Review
Title: Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated Author: Tom Starita Genre: Literary Fiction/Humor/Satire This story is one of not-coming-of-age, the opposite of the classic Bildungsroman plot. Instead of Lucas James accepting responsibility, this is the irreverent, somewhat crass, and humorously self-absorbed story of a young man who won’t grow up, even when circumstances try… Read More Editorial Review – Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated
Title: Uber Diva Author: Charles St. Anthony Genre: Humor Part-memoir, part-guide, Uber Diva is an entertaining look at what it takes to be an Uber driver. Told from the perspective of the self-proclaimed Uber Diva, who is sidelined from the ridesharing business after a drunk driver totals her car and sends her to the… Read More Editorial Review – Uber Diva
Title: Think Before You Ink and Other Cautionary Tales Author: Alison Bossert Genre: Essays, Humor, and Satire This short volume features twenty-one stories and essays, some humorous, some serious, but all lighthearted, pithy, and amusing. They share a common point-of-view—that of a single career woman who has come to value time and relationships more… Read More Editorial Review – Think Before You Ink
Title: Strutting and Fretting Author: Kevin McKeon Genre: Fiction General, Fiction Coming of Age Bob—with an untested theater degree—settles into a coveted position with a summer repertory theater in California. He comes with baggage though, as his young marriage has already been rocked by infidelity. With half the country separating Bob from his estranged… Read More Editorial Review – Strutting and Fretting
