I’ve published more than 150 reviews in The Christian Science Monitor. 

Currently 30 of those are full-length, by-lined reviews or Q&As, while nearly 130 are mini, incognito plugs found in the monthly Top 10 list.

I started reviewing books in late 2020. It feels like the perfect two-square landing in the hopscotch game of my literary life: bookseller, writers’ assistant, copywriter, marketing maven, lifelong writer and reader, then BAM: reviewer. 

Several of my favorites appear below.

Roses in the Mouth of a Lion

Roses in the Mouth of a Lion
The Wall

The Wall
Properties of Thirst

Properties of Thirst
All the Lonely People

All the Lonely People
Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting

Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting
Lessons in Chemistry

Lessons in Chemistry
The Great Passion

The Great Passion
Cloud Cuckoo Land

Cloud Cuckoo Land
Eleanor Catton Q&A

Eleanor Catton Q&A

Spotting my first blurbed review on a book cover (I’m looking at you, “Lessons in Chemistry”) was a big ol’ thrill, even if it didn’t include my name.