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THE EVENING HERO: A GIFT FROM THE AUTHOR
Printer-friendly version By Marie Myung-Ok Lee Reviewed by Jonathan Goetz Updated: Friday the 13th July 23, 2024 (Kansas) — The Evening Hero is good, clean, and relevant humor by Marie Myung-Ok Lee. Her Simon and Schuster book touches on topics from the point of view of an immigrant family, from rural American hospital closures and venture capital,
THE EVENING HERO: A GIFT FROM THE AUTHOR
Printer-friendly version By Marie Myung-Ok Lee Reviewed by Jonathan Goetz Updated: Friday the 13th July 23, 2024 (Kansas) — The Evening Hero is good, clean, and relevant humor by Marie Myung-Ok Lee. Her Simon and Schuster book touches on topics from the point of view of an immigrant family, from rural American hospital closures and venture capital,
GO WEST FOR LUCK, GO WEST FOR LOVE
Printer-friendly versionBy Mardie Schroeder Reviewed by Pennell Paugh September 1, 2024 (San Diego) — Mardie Schroeder, resident of North Park in San Diego, wrote Go West for Luck, Go West for Love, a wonderful story that depicts the adventures of a family’s members over four generations. Schroeder starts her story back in the old west. Benjamin Harrison Johnson leaves a
GO WEST FOR LUCK, GO WEST FOR LOVE
Printer-friendly versionBy Mardie Schroeder Reviewed by Pennell Paugh September 1, 2024 (San Diego) — Mardie Schroeder, resident of North Park in San Diego, wrote Go West for Luck, Go West for Love, a wonderful story that depicts the adventures of a family’s members over four generations. Schroeder starts her story back in the old west. Benjamin Harrison Johnson leaves a
THE CASE OF THE GREENSBORO GREMLINS
Printer-friendly version By Eric Martin Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 18, 2024 (San Diego) — Erik Christopher Martin lives and writes in San Diego, California. In The Case of the Greensboro Gremlins: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Blook Three, Gremlins and fashion don’t mix! Summer vacation before seventh grade Dotty is expanding and her girlfriend, Hannah, is getting taller. Hannah fights
THE CASE OF THE GREENSBORO GREMLINS
Printer-friendly version By Eric Martin Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 18, 2024 (San Diego) — Erik Christopher Martin lives and writes in San Diego, California. In The Case of the Greensboro Gremlins: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Blook Three, Gremlins and fashion don’t mix! Summer vacation before seventh grade Dotty is expanding and her girlfriend, Hannah, is getting taller. Hannah fights
THE CASE OF THE GREENSBORO GREMLINS
Printer-friendly version By Eric Martin Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 18, 2024 (San Diego) — Erik Christopher Martin lives and writes in San Diego, California. In The Case of the Greensboro Gremlins: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Blook Three, Gremlins and fashion don’t mix! Summer vacation before seventh grade Dotty is expanding and her girlfriend, Hannah, is getting taller. Hannah fights
WHISPERS IN THE SHADOWS: AN AMERICAN’S ADVENTURE TEACHING IN ROMANIA BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
Printer-friendly version By Sandra Wenner Yeaman Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 11, 2024 (El Cajon) — Sandra Yeaman, a resident of El Cajon, CA, visited Iaşi, Romania in 1978. She was given a two-bedroom apartment with all the usual appliances found in U.S. apartments. She later found out her lifestyle was quite lush compared to local residents. However, on the
WHISPERS IN THE SHADOWS: AN AMERICAN’S ADVENTURE TEACHING IN ROMANIA BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
Printer-friendly version By Sandra Wenner Yeaman Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 11, 2024 (El Cajon) — Sandra Yeaman, a resident of El Cajon, CA, visited Iaşi, Romania in 1978. She was given a two-bedroom apartment with all the usual appliances found in U.S. apartments. She later found out her lifestyle was quite lush compared to local residents. However, on the
WHISPERS IN THE SHADOWS: AN AMERICAN’S ADVENTURE TEACHING IN ROMANIA BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
Printer-friendly version By Sandra Wenner Yeaman Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 11, 2024 (El Cajon) — Sandra Yeaman, a resident of El Cajon, CA, visited Iaşi, Romania in 1978. She was given a two-bedroom apartment with all the usual appliances found in U.S. apartments. She later found out her lifestyle was quite lush compared to local residents. However, on the
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THE 17TH VOLUME OF A YEAR IN INK ANTHOLOGY
Printer-friendly version Edited by Kimberly Lee and Kate Manning Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 11, 2024 (San Diego) — Published by San Diego Writers, Ink, The 17th Volume Anthology: A Year In Ink, is an anthology of the creative work of San Diegans. In the 2024 version, 281 entries were submitted from all genres. Of those, 46 pieces were
THE 17TH VOLUME OF A YEAR IN INK ANTHOLOGY
Printer-friendly version Edited by Kimberly Lee and Kate Manning Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 11, 2024 (San Diego) — Published by San Diego Writers, Ink, The 17th Volume Anthology: A Year In Ink, is an anthology of the creative work of San Diegans. In the 2024 version, 281 entries were submitted from all genres. Of those, 46 pieces were
THE 17TH VOLUME OF A YEAR IN INK ANTHOLOGY
Printer-friendly version Edited by Kimberly Lee and Kate Manning Reviewed by Pennell Paugh August 11, 2024 (San Diego) — Published by San Diego Writers, Ink, The 17th Volume Anthology: A Year In Ink, is an anthology of the creative work of San Diegans. In the 2024 version, 281 entries were submitted from all genres. Of those, 46 pieces were
UNDER A SECRET SKY: A SPELL-BINDING MYSTERY
Printer-friendly versionAuthor to hold local book signing Sept. 26 By David Madsen Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 26, 2024 (San Diego) — As a third generation Californian, David Madsen grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, one of the main settings for Under a Secret Sky. While researching the book, he traveled to the back gate of Area
UNDER A SECRET SKY: A SPELL-BINDING MYSTERY
Printer-friendly versionAuthor to hold local book signing Sept. 26 By David Madsen Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 26, 2024 (San Diego) — As a third generation Californian, David Madsen grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, one of the main settings for Under a Secret Sky. While researching the book, he traveled to the back gate of Area
UNDER A SECRET SKY: A SPELL-BINDING MYSTERY
Printer-friendly versionAuthor to hold local book signing Sept. 26 By David Madsen Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 26, 2024 (San Diego) — As a third generation Californian, David Madsen grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, one of the main settings for Under a Secret Sky. While researching the book, he traveled to the back gate of Area
RIVER OF LIGHT: ACCEPTING MYSELF AND MY POTENTIAL
Printer-friendly versionBy Wendy Schultz Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Wendy Schultz, a resident of Oceanside, recently released a fictional story, River of Light. It seems so real that I initially believed the book was a memoir. It begins with the main character wanting to change her name. A judge tells her that by persisting
RIVER OF LIGHT: ACCEPTING MYSELF AND MY POTENTIAL
Printer-friendly versionBy Wendy Schultz Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Wendy Schultz, a resident of Oceanside, recently released a fictional story, River of Light. It seems so real that I initially believed the book was a memoir. It begins with the main character wanting to change her name. A judge tells her that by persisting
RIVER OF LIGHT: ACCEPTING MYSELF AND MY POTENTIAL
Printer-friendly versionBy Wendy Schultz Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Wendy Schultz, a resident of Oceanside, recently released a fictional story, River of Light. It seems so real that I initially believed the book was a memoir. It begins with the main character wanting to change her name. A judge tells her that by persisting
IN DEEP AND FAR OUT: BOOK II OF A TRILOGY
Printer-friendly versionBy Richard G. Opper Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 7, 2024 (San Diego) – San Diego author Richard Opper’s most recent book, In Deep and Far Out, is the second in a trilogy that takes place in the early 1970s. In the trilogy’s first book, Gary, a Harbor cop, has fallen in-love with Mona, a woman who
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Pretty Happy: healthy ways to love your body
Printer-friendly versionBook by Kate Hudson Review by Heidi Hope October 5, 2025 (San Diego) – Pretty Happy is a New York Times best-selling self-help book written by my favorite actress, Kate Hudson. She thoughtfully researched each area and provided a variety of questions to ask, as well as suggestions to reference and ideas for carrying out each lesson to take
Lucas and Emily’s Food Bank Adventure by Dave Grunenwald
Printer-friendly versionReviewed by Pennell Paugh September 28, 2025 (San Diego) – Lucas and Emily’s Food Bank Adventure is a children’s book for 5- to 10-year-olds. It is designed to inspire children and their families to volunteer in community programs that help those in need. In the book, two friends and a grandparent visit a group that make and deliver sandwiches. Next,
Author Tanya Harris hosts book signing Sept. 21 at Grossmont Center to benefit domestic violence survivors
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service September 5, 2025 (La Mesa) — Local author, domestic violence survivor and advocate Tanya Harris will host a powerful community book signing and awareness event on Sunday, September 21, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the gazebo at Grossmont Center mall (5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa). The community-focused event is designed to
Blood in the Water: an A.J. Hawke legal thriller
Printer-friendly versionNovel by Donald McInnis Reviewed by Pennell Paugh September 4, 2025 (San Diego) —Blood in the Water, though fictional, exposes a flaw in the United States’ tripartite federal government structure as established in the Constitution. The third branch of government, the Judiciary, cannot enforce its rulings, even when those rulings are necessary for protecting an individual citizen’s rights or the constitutional powers of