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BOOK REVIEW: THE NEW JIM CROW: MASS INCARCERATION IN THE AGE OF COLORBLINDNESS, IS AN ENLIGHTENING READ
Printer-friendly version The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, By Michelle Alexander (The New Press, New York, N.Y., 2010, 290 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore October 8, 2010 (San Diego) — Michelle Alexander, former director of the Racial Justice Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Northern California and a former
CANCER RIP-OFF: NEW BOOK SERVES UP FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Printer-friendly version Cancer Rip-Off, We Are Victims of Mass Marketing, By Max Sturman, (Do It Naturally Foundation, 2010, 226 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore October 2, 2010 (San Diego) San Diego author Max Sturman has written a provocative new book, The Cancer Rip-Off. Sturman reveals links between nutrition and the causes of cancer—and raises probing questions
SAN DIEGO BOOKSHELF: REPORTER REVEALS POWERFUL CONSPIRACY IN TRUE-LIFE THRILLER, THE LAST CIRCLE
Printer-friendly version The Last Circle, By Cheri Seymour (TrineDay LLC, Walterville, Oregon, 2010, 584 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore October 1, 2010 (San Diego) Former investigative reporter Cheri Seymour, a San Diego County resident, has written a non-fiction thriller to end all thrillers. The Last Circle is ripped from the headlines of one of our era’s most controversial
BOOK REVIEW: I WAS…I AM–AN INMATE’S STORY OF REDEMPTION
Printer-friendly version I Was … I Am, How to Move Beyond Your Past to Create an Extraordinary Life, by Allison ‘Tammy’ Moore, (Wilmington, Delaware, 2010, 338 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore September 12, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Allison ‘Tammy’ Moore has written what at times seems like a tragicomedy: I Was … I Am. In reality,
BOOK REVIEW: BEYOND JUSTICE IS A MASTERFUL LEGAL THRILLER SET IN SAN DIEGO
Printer-friendly version Beyond Justice, By Joshua Graham (Dawn Treader Press, 2010, 430 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore September 8, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — San Diego author Joshua Graham has written a riveting and supernatural legal thriller, Beyond Justice, that at times has spiritual overtones. Beyond Justice is the story of Sam Hudson, a reputable San Diego attorney
BOOK REVIEW: SHADOW MASTERS SHINES LIGHT ON DARK DEALINGS
Printer-friendly version Shadow Masters, By Daniel Estulin (Trine Day, LLC, Walterville, Oregon, 2010, 357 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore August 26, 2010 (San Diego) — Award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author of The True Story of the Bilderberg Group, Daniel Estulin, has followed up with another powerful expose in a similar vein, Shadow Masters. To carry the Bilderberg
BOOK REVIEW: SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS
Printer-friendly version Shadows & Reflections, By Lori Brookes, (Blurb Creative Publishing Service, 2010, 31 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore August 15, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, San Diego author and photographer Lori Brookes’ book, Shadows & Reflections, says it all. Her compilation of pictures taken along the River
BOOK REVIEW: BAREFOOT IN BAGHDAD
Printer-friendly version Barefoot in Baghdad, By Manal M. Omar (Sourcebooks, Naperville, Illinois, 2010, 242 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore Barefoot in Baghdad is a Muslim American Woman’s Story of Struggle, Sisterhood, and Love in the Chaos of Iraq July 29, 2010 (San Diego) — Manal M. Omar, author of Barefoot in Baghdad, an international aid worker from
SAN DIEGO BOOKSHELF: A TERRIBLE MISTAKE
Printer-friendly version A Terrible Mistake, The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA’s Secret Cold War Experiments, By H.P. Albarelli, Jr. (Trine Day, LLC, Walterville, Oregon, 2009, 826 pages.) Book Review by Dennis Moore Who Was George Hunter White? The author of this best-selling true-life thriller implicates former southern California Border Patrol agent, journalist and intelligence operative in the
WATER-WISE PLANTS FOR THE SOUTHWEST: A WISE ADDITION FOR YOUR BOOKSHELF
Printer-friendly version Review by Miriam Raftery July 17, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – Thirsty for ideas to use less water yet still have attractive landscaping? Water-Wise Plants for the Southwest (Cool Springs Press, 2010) offers a wealth of practical solutions ideal for homeowners in San Diego County, where drought, cutbacks in water supplies and rising water
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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
SHROUDED HORROR: TALES OF THE UNCANNY
Printer-friendly versionBy KC Grifant Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 5, 2024 (San Diego) — KC Grifant’s debut short story collection, Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny, will be released on July 11 at an online event at 5 p.m. Join Galactic Terrors readings at https://tinyurl.com/y4gj654q. The San Diego author brings characters alive as they walk into a
SHROUDED HORROR: TALES OF THE UNCANNY
Printer-friendly versionBy KC Grifant Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 5, 2024 (San Diego) — KC Grifant’s debut short story collection, Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny, will be released on July 11 at an online event at 5 p.m. Join Galactic Terrors readings at https://tinyurl.com/y4gj654q. The San Diego author brings characters alive as they walk into a
SHROUDED HORROR: TALES OF THE UNCANNY
Printer-friendly versionBy KC Grifant Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 5, 2024 (San Diego) — KC Grifant’s debut short story collection, Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny, will be released on July 11 at an online event at 5 p.m. Join Galactic Terrors readings at https://tinyurl.com/y4gj654q. The San Diego author brings characters alive as they walk into a
PHOTOGRAPHER ROY TOFT’S GIFT TO RAMONA
Printer-friendly version By Mimi Pollack Photos courtesy: Roy Toft, Teri Kerns, and Mimi Pollack June 18, 2024 (Ramona) – Ramona photographer Roy Toft, has always had an affinity for animals. This photographer has had many adventures in his life, photographing wildlife and leading tours around the world, but he calls Ramona home. He lives there with his wife,
PHOTOGRAPHER ROY TOFT’S GIFT TO RAMONA
Printer-friendly version By Mimi Pollack Photos courtesy: Roy Toft, Teri Kerns, and Mimi Pollack June 18, 2024 (Ramona) – Ramona photographer Roy Toft, has always had an affinity for animals. This photographer has had many adventures in his life, photographing wildlife and leading tours around the world, but he calls Ramona home. He lives there with his wife,
THE GUILDED PEN – TRAVERSING LIFE, THE SAN DIEGO WRITERS AND EDITORS GUILD 2023 ANTHOLOGY
Printer-friendly versionReviewed by Pennell Paugh June 18, 2024 (San Diego) — The San Diego Writers & Editors Guild is a nonprofit, member-supported organization dedicated to promoting the writing arts in San Diego. The Guilded Pen has been publishing anthologies of its members’ short stories, essays, and poetry since 2012. The 2023 version, Traversing Life, is the Guild’s best collection
THE GUILDED PEN – TRAVERSING LIFE, THE SAN DIEGO WRITERS AND EDITORS GUILD 2023 ANTHOLOGY
Printer-friendly versionReviewed by Pennell Paugh June 18, 2024 (San Diego) — The San Diego Writers & Editors Guild is a nonprofit, member-supported organization dedicated to promoting the writing arts in San Diego. The Guilded Pen has been publishing anthologies of its members’ short stories, essays, and poetry since 2012. The 2023 version, Traversing Life, is the Guild’s best collection
THE GUILDED PEN – TRAVERSING LIFE, THE SAN DIEGO WRITERS AND EDITORS GUILD 2023 ANTHOLOGY
Printer-friendly versionReviewed by Pennell Paugh June 18, 2024 (San Diego) — The San Diego Writers & Editors Guild is a nonprofit, member-supported organization dedicated to promoting the writing arts in San Diego. The Guilded Pen has been publishing anthologies of its members’ short stories, essays, and poetry since 2012. The 2023 version, Traversing Life, is the Guild’s best collection
ALPINE RESIDENT PUBLISHES DEBUT COLLECTION OF SHORT FICTION: JOE CABANISS’ STORIES EXAMINE TRIALS, TRIUMPHS OF COMING OF AGE
Printer-friendly versionSource: Joe Cabaniss press release June 8,2024 (Alpine)– In his debut story collection, Life Songs And Other Passages – San Diego Stories, native San Diegan Joe Cabaniss probes the spaces between youth and adulthood and explores a road paved with uncertainty, heartache and moral dilemmas. His characters strive to understand their lives and loves amid opposing forces that foster
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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