Story Circle Book Reviews

It is 1955 on a small Black-owned farm in rural Louisiana, the home of 14-year-old Nell Jones. The youngest of 12 children, Nell quietly observes the lives of the females in her immediate environment: her mother, her married sisters, and the young wives of her married brothers. They […]

In August 2019 my home was struck by lightning, causing substantial damage. I used to love storms and watched them with no fear. Now I endure them with trepidation. When I saw The Red Ribbon: A Memoir of Lightning and Rebuilding After Loss by Nancy Freund Bills, I […]

Christine Arylo reminds and encourages women to access our innate wisdom and power. As the subtitle of her book says, Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered & Sustained in a Chaotic World. We live in a culture that was “built for burnout” with systems that add to our […]

Ms. Pandey’s latest chapbook isn’t just for readers who enjoy free verse poetry, but for anyone who may fear that they are alone in feeling despair over the direction our country or world is taking today. Thirty-three poems gathered together under the title of Who am I? Who […]

The cover of a book can make the difference between picking it up or passing it by. Engaging and evocative, the cover of Minus One, designed by Jeremy John Parker with an image by Leah Dyjak, tells us something important. While a tangerine float, perhaps lost from the […]