by Kristine Madera | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed by Will Storr Book Review by Kristine Madera Full disclosure, I like political and socioeconomic history told from a compelling angle, so I was thrilled with Will Storr’s book Selfie, which stitches together the ancient...
by Kristine Madera | Nov 14, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
Euphoria by Lily King Review by Kristine Madera I was drawn to Euphoria by Lily King because it took place in Papua New Guinea and I was a Peace Corps Volunteer there—and had traveled briefly to the Sepik River where much of the story took place. Within the...
by Kristine Madera | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, Book Review, Building Protopia
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston Book Review by Kristine Madera I found this while looking for the latest book by Richard Preston, whose true epidemiological tales read like thriller fiction. In a similar vein, Douglas Preston is a novelist,...
by Kristine Madera | Oct 24, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
Don’t Sleep There Are Snakes by Daniel Everett Book Review by Kristine Madera Daniel Everett’s name and the intriguing story kept popping up when I was researching language and culture for a novel I was writing. So when Don’t Sleep There Are Snakes...
by Kristine Madera | Oct 10, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian C. Muraresku Book Review by Kristine Madera The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name is an epic romp through history and prehistory to investigate the...
