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...
by Kristine Madera | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
Where It Rains in Color by Denise Crittendon Book Review by Kristine Madera Everything is now…this idea is at the heart of this imaginative story. Contemporary Earth and the mythology of the (real) Dogon tribe of Mali seed the world of Swazembi, where the...
