Review roundup

 Publishers Weekly said Cousin K by Yasmina Khadra was “atmospheric" and that "...the writing is tense and lyrical.”

 

 

Sandy Amazeen of Monsters and Critics describes Encounters as, “This excellent assemblage of over one hundred photos of primarily black and white and sepia pieces strives to show a multinational world in transition, a goal it meets and exceeds. This volume will delight photography buffs, design students and anyone with an eye for art.”

 

Andrew Wagenhoffer  wrote, “Standing by the Flag: Nebraska Territory and the Civil War, 1861-1867 deserves a great deal of credit for taking on a subject previously unexamined. In effectively doing so, it significantly enhances our knowledge and understanding the Civil War west of the Mississippi. Other works have investigated the conflicts on the western plains of Nebraska with various Indian tribes, but Potter's book offers context and background not found elsewhere (at least not in one place)” on his blog Civil War Books and Authors

Kirkus called The Gods are Broken by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin “an earnest exegesis of a powerful legend of the first Jew, designed for the faithful…”

 

 

Kirkus also reviewed So Far, So Good by Ralph Salisbury and said “From birth to adolescence to war and back again, Salisbury hones in on the quieter moments of life. Steering clear of melodrama, he depicts a world captured in sepia tones, in which understated prose and humble observations best reflect the world that passed him by. ‘Whatever is here I offer to the world,’ he writes, ‘knowing that my life is but one of a multitude of lives, all doomed to undergo change and, I believe, to go on and on, in the Great Plan, which, perhaps, we humans can, in our best moments, somewhat sense.’ Stylistically simple yet structurally complex, Salisbury’s latest installment reads as a final chapter to a long, lauded literary life.”