Mao: The Unknown Story

Really terrific and well researched book by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday about Mao Tse-Tung’s life and his impact on China. Indeed, the authors did ten years of research to produce the book, including interviews with people who were there for many events covered. The biggest shock I had while reading the book was how … Continue reading Mao: The Unknown Story →

Exploring Octavia Butler’s Dystopian Vision

This award-winning dystopian novel was written in 1993 and many of the things the very talented African-American author Octavia Butler wrote about have already happened. She focuses on the climate crisis, for example, and writes about many fires occurring in California. The US is run by billionaires (Elon Musk comes to mind) and there is … Continue reading Exploring Octavia Butler’s Dystopian Vision →

Unlock Your Family Secrets: A Review of ‘Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree’

Hello dear readers. I am excited to share a new Goodreads review with you of my non-fiction book, Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree with Stories from its Branches. A well researched guide to tracing your family tree in which the author gives advice on how to search for information on your ancestors using online sites … Continue reading Unlock Your Family Secrets: A Review of ‘Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree’ →

Fifty Percent Off My E-books for Christmas

Are you looking for some interesting books to buy for bookworm friends or family this Christmas? Well, here are four possible gifts I propose for your consideration. To help you make a decision, I have included one independent review of my books to give you a flavor of what they are about. These reviews were … Continue reading Fifty Percent Off My E-books for Christmas →

Favorite books I read this year

Favorite reads of 2024 Nancy's top 3 reads of 2024 include Pachinko and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable! — Read on shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/nancy-blodgett-klein. What are your favorites? If you want to see the most popular books read this year (not necessarily written this year) check out this this link. https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024 Shepherd.com … Continue reading Favorite books I read this year →

Pachinko: A Book Review

Cover of this National Bestseller Pachinko is a compelling novel that deals with many issues faced by a Korean family living in Japan over four generations of the 20th Century. What stood out the most for me while reading was how much I learned about Korean history in this work of historical fiction. For instance, … Continue reading Pachinko: A Book Review →

Featured as Guest Writer for My Poetry Book

Thanks to fellow writer Esther Chilton who promoted me and my most recent book today on her own blog in her Guest Writer Spot. She has 2,000 subscribers so this kind of help is much appreciated. Thanks, Esther! Esther has written great books for writers as well as two collections of short stories. Learn more … Continue reading Featured as Guest Writer for My Poetry Book →

Torn Between Worlds: Compelling Novel for Teenage Girls and Young Women Immigrants

I recently decided to have the cover of my first novel redesigned to attract its intended audience: teenage girls, especially Hispanic ones as well as any other young women immigrants living in the United States. The theme of trying to adjust to a new culture would be relevant to a wide variety of young adult … Continue reading Torn Between Worlds: Compelling Novel for Teenage Girls and Young Women Immigrants →

Darlene Foster on Books and Such

Are you in search of an interesting new book for your child or grandchild? If so, read on about Darlene Foster’s latest novel, set in Scotland’s Arran Island. Teri Pollen has kindly featured Amanda in Scotland: The Standing Stones on her blog, Books and Such, along with her awesome review and an excerpt to … … Continue reading Darlene Foster on Books and Such →

Highly Recommended-Five Stars

By Dr. David Hamilton The narrative of Torn Between Worlds is in the first person documenting a young girl’s experience of growing up in Mexico, the US and Spain. During the course of three years time, she experienced the aftermath of 9/11, violent repression of a protest in Mexico and a terrorist bombing in Madrid. … Continue reading Highly Recommended-Five Stars →