Poulsen hits a positive note at recent event

Late in September the University of Lethbridge featured a trio of dedicated and talented writers from the faculty, among them John Poulsen and his book, Shakespeare for Readers’ Theatre, Volume 1. The Lethbridge Herald covered the event and had this to say: Finding better ways to educate students spurred four educators to put their thoughts on paper for all teachers and student teachers to use. John Poulsen, a professor in drama education at the University…

Steve Stanton reviews Immunity to Strange Tales, by Susan Forest

Steven Stanton, author and president of SFCanada, reviewed Susan Forest’s collection of short speculative fiction on Goodreads. It would appear Stanton was impressed. Steve Stanton’s Reviews > Immunity to Strange Tales  Read My rating: 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars[ 5 of 5 stars ] Immunity to Strange Tales by Susan Forest  Steve Stanton‘s review  Sep 04, 13 5 of 5 stars Immunity to Strange Tales is a superb premier collection of…

LibraryThing reviews: Type, and 88

Two great reviews showed up on LibraryThing, as a result of their Early Readers Program, for Alicia Hendley’s Type, and Michael R. Fletcher’s 88. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. What an amazing novel. Alicia Hendley is an awesome writer. I was hooked from the beginning and didn’t want to put this book down until I finished, I believe this story will stay with me for a long time to come. I received this…

Fabulous review for Type

Dr. Paul Socken Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Paul Socken, recently wrote the following review of Alicia Hendley’s second novel, Type. I just finished reading Alicia’s novel, Type, and was impressed. It’s a kind of Brave New World for our time. It reminded me somewhat of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America. In both novels, what seems unimaginable (“It couldn’t happen here”), does happen and is made to appear believable.  The characters…

Michell Plested reviews Michael R. Fletcher’s 88

 Read My rating: 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars[ 5 of 5 stars ] 88 by Michael R. Fletcher  Michell Plested‘s review  Jun 11, 13 5 of 5 stars Read in June, 2013 There is a certain amount of risk to writing about the near-future. Do the events, setting and technologies ring true? Could society have gone down the paths to get to that point in time? Are there still…