Faye Rapoport was born in New York City and has lived in upstate New York, Colorado, England, and Israel. She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Brandeis University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry before starting a career writing for environmental organizations. After …
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Blogcritics’ Book Shelf: New Releases
Selections from Blogcritics Books mailbag: A new weekly feature.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Slime and All’ by Janet Ann Collins
I enjoyed reading Slime and All by Janet Ann Collins. The story introduces children to the truth that it’s okay to be different. The main character Lump is a large, talking, and spunky worm. Lump feels rejected when the other farm animals all run away from him. Lump makes a smart …
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel True, 1907-1940’ by Victoria Wilson
A great actress deserved a more critical, and concise, biography.
Read More »Book Review: ‘George Cukor: A Double Life’ by Patrick McGilligan
A reissued biography of the famed Hollywood director meticulously covers his lavish life while stinting a bit on the films.
Read More »From Gilgamesh to the Moon and Beyond: The Enduring Geekdom of Science Fiction
Science fiction is metaphor for a troubled world and a medium to give expression to the apprehensions we all feel as we advance into the unknown.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Lost and Found’
Kids and adults alike will be enchanted by Lost and Found.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Citizens DisUnited’ by Robert A.G. Monks
A new book breaks down the devastating effect that the Citizens United decision has had on the United States' democracy.
Read More »Book Review: Skios by Michael Frayne
Having written what may well be the finest and certainly the funniest theatrical farce of the last half of the 20th Century, Noises Off, Michael Frayne has now gone and done the same for the novel. Skios may not have the slamming doors, but even without them it is one …
Read More »Interview: Augusten Burroughs, Author of This Is How
"I wanted to change people's lives, to give them the tools to allow them to experience really profound changes."
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