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Kirkus Reviews gave a starred review to Still Life with Monkey by Katharine Weber in their June 15, 2018 issue. They called it "Stark and compelling . . . Rigorously unsentimental yet suffused with emotion: possibly the best work yet from an always stimulating writer."Read the full review. [Details]

Library Journal gave a starred review to Voices, Places by David Mason in their February 1, 2018 issue.From Library Journal:In this profoundly curious collection, poet Mason (Davey McGravy, Ludlow) has gathered a selection of criticism that attempts to link the importance of place with the development of the poet's voice.... [Details]

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal talked to S. J. Dahlstrom, author of the Wilder Good series, about the recent awards his books have been winning as well as what it's like to write for and about children:Dahlstrom says, “That’s the great reward, I think in writing a children’s book, that you get to... [Details]

The American Scholar website featured an excerpt of Voices, Places by David Mason, saying, "David Mason finds poetry while exploring the world." See the article, and read the excerpt at theamericanscholar.org. [Details]

The November 20, 2017 issues of Publishers Weekly featured Voices, Places by David Mason, saying, "Mason expertly weaves the stories of great writers and places both ancient and new together into an imaginative literary odyssey."From PW:This collection of 19 essays from Mason, former poet laureate of Colorado, is an excellent contribution to the genres of both... [Details]

The Children's Book Review featured The Winged Girl of Knossos by Erick Berry, calling it "classic, timeless, and surprisingly modern."From The Children's Book Review: Known as much for her illustration as her writing, Erick Berry (Allena Champlin) was a writer of fiction as well as non-fiction, and published or illustrated nearly... [Details]

S. J. Dahlstrom won the gold medal at the 2017 Will Rogers Medallion Awards for The Green Colt, the fourth book in "The Adventures of Wilder Good" series. The Green Colt was named best western fiction for younger readers. The Will Rogers Medallion Awards recognize excellence in Western literature and media. S. J.... [Details]

The November 15, 2017 issues of Kirkus Reviews featured Voices, Places by David Mason, calling it "an illuminating literary cartography with many fascinating ports of call."From Kirkus: A combination of penetrating considerations of renowned and out-of-fashion poets and keen appreciations of the interplay of landscape and culture.Poet and novelist Mason (English/Colorado Coll.; Sea Salt, 2014,... [Details]

The American Mathematical Society featured Infinity by Lillian Lieber in the "New & Noteworthy" section of their journal: In the May 2017 installment of the BookShelf, we noted the paucity of women authors of popular math books in the twentieth century—as compared to the fairly large number today and asked... [Details]

The Old Schoolhouse magazine recently reviewed the four titles in the middle grade "Adventures of Wilder Good" series. Jennifer King, who read the books with her two young sons, writes: I have to say it has been a very long time since I have read a newly written book with my... [Details]