The Midwest Book Review
Established in 1976, the Midwest Book Review is an organization committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. The MBR publishes the following monthly book review magazines specifically designed for community and academic librarians, booksellers, and the general reading public.
Carolyn writes for the Reviewer’s Bookwatch
The Crystal Pond: A Young Girl’s Journey Through Imagination
Alvin M. Stenzel
Wilder Girls
Rory Power
Dark Memories (Angel Falls Series Book 7)
Charlene Tess and Judy Thompson
Summers at the Lake: Upper Michigan Moments and Memories
Jon C. Stott
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
True Tales: The Forgotten History of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Mikel B. Classen
The Home Wind
Terri Martin
Adoption Matters: Orphan Train to Modern Day Nonfiction Short Stories of Adoption & Foster Care
Dianne L. Rowe
Alex Asks Grandpa About the Olden Days: A 1940s Story
Gary L. Wilhelm
An Ambition to Belong (Leaving Home Trilogy Book 2)
James Sniechowski, Author
Awakening to a New Reality: Conscious Conversations across the Horizon of Death
Janice Dolley
The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition: Race and Redemption in the New South
Osha Gray Davidson
Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
Ron Stallworth
Cherished Pulse: Unconventional Love Poetry (Celebration Series of Poetry Chapbooks)
Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town
Peter Earley
Cold Vengeance:
A Thrilling Romantic Suspense Set in the Mountains
(Angel Falls Series Book 3)
By Tess Thompson
Crazy Good Advice: 10 Lessons Learned from 150 Leading Social Entrepreneurs
Tony Loyd
Crimson Roses
Charlene Tess and Judy Thompson
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (The Cursebreaker Series)
Brigid Kemmerer
Dark Moments: A Thrilling Romantic Suspense (Angel Falls Series Book 4)
Charlene Tess and Judy Thompson
An Embarrassment of Riches (One of Nine in the Irish Lottery Series)
Gerald Hanson
End Game: Irrational Acts, Tragic Consequences (Book 3 of 3 in Antarctic Murder Trilogy)
Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen
Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers (Flash Fiction Anthologies Book 7)
Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine
Always free!
Flash Fiction Stories of the Young (Flash Fiction Anthologies Book 8)
Theodore Jerome Cohen
Frozen in Time: Murder at the Bottom of the World (Book 1 of 3 in Antarctic Murder Trilogy)
Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen
Midwest Book Review November 2019
Tales2Inspire ~ The Ruby Collection: Gifts of Compassion
By Lois W. Stern
Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers: The Ultimate Frugal Reference Guide for Avoiding Word Trippers and Crafting Gatekeeper-Perfect Copy, 2nd Edition
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
The Good Audit: And Other Oxymorons
C.P. Aiden
How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change:
Turning Angst into Action
By Harriet Shugarman
July’s Heart: A Contemporary Romantic Comedy (Texas Plains Series Book 2)
Ann Curtis, Charlene Tess, Judi Thompson
London for Immigrant Suckers: So Long Yugoslavia
Koyla S.
Murder At Scottish Mensa (The Mensa Mysteries) (Volume 2)
by Clare O’Beara
Returning Souls
Ernestine B. Colombo
Rio A Love Story: How My Dog Saved My Life
Joni darc Shepherd
Say Nothing:
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe
Show Jumping Team
Clare O’Beara
Slotski’s World
Gary Roen
Sublime Planet (The Celebration Series of Poetry)
Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Taboo Tech
Joy V. Smith
Tales2Inspire ~ The Topaz Collection: Personal Awakenings
Lois Stern
Unfinished Business: Pursuit of an Antarctic Killer
Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen
What Foreigners Need to Know About America From A To Z: How to understand crazy American culture, people, government, business, language, and more
by Lance Johnson
What Really Killed Whitney Houston: How Unconscious Loyalty Destroyed One of the Greatest Talents of All Time –
and Why It Could Be Happening to You
- The Bookwatch
- California Bookwatch
- Children’s Bookwatch
- Internet Bookwatch (a compilation of The Bookwatch, Library Bookwatch, and Wisconsin Bookwatch)
- Library Bookwatch
- MBR Bookwatch (reviews by senior volunteer reviewers)
- Reviewer’s Bookwatch (reviews by all other volunteer reviewers)
- Small Press Bookwatch
- Wisconsin Bookwatch
The monthly column I have begun writing is linked from the Reviewer’s Bookwatch page, which links to the monthly columns of quite a few reviewers. I have written book reviews for the books above. The books link to the appropriate column on The Midwest Book Review. If you are an author and would like to know how to get a review on The Midwest Book Review, the information is at this link.
