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

August 2022

The Crystal Pond: A Young Girl’s Journey Through Imagination
Alvin M. Stenzel

July 2022 

Wilder Girls
Rory Power

Dark Memories (Angel Falls Series Book 7)
Charlene Tess and Judy Thompson

June 2022

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
 

Adoption Matters: Orphan Train to Modern Day Nonfiction Short Stories of Adoption & Foster Care
Dianne L. Rowe

Midwest Book Review March 2020

 
 
Alex Asks Grandpa About the Olden Days: A 1940s Story Gary L. Wilhelm
 

Alex Asks Grandpa About the Olden Days: A 1940s Story
Gary L. Wilhelm

Midwest Book Review March 2020

 
 
An Ambition to Belong (Leaving Home Trilogy Book 2) James Sniechowski, Author
 

An Ambition to Belong (Leaving Home Trilogy Book 2)
James Sniechowski, Author

Midwest Book Review

 
 
Ascending-Spiral-Humanitys-Last-Chance
 

Ascending Spiral: Humanity’s Last Chance

by Dr. Bob Rich

Midwest Book Review October 2020

 
 
The Assassination of Hole in the Day by Anton Treuer
 

The Assassination of Hole in the Day

by Anton Treuer

Midwest Book Review July 2020

 
 
Awakening to a New Reality: Conscious Conversations across the Horizon of Death
 

Awakening to a New Reality: Conscious Conversations across the Horizon of Death

Janice Dolley

Midwest Book Review August 2020

 
 
 Best-Enemies-Movie-Redemption-South
 

The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition: Race and Redemption in the New South

Osha Gray Davidson

Midwest Book Review April 2020

 
 
Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime Ron Stallworth
 

Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
Ron Stallworth

Midwest Book Review January 2020

 
 
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
 

Born a Crime:

Stories from a South African Childhood

by Trevor Noah

Midwest Book Review July 2020

 
 
Cherished Pulse: Unconventional Love Poetry (Celebration Series of Poetry Chapbooks) Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson
 

Cherished Pulse: Unconventional Love Poetry (Celebration Series of Poetry Chapbooks)
Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Midwest Book Review March 2020

 
 
Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town Peter Earley
 

Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town

Peter Earley

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
Cold-Vengeance-Thrilling-Romantic-Mountains
 

Cold Vengeance:

A Thrilling Romantic Suspense Set in the Mountains

(Angel Falls Series Book 3)

By Tess Thompson

Midwest Book Review June 2020

 
 
Crazy-Good-Advice-Lessons-Entrepreneurs
 

Crazy Good Advice: 10 Lessons Learned from 150 Leading Social Entrepreneurs

Tony Loyd

Midwest Book Review November 2019

 
 
Crimson-Roses-Charlene-Tess
 

Crimson Roses
Charlene Tess and Judy Thompson

Midwest Book Review November 2019

 
 
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (The Cursebreaker Series) Brigid Kemmerer
 

A Curse So Dark and Lonely (The Cursebreaker Series)
Brigid Kemmerer

Midwest Book Review January 2020

 
 
Dark Moments: A Thrilling Romantic Suspense (Angel Falls Series Book 4) Charlene Tess and Judy Thompson
 

Dark Moments: A Thrilling Romantic Suspense (Angel Falls Series Book 4)

Charlene Tess and Judy Thompson

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
An Embarrassment of Riches (One of Nine in the Irish Lottery Series) Gerald Hanson
 

An Embarrassment of Riches (One of Nine in the Irish Lottery Series)
Gerald Hanson

Midwest Book Review February 2020

 
 
End Game: Irrational Acts, Tragic Consequences (Book 3 of 3 in Antarctic Murder Trilogy) Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen
 

End Game: Irrational Acts, Tragic Consequences (Book 3 of 3 in Antarctic Murder Trilogy)
Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen

Midwest Book Review January 2020

 
 
Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers (Flash Fiction Anthologies Book 7) Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine
 

Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers (Flash Fiction Anthologies Book 7)
Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine

Always free!

Midwest Book Review March 2020

 
 
Flash-Fiction-Stories-Young-Anthologies
 

Flash Fiction Stories of the Young (Flash Fiction Anthologies Book 8)

Theodore Jerome Cohen

Midwest Book Review May 2020

 
 
From-Depression-Contentment-Self-Therapy-Guide
 

From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide

Dr. Bob Rich

Midwest Book Review September 2020

 
 
Frozen in Time: Murder at the Bottom of the World
 

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

 
 
Ruby Collection -- Compassion -- Tales2Inspire by Lois W. Stern
 

Tales2Inspire ~ The Ruby Collection: Gifts of Compassion

By Lois W. Stern

Midwest Book Review July 2020

 
 
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
 

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

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
Good-Audit-C-P-Aiden
 

The Good Audit: And Other Oxymorons
C.P. Aiden

Midwest Book Review March 2020

 
 
Talk-Your-About-Climate-Change
 

How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change:

Turning Angst into Action

By Harriet Shugarman

Midwest Book Review July 2020

 
 
How-Think-Survival-Guide-World
 

How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds

Allan Jacobs

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
Kellcey-Kacey-Kells
  
 
Kingdom-Souls-Rena-Barron
 

Kingdom of Souls

Rena Barron 

Midwest Book Review October 2020

 
 
Journey-Gary-Roen
  
 
Julys-Heart-Contemporary-Romantic-Comedy
 

July’s Heart: A Contemporary Romantic Comedy (Texas Plains Series Book 2)

Ann Curtis, Charlene Tess, Judi Thompson

Midwest Book Review September 2020

 
 
London for immigrant suckers: So long, Yugoslavia
 

London for Immigrant Suckers: So Long Yugoslavia
Koyla S.

Midwest Book Review February 2020

 
 
Murder at Scottish Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series Book 2) Clare O'Beara
 

Murder At Scottish Mensa (The Mensa Mysteries) (Volume 2)

by Clare O’Beara

Midwest Book Review November 2019

 
  
Pod-Epic-Told-Summoned-Whales
 

The Pod: An Epic Told By Summoned Whales

Andy Graham

Midwest Book Review October 2020

 
 
Returning-Souls-Ernestine-B-Colombo
 

Returning Souls
Ernestine B. Colombo

Midwest Book Review November 2019

 
 
Rio-Love-Story-Saved-Life
 

Rio A Love Story: How My Dog Saved My Life
Joni darc Shepherd

Midwest Book Review December 2019

 
 
Rodeo-Finn-Clare-OBeara
 

Rodeo Finn

Clare O’Beara

Midwest Book Review April 2020

 
 
Say-Nothing-Murder-Northern-Ireland
 

Say Nothing:

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

Midwest Book Review June 2020

 
 
Show-Jumping-Team-Clare-OBeara
 

Show Jumping Team
Clare O’Beara

Midwest Book Review May 2020

 
 
Six-Degrees-Future-Hotter-Planet
 

Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet 

Mark Lynas

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
Slotski's World Gary Roen
 

Slotski’s World
Gary Roen

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
Sublime-Planet-Celebration-Poetry-Magdalena
 

Sublime Planet (The Celebration Series of Poetry)

Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Midwest Book Review September 2020

 
 
Taboo-Tech-by-Joy-V-Smith-book-Midwest-Book-Review
 

Taboo Tech
Joy V. Smith

Midwest Book Review October 2019

 
 
Tales2Inspire-Topaz-Collection-Personal-Awakenings
 

Tales2Inspire ~ The Topaz Collection: Personal Awakenings

Lois Stern

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
Unfinished Business: Pursuit of an Antarctic Killer Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen
 

Unfinished Business: Pursuit of an Antarctic Killer

Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen

Midwest Book Review December 2019

 
 
What Foreigners Need To Know About America From A To Z: How to understand crazy American culture, people, government, business, language and more
 

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

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
What-Really-Killed-Whitney-Houston
 

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

Midwest Book Review May 2020

 
 
Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls Annette Whipple
 

Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls

Annette Whipple

Midwest Book Review November 2020

 
 
Worship-Hollow-Gods-Leaving-Trilogy
 

Worship of Hollow Gods (Leaving Home Trilogy Book 1)

James Sniechowski

Midwest Book Review May 2020

 

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.