Kirkus Reviews Book Blogger Networkhttps://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/author/devon-glenn/Posts by Devon Glennen-usSat, 27 Aug 2016 16:44:26 -0000Here Comes the Dress in ‘The Magic Room’https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/here-comes-dress-magic-room/Jeffrey Zaslow was looking for his next nonfiction narrative when he came across Becker&rsquo;s Bridal, a family-owned boutique in a small town outside Detroit &ldquo;where there were more dresses than people,&rdquo; he says of the setting of his latest, <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jeffrey-zaslow/magic-room/"><em>The Magic Room</em></a>.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/here-comes-dress-magic-room/Want a Job? Google Me This…https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/want-job-google-me/In a competitive job market, what stands between a candidate and gainful employment at a prestigious tech company is not just his or her credentials, but also how well the candidate performs under pressure.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/want-job-google-me/Indie Children's Spotlight on Robb Johnston: 'The Woodcutter and the Most Beautiful Tree'https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/indie-childrens-robb-johnston-most-beautiful-tree/<a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robb-n-johnston/the-woodcutter-and-the-most-beautiful-tree/"><em>The Woodcutter and the Most Beautiful</em><i> Tree</i></a> earned a <em>Kirkus</em> Star for its witty dialogue and colorful illustrations that evoke the majesty of the four seasons with strokes of watercolor, ink pen, colored pencil and acrylic paint. First-time author Robb N. Johnston was teaching English in <st1:place><st1:city>Tsukuba</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>, when he got the idea to craft a children&rsquo;s book about a beautiful, cunning tree who foils a woodcutter&rsquo;s efforts to chop it down. But the interview took a surprising turn when we asked the part-time writer and illustrator about his current job in <st1:place><st1:city>Ann Arbor</st1:city>, <st1:state>Mich.</st1:state></st1:place>https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/indie-childrens-robb-johnston-most-beautiful-tree/Indie Nonfiction Spotlight on Matt Taylor: 'Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard'https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/indie-nonfiction-matt-taylor-jaws/Matt Taylor was only 2 years old when camera crews arrived on <st1:place>Martha&rsquo;s Vineyard</st1:place> in 1974 to film <i>Jaws</i>. But when internationally renowned collector of movie memorabilia Jim Beller approached him in 2006 with an idea for a coffee-table book about the making of Steven Spielberg&rsquo;s classic shark thriller, Taylor, a 15<sup>th</sup>-generation Vineyard resident, went door-to-door to find snapshots and other production artifacts that had gone unseen for over 35 years.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/indie-nonfiction-matt-taylor-jaws/Hyperlocal Hero Craig McManushttps://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/haunting-new-jersey/<a target="_blank" href="http://www.craigmcmanus.com/">Craig McManus</a> is a psychic medium with a knack for talking to spirits and the people who love them. He&rsquo;s also an independent author with a knack for selling books.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/haunting-new-jersey/Amanda Ward: 'Close Your Eyes'https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/amanda-ward-murder-and-mystery-upstate-new-york/When Lauren and Alex climbed into their tree house, they had no idea it would be their last night in New York. <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/fiction/amanda-eyre-ward/close-your-eyes2/"><i>Close Your Eyes</i></a> follows the siblings, all grown up and living in Austin, Texas, as they uncover the truth about their mother&rsquo;s murder and why their father took the blame. Amanda Eyre Ward (<i><a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/fiction/amanda-eyre-ward/sleep-toward-heaven/">Sleep Toward Heaven</a>,</i> 2003, etc.)<i> </i>found inspiration for this page-turner in her own backyard. Here the Austin-based author explains why her hometown of Rye, N.Y., was not the idyllic place it seemed.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/amanda-ward-murder-and-mystery-upstate-new-york/The Other Woman Revealed in ‘Mistresses’https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/other-woman-revealed-mistresses/<a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/non-fiction/elizabeth-abbott/mistresses/"><i>Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman</i></a>, the second installment in a trilogy of books that includes<i> <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/non-fiction/elizabeth-abbott/a-history-of-celibacy/">A History of Celibacy</a></i> and <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/non-fiction/elizabeth-abbott/history-marriage/"><i>A History of Marriage</i></a>, is a detailed and often heartbreaking portrait of history&rsquo;s most scandalous women. Here, Elizabeth Abbott shares her insights on the ladies who live and love but never seem to learn.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/other-woman-revealed-mistresses/Amy Waldman: ‘The Submission’https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/amy-waldman-submission/In her debut novel <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/fiction/amy-waldman/submission-waldman/"><i>The Submission</i></a>, former <i>New York Times</i> reporter Amy Waldman writes about an American Muslim architect whose winning design for a 9/11 memorial sparks controversy in a community already divided by grief, prejudice and fear. The author&rsquo;s fictional account emerges not long after construction plans for a mosque near Ground Zero made a splash in the media. Is it a case of life imitating art or the other way around? Waldman explains.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/amy-waldman-submission/‘Sugar Nation’: This is Why You're Diabetichttps://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/jeff-oconnell-sugar-nation/Jeff O&rsquo;Connell was the picture of health. Tall and thin, the <em>Men&rsquo;s Health</em> writer never thought he&rsquo;d have to worry about Type 2 diabetes, a disease that seemed to only afflict the overweight. But his father was diabetic, and O&rsquo;Connell would be too if he didn&rsquo;t act quickly. <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/non-fiction/jeff-oconnell/sugar-nation/"><em>Sugar Nation</em></a> follows the author&rsquo;s 18 month-long quest to improve his health sans medication through exercise and a low-carb diet. Here, he tells us about the unexpected coincidences that led to his recovery.https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/jeff-oconnell-sugar-nation/Melissa de la Cruz: ‘Witches of East End’https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/melissa-de-la-cruz-witches-east-end/<em><a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/fiction/melissa-de-la-cruz/witches-east-end/">Witches of East End</a></em>&nbsp;may be a spinoff of&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/childrens-books/melissa-de-la-cruz/blue-bloods/">Blue Bloods</a>,&nbsp;</em>the popular young adult series about vampires in New York, but longtime fans of Melissa de la Cruz likely can&rsquo;t outgrow this lust-filled series about a coven of Hamptons witches trying to keep their magical powers under wraps.With her first foray into adult fantasy about to hit the shelves, de la Cruz talks about the new series, her fans and her own &ldquo;cult obsession.&rdquo;https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/melissa-de-la-cruz-witches-east-end/
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