Joe Beernink

My wife recommended I read Tamar by Mal Peet earlier this year, and it was the first book I tried to read on my Kindle after I became ill with Guillain-Barre...

It’s not often that a book on punctuation can be entertaining. Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever read a book on punctuation that was entertaining. Until now. Eats Shoots and Leaves...

Back in December of 2011, a commenter recommended I try The Two Faces Of Tomorrow by James P. Hogan and Yukinobu Hoshino. I added it to my Secret Santa list for...

Next on the pile of books I’ve collected over the past few months, and been unable to read, was Jasper Forde’s The Last Dragonslayer. I’ve always liked Fforde’s quirky style and...

Last year I read, and thoroughly enjoyed Paolo Bacigalupi’s novel Ship Breaker. It set a new standard for YA Fiction for me, and raised the bar for my own writing. The...

Homer Hickam is probably best known for authoring the book Rocket Boys, which was made into the 1999 movie, October Sky starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Hickam is the son a coal miner...

It’s been quite a while since I’ve reviewed a book here, mainly because I haven’t been able to read much over the past 8 months due to issues with my eyes...

Finally picked up my copy of CC Humphrey’s A Place Called Armageddon today. It’s the first time I’ve had my name on the outside of a real, published book. See it…...

Got this picture from fellow author CC Humphreys today. It’s the new cover for the US Edition of his excellent novel, A Place Called Armageddon. I reviewed the UK Edition last...

Last year, when I was laid up with foot surgery, I really caught up on my reading. For the last few months though, I haven’t been able to do much reading,...