Kevin H Souza

Honest, non-sensationalistic memoir of a lifetime of sex and how it shaped him.

“The Japanese Garden” by Sophie Walker is a comprehensive and visually stunning exploration of Japanese garden design spanning over eight centuries. It offers an informative perspective on the Japanese gardens through a series of essays ranging from authors to architects and showcases 100 featured gardens, ranging from ancient Shinto shrines to contemporary Zen designs.

The amazing adventures of mid-century bohemians and artists of the avant-garde. Perkins was no exception. He lived outside of the world's expectations and was connected to so many interesting people of the era. A delightful read by scholar Sarah Burns.

Intensely powerful and moving book that reflects a future that could come to be with only a nudge. Anyone who loves the smell of cedar and appreciates the unconditional love of a canine companion will find their heart among the pages.

Allen Steele’s Coyote is a solid space-colonization novel, earning four stars. It feels like a frontier story set in space, following a group of dissidents who hijack the starship Alabama to start a new, fragile society on the moon Coyote. The book’s episodic structure comes from Steele's mastery at short stories and add a richness to the characters I suspect will resurface. Its frighteningly realistic politics, straightforward writing, and strong sense of survival make for a solid read. It reminds me of Julian May’s Many-Colored Land, where misfits escape through a time gate into a complex, alien-ruled Pliocene Europe. Coyote is more grounded and political buts Steele's writing of exploration on a new frontier is reminiscent of May . It’s a great pick if your looking for a series to escape into during this time of world crisis.