Janet Lunn, Twin Spell (Harper & Row, 1969) When twins Jane and Elizabeth saw the doll in the antique shop window, they knew that they had to get a closer look at it. And even though it was a ratty old thing in…
Conan Kennedy, Ancient Ireland: The User's Guide (Morrigan, 1997) When you're touring a country, what do you like to see? Chances are, if you're in Ireland, you have at least a passing interest in castles, ruins,…
Betty Friedan: issues without gender A report by Tom Knapp, March 1993 All issues are women's issues. All women's issues are men's issues. The barriers which once separated the feminist movement and the male…
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Alan Warner, These Demented Lands (Anchor, 1998) Let me warn you right from the start: These Demented Lands is no fantasy novel, at least, not in the typical sense of the word. Rather, Alan Warner's second novel (a…
Bobby Seale: proud Panther A report by Tom Knapp, February 1997 Bobby Seale, fast-talking but soft-spoken and visibly passionate about his causes, doesn't fit the image of the angry, shotgun-toting and uniformed…
The Atlantic Provinces -- comprising the Maritimes (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick) and Newfoundland -- are global hotspots for Celtic and Celtic-influenced music. These regions on…
Patricia Kennealy, Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison (Dutton, 1992) On June 24, 1970, before witnesses, Patricia Kennealy, editor of Jazz & Pop magazine, and Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors,…
Dick Gaughan: debunking Scottish claptrap An interview by Tom Knapp, September 1997 To many Americans, the entire culture of Scotland and Ireland can be summed up by an Enya CD and a copy of Braveheart . But don't…
Karen E. Taylor, Blood Secrets (Zebra, 1993) Blood Secrets is another in the long line of vampire novels flooding the market these days and, like many of them, it's the beginning of an ongoing series. Karen E. Taylor…
