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Kim Kovacs is an avid reader in the Pacific Northwest. All those rainy days give her the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of books that span many genres.
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Each month, USA based BookBrowse members have the opportunity to review books through our First Impressions program.  A complete list of books reviewed can be found here.
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Donna Chavez, a member of the National Book Critics Circle, also reviews books for Publishers Weekly and the American Library Association's Booklist. She is also a freelance writer with numerous publishing credits, including the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times, and is a writing coach. Visit her website http://www.thewritecoach.com.
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Chronic City (10/21/09) Rating: 
This Is Where I Leave You (10/07/09) Rating: 
Girl in a Blue Dress (09/02/09) Rating: 

Marnie Colton holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College and is in the process of submitting her poems for publication. She has recently participated in local writing workshops at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Writers' Center in Bethesda, MD. She currently works as an editorial assistant at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute in Baltimore.
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Love and Summer (10/07/09) Rating: 
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Judy has been an avid reader since the age of six. She works part time as a bookseller at her local independent bookstore, participates in five reading groups and is at work on a memoir of her life in reading. You can visit her blog at keepthewisdom.blogspot.com.
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Jo Perry wrote a children's book club column for the Los Angeles Times and writes about children's books for KidsLA Magazine. She has a Ph.D. in English, has taught literature and writing, has produced and written episodic television, and is working on a book about enjoying books with children.
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes (10/21/09) Rating: 
Airlift to America (09/23/09) Rating: 
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Derek Brown was an editor and contributor for two international development journals while serving in West Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Prior to his service, he worked at a small independent bookstore in Southern California for two years while doing freelance writing and editing on the side. His educational background is in Philosophy and Mathematics.
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Dangerous Games (08/12/09) Rating: 
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Micah Gell-Redman is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science at the University of California San Diego where he studies the politics of immigration. He holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from UCLA and a Master's in Public Policy from Cornell. When he's not writing book reviews, he loves to play the guitar and sing with his wife.
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Justice (10/21/09) Rating: 
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Karen Rigby received an MFA in Creative Writing in 2004 from the University of Minnesota. Recipient of a 2007 National Endowment for the Arts literature fellowship, she has published numerous poems. Her website is karenrigby.com. Karen has been reviewing at BookBrowse since 2008.
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Nocturnes (11/05/09) Rating: 
The Invisible Mountain (09/23/09) Rating: 
Censoring an Iranian Love Story (06/10/09) Rating: 

In addition to being a key reviewer for BookBrowse, and our content editor, Lucia Silva is the book buyer for Portrait of a Bookstore in Studio City, CA, and manager of The Book Works in Del Mar, CA. She can also be heard recommending books on NPR's Morning Edition with Susan Stamberg, and on KPBS in San Diego.
Recent Reviews
A Gate at the Stairs (10/21/09) Rating: 
The Pattern in the Carpet (10/07/09) Rating: 
Say You're One of Them (09/23/09) Rating: 

Vy Armour owned and operated an independent bookstore in the Phoenix area in the 1990's. She has taught high-school English and English as a Second Language. She is currently an adjunct instructor in Undergraduate Communications at the University of Phoenix.
Recent Reviews
The Innocent Spy (09/02/09) Rating: 
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (05/21/09) Rating: 

True to her last name, Amy Reading makes a living reading, freelance editing, and writing. She has recently completed a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University and is working on a book that grows out of her dissertation, a history of American con artistry.
Recent Reviews
Invisible (11/05/09) Rating: 
Strength in What Remains (09/02/09) Rating: 

Freelance writer Megan Shaffer has both her Bachelor and Master degrees in Education. She currently works in the schools of Birmingham, Michigan where she shares her love of literature. When Megan is not in the classroom, she is actively involved in the local literary scene and maintains a blog, Night Light Revue, about new books and authors.
Recent Reviews
Half Broke Horses (10/21/09) Rating: 
Hello Goodbye (05/21/09) Rating: 

Natasha Vargas-Cooper is a weekly film-critic based in Los Angeles. When she's not sitting in cave-like darkness in the moviehouses of LA she adores consuming good fiction. She has read every word ever published by Graham Greene. She holds a BA from UCLA in American History.
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Homer & Langley (09/23/09) Rating: 
My Father's Tears (07/08/09) Rating: 

Cindy Anderson holds a Ph.D. in English, specializing in 15th – 17th C. British Literature. She has taught writing and literature to college students, and has worked independently as an editor of academic essays. She is a self-confessed "geek" who loves reading and attending book conventions.
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Leviathan (11/05/09) Rating: 

Writing about books is Joanne's second career; she previously worked in accounting and administrative jobs, but was saved from a lifetime of this by breaking her hip. She's written a weekly local writers' Q&A and book review for the DC Examiner and reviewed books for the Chicago Sun-Times, the Washington Post, BookPage, and other publications.
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Arctic Chill (10/07/09) Rating: 

Sarah Sacha Dollacker is a writer in Atlanta, Georgia. She can also be found at redroomlibrary.com
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Brooklyn (06/10/09) Rating: 

Beverly believes that a day without reading is like a day without sunshine. She holds a B.A. in English, with an eye to acquiring a Ph.D. in Literary Theory. She also spent a year at Alaska magazine & The MILEPOST, proofing and writing the occasional article. She babbles about all of the books she reads at www.bevyofbooks.com.
Recent Reviews
The Children's Book (10/21/09) Rating: 

Tamara Ellis Smith received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults in 2007 from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Recipient of an Honorable Mention in the 2008 PEN New England Discovery Awards and a runner up for the 2008 SCBWI Works-In-Progress grant, she writes middle grade novels and picture books. She is represented by Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
Recent Reviews
The Magician's Elephant (09/23/09) Rating: 

Allison started reading at age four and has not put down a book since. The bookstore is her Mecca, the library her paradise, the newsstand her source of addiction. She is currently working as a freelance writer and editorial intern, and loves nothing more than to share her love of all things literary with equally avid members of the reading community.
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If I Stay (05/21/09) Rating: 

Julie Wan received her MFA in creative nonfiction writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently a freelance writer and editor in Washington, DC, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle.
Recent Reviews
Manhood for Amateurs (10/21/09) Rating: 

Pam Watts is an avid reader and glorious generalist. She is currently studying writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she writes everything from poetry to YA fantasy. She also has a BA from Wellesley College in Physics and studied the classics at St. John's College.
Recent Reviews
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