bookscover2cover

Books to power the mind, feed the soul

Last updated on July 18th, 2019

ABOUT

Why bookscover2cover?

Why do we read books, write books, talk about books, review books, and give books away? Dig deeper and we realize a passion for books is not just a stage in our lives but a life-long journey of eminent worth. Books provide sustenance like food. They immerse us in cultures we know little or nothing about. They transport us to imaginary worlds—unbelievable worlds—that lift us out of ourselves for a while or maybe a lifetime. They expand our understanding of differences among people, enlarge our knowledge about the world, and give us insight into our common humanity.

Are books a part of your life?

Research shows that reading books can increase life span and improve health. At bookscover2cover, we want to share our love of books with you and encourage you to make books a part of your life. Read the reviews, read the books reviewed, and browse the articles in our blog. Consider participating and contributing. We invite you to submit your book reviews or an article on reading. Why do you read books? How have books impacted your life?

"My passion for books began in my childhood. I remember like it was yesterday, savoring the book I was reading as we drove across the United States on our way from the East Coast to the West Coast, where my father would be stationed next. ..I immersed myself in books, read them as if they were my best friends, poured my heart into them." -Sandra Fluck, Founder
Contributors

Sandra Fluck

Writer, poet, and educator, Sandra Fluck has taught English Literature, Creative Writing, English Composition, and Technical Writing in colleges in California and Pennsylvania. She is the founder of bookscover2cover.

Leilani Squire

Leilani Squire has facilitated creative writing workshops for veterans and their families throughout Southern California and is a CCA Certified Creativity Coach. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in various periodicals. She has completed her first novel, Fancy House, about sex trafficking, and is beginning her second.

Piper Templeton

Piper Templeton’s first book, Rain Clouds and Waterfalls, was published on Kindle in May 2014. Piper volunteers for a reading program for second graders, hoping to instill a love of reading in them. Her second novel Beneath the Shady Tree will be published soon.

Arbenita Mikushnica

Arbenita Mikushnica is a 22-year-old psychology graduate living in London, working as a healthcare assistant at a psychiatric hospital. My eagerness to blog derived immensely from my desire to put my love for books and the importance of mental health into words.

Richard Fluck

Richard Fluck is Emeritus Professor of Biology at Franklin & Marshall College. Having written scientific papers and grant proposals during his long career, he now is doing an entirely different kind of writing—book reviews.

Peter Durantine

Peter Durantine is the author of a murder mystery/suspense novel, The Chocolate Assassin, and a crime novel, Leave the Cannoli. He has been a journalist for nearly 30 years and works as news editor and media relations liaison for the Office of Communications at Franklin & Marshall College.

Glenn Schiffman

Glenn Schiffman is a co-founder of Roots and Wings, a non-profit organization counseling youth and uninitiated adult men in collaboration with Native Elders and counselors at Home Boys Industries. He is the author of a series of books including The Way I Was Taught, a novel based on his childhood experience living on an American Indian Reservation.

Donna Walker

Donna Walker is a public affairs professional who has worked for the US Army in the US and Germany and as a Communications Director for a large Iowa school district. She has written for the Lancaster newspapers and is the editor for the bookscover2cover newsletter.

Katja Pinkston

Katja Pinkston loves reading, writing, and laughing. Her life has been thoroughly influenced by the military, having been born into a military town and connected to the military through work and marriage. Her heart-warming and outright hilarious situations provide her material for her short stories.

Jason S. Fluck

Born in California and raised in Pennsylvania, Jason spent most of his childhood with his nose in a book. After graduating with honors from college, Jason moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and writing. He has written numerous film scripts and stage plays and has published his debut novel Jon Fixx.

Maren E. Morgan

Maren E. Morgan is a writer-educator-musician with a Master’s degree from Lehigh University. She has taught pre-school through college in urban, suburban, and rural settings and writes poetry, narratives, and how-to articles. She is now looking to publish her how-to book I Rescued A House.

Ronne Troup

Ronne Troup has been writing one way or another since before college, but especially at UCLA. The daughter of Bobby Troup, she has always loved the melody of her dad’s lyrics, and still appreciates the inherent music of the written word. She has published her mother Cynthia Hare’s autobiography, Once I was a Debutante, reviewed here.

P. J. Lazos

P. J. Lazos is the author of Six Sisters and the recently released novel Oil and Water, an environmental murder mystery about oil spills and green technology. She is an environmental lawyer in Philadelphia and you can read more of her work at her blog Green Life, Blue Water.

Tyler C. Gore

Tyler C. Gore received an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College and has taught at Brooklyn College, Hunter College, and for Gotham Writers Workshop. His essays, short fiction and columns have appeared in numerous publications. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for Creative Writing.
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