Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Freida McFadden, ‘Brain Damage’
“Does it hurt to be shot in the head?” If someone had asked Dr. Charlotte McKenna that question two years ago, she would have said, “Of...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Sandra Brown, ‘Chill Factor’
Throughout the past 43 years, Sandra Brown has written 60 novels, all of which seem to be in the Romantic/Suspense, Mystery, and Thriller...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Donlea, ‘The Girl Who Was Taken’
“‘I need help,’ she said.” After having run through the forest and finding the highway, she had managed to flag down a car. The driver...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Aspiring authors, take heart
As readers of the Madera Tribune know, I write a book-review column for the Wednesday edition of this newspaper. Often, I find that...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Whitaker, ‘We Begin at the End’
Chris Whitaker is a like a lyric writer who composes songs of unrequited love and burning hate in equal measure. I’ve read only two of...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Charlie Donlea, ‘Those Empty Eyes’
“Donna tried to understand the scene. The bodies. The girl. The gun. ‘Put your hands in the air!’ Donna told the girl, pointing her...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Whitaker, ‘All the Colors of the Dark’
In college, I took several “lit” classes. Modern Literature. European Literature. The Literary Classics. The Short Story. Even, Sociology...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past favorites, part IV
During the 1950s, I read several novels by Nevil Shute, and I want to pay homage to this wonderful author. His full name was Nevil Shute...