Books reviewed by Beverly Melven at BookBrowse.

Beverly Melven

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.

Books reviewed by Beverly Melven

The Book of Jonas (09/05/12)

My First Coup d'Etat (08/08/12)

Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain (07/25/12)

Home (05/30/12)

Monstress (02/15/12)

Thinking, Fast and Slow (01/11/12)

Bright and Distant Shores (11/17/11)

The Cat's Table (10/05/11)

Embassytown (07/13/11)

Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away (06/15/11)

Tiger, Tiger (04/20/11)

Home Fires (03/09/11)

Annabel (01/13/11)

Sunset Park (11/03/10)

A Secret Kept (09/22/10)

Father of the Rain (08/04/10)

Best European Fiction 2010 (05/05/10)

The Solitude of Prime Numbers (03/17/10)

Map of the Invisible World (01/13/10)

Half the Sky (11/19/09)

The Children's Book (10/21/09)

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