A Body With a Soul

A blog about books, writing and other things

Review: Boom Town by Sam Anderson

Every once in a while you come across a piece of writing or art that feels like it was created just for you. For me, Boom Town was that...

Stephen King Books Ranked

The Top 20 Books: A Meta-Analysis/ Ranking I came to Stephen King pretty late in my reading life. As someone who got an MFA and has...

Review: The Pioneers by David McCullough

In The Pioneers, McCullough, perhaps best known for his books John Adams and 1776, traces the lives of several of the early settlers of...

My Favorite Books Read in 2018

Yes, it's February 2019, but better late than never! 2018 was an uneven reading year for me. I enjoyed many of the 41 books I read over...

Haruki Murakami's Books Ranked!

In my early 20s I picked up a copy of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles on a recommendation from a friend. I tore through the book and soon...

Cover Design

I've been working with freelance book designer Meg Reid on designing the cover and interior for The Childless Ones. One of the challenges...

Maps!

For the fantasy section of my book I wanted to create some maps to a) help orient readers with the world of the fantasy part of the...

My Favorite Book I Read in 2017

Several months ago, I decided to start keeping track of all the books I read or listened to (big audiobook fan!) beginning with 2017. In...