He recounts his life from childhood to semi-retirement with characteristic insight, ability to spot irony, and long-standing commitment to booger jokes.

Toby A. Smith

08.04.2025

The Knight and the Butcherbird – by Alix E. Harrow – independent book review – Fiction/Short Story – Toby A. Smith

This is a world where environmental poisons are everywhere, violence is relied on to solve problems, and beings shapeshift on a regular basis.

Toby A. Smith

19.04.2025

The Pocket Thích Nhất Hạnh – by Thích Nhất Hạnh – independent book review – Non-Fiction – Toby A. Smith

THE POCKET THICH NHAT HANH is a lovely book of short chapters, each of which will make you think deeply about how you are living your life -- collected from the writings of the late Buddhist monk, peace activist, and world-renowned teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926-2022). But please keep reading because this is truly NOT…

Toby A. Smith

22.04.2025

Smoke in the Cypress – by Owen Pataki – independent book review – Historical Fiction (United States) – Toby A. Smith

A well-written historical novel - ending with a surprising and suspenseful plot twist - about New Orleans during the War of 1812.

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Class Clown – by Dave Barry – independent book review – Memoir – Toby A. Smith

The Knight and the Butcherbird – by Alix E. Harrow – independent book review – Fiction/Short Story – Toby A. Smith

The Pocket Thích Nhất Hạnh – by Thích Nhất Hạnh – independent book review – Non-Fiction – Toby A. Smith

Smoke in the Cypress – by Owen Pataki – independent book review – Historical Fiction (United States) – Toby A. Smith

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