Freedom's Just Another Word...
A Good Man in a Compromised World

A lot happens to and around Jake Doyle, the narrator and central figure of Freedom's Just Another Word by Len Joy, a novel packed with twists and turns and overlapping plotlines. A once thriving columnist and former Pulitzer nominee, writing for the Chicago Tribune, Jake was a casualty of new ownersh......more

In Freedom's Just Another Word, we journey through life from the eyes of Jake, a distinguished writer, a man of great intellect, and a keen observer of the human condition. Jake is no stranger to the world of literature, having gained considerable repute as a successful columnist with the Chicago Tr......more

I don’t remember how I first learned about Freedom’s Just Another Word by Len Joy or how it ended up on my TBR stack, but I do remember being intrigued by its exciting synopsis. A book about a disgruntled journalist who gets tangled up in life-or-death drama and scandals? Count me in! Overall, the no......more

In a world divided and politically charged as highly as any other moment of change in U.S. history, what does it mean to not conform to one 'side' or the other? How does that survive, and when do you show your hand, when as a journalist you are meant to come from a place of neutrality? How do you su......more

A mixed bag of a book. Jake is a flawed but endearing main character who is extremely lucky and unlucky with women. He is able to capture the love of a beautiful, decades-younger woman until he forces her to forego an abortion by telling her religious and domineering mother what is going on. At that......more