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Buzzard Bay

by Wayne Cunningham

In the song “White Powder” that appears on the first page of "Buzzard Bay", Bob Ferguson shares an ominous warning with Bahamian locals and tourists alike. It reads, “There’s a sayin in the islands an that sayin say / If you want... Read More

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Shards of Ephemera

by Melissa Wuske

Edmund Robert Kowkabany describes "Shards of Ephemera" as a “lurid tale of greed and lust.” The author begins his novel with a nostalgic, exaggeratedly whimsical tone, but the writing soon becomes satirical as Kowkabany launches into... Read More

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How I Became Me

by Emily Adams

"How I Became Me" tells the story of the Danielle Clift’s tumultuous childhood and adolescence and her journey out of addiction into a happy adulthood. The memoir details Clift’s rocky early years as she moves from house to house... Read More

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Bash

by Alicia Sondhi

Ash Roper needs a good story if he wants to save the Charley Town, the weekly tabloid he and his wife publish. With the whispers of drug deals, corruption, escapes, and violence surrounding it, Bay Area State Hospital (BASH), a state-run... Read More

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Murder at the Villa Museum

by Jill Allen

In his eighth novel, the second with protagonist Los Angeles detective Dale Lipinski, Californian Roberto de Haro weaves a tale about the unsavory bedfellows of crime and politics. The killing at the heart of "Murder at the Villa Museum"... Read More

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