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The Lying Life of Adults

by Eileen Gonzalez

The pain of adolescence is complicated by family secrets and persistent grudges in Elena Ferrante’s devastating novel, "The Lying Life of Adults". For thirteen-year-old Giovanna, her father’s side of the family has always been a... Read More

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Decagon

by Dontaná McPherson-Joseph

"Decagon" is a captivating, methodical, and action-packed urban fantasy adventure. The Angel of Death, on the run for over two hundred years, is out of time in Capes’s fantasy novel "Decagon". Dalia has walked the Dreaming and Waking... Read More

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Timewall Speaks

by Gregory A. Lowe

"Timewall Speaks" is a fascinating novel about an ex-convict who’s searching for a sense of purpose. In his coming-of-age novel with dark undercurrents, "Timewall Speaks", Kirk Ward Robinson portrays both human cruelty and the... Read More

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The Temple Tree

by Letitia Montgomery-Rodgers

"The Temple Tree" is an inspirational fable about the many ways that people move through the world and about the difficult work of cultivating inner peace during moments of loss and self-doubt. Sidney Snow’s gentle teaching fable, The... Read More

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The Prime Network

by John M. Murray

In the technothriller "The Prime Network", a brilliant scientist takes on questions of free will and the interconnectedness of reality. In Gerard G. Nahum’s contemplative thriller "The Prime Network", a man discovers the secrets of the... Read More

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Before She Was Helen

by Michelle Anne Schingler

As it controverts stereotypes regarding the formidability of villains and the fragility of senior citizens, Caroline B. Cooney’s mystery novel "Before She Was Helen" is a delight. Clemmie is a resident of Sun City, a retirees’... Read More

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