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Book Review
by Karen Rigby
In Heather B. Moore’s illuminating novel "Under the Java Moon", a Dutch family is sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. Inspired by a woman who lived in Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) when she and the women in her family were...
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In the evocative historical novel "Red Clay Suzie", a teenager’s growing awareness of his sexual orientation clashes with his conservative surroundings and makes him a timeless and empathetic hero. Jeffrey Dale Lofton’s quiet...
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A punk rock teacher is embroiled in a major protest movement in Sim Kern’s involving speculative novel The Free People’s Village. Maddie is an English teacher. She has a crush on Red, who is trans and nonbinary. Red lives in the Lab,...
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Jennifer L. Wright’s exciting novel "The Girl from the Papers" is filled with robberies, revenge, and redemption. Beatrice used to be a star, but she now lives in poverty. She fled from her abusive stepfather and is desperate for fame...
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In Jenny Lund Madsen’s novel "Thirty Days of Darkness", a misanthropic author is embroiled in a murder mystery. Hannah’s books are cerebral, acclaimed by critics—and read by almost no one. After making a rash, very public promise...
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In "Art Works", Ken Grossinger analyzes exciting new collaborations to enact social change. With scores of detailed examples and insights from community organizers and artists, this book covers strategies for using art to reach broad...
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Emily Lynn Paulson’s eye-opening memoir "Hey, Hun" exposes the underbelly of the multilevel marketing industry. As a stay-at-home mother who abandoned her career for her husband and children, Paulson was disillusioned, lonely, and...
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In Jen Williams’s atmospheric thriller "Games for Dead Girls", supernatural powers are hidden within the limestone caves of southeast England—and within the psyches of adolescent girls. Charlie was at the center of a horrific crime...