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January 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 2012.

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End Times Prose and Poetry

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

Directly and urgently, Gregory Austin makes a case for change in his collection "End Times Prose and Poetry". Only people can decide to save the earth by taking the necessary steps toward change at home and by urging lawmakers, leaders,... Read More

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Tear

by Jill Allen

For those who love complex and compelling family sagas, Hillel Ramirez’s poignant debut will make readers tear up while tearing them apart inside. In "Tear", the Weitzmanns, a family of Cuban-American Jews, grapple with the dysfunction... Read More

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Wisdom Under the Bridge

by Maria Siano

Through moving first-person accounts, "Wisdom Under the Bridge" raises awareness about the experiences of those struggling with addiction, mental illness, and poverty, and encourages readers not to dismiss the speakers, but to view them... Read More

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The Story of Sassy Sweetwater

by Jill Allen

"The Story of Sassy Sweetwater" is a sparkling debut novel. It is a bildungsroman chronicling the life and loves of the title character from age thirteen through adulthood. Born to promiscuous Violet McLaughlin in 1949, Sassy Sweetwater... Read More

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The Fallback Plan

by Jessica Henkle

Esther Kohler has no fallback plan: She says, “I had, somehow, managed to graduate with a theater degree from Northwestern, but without a job or a trust fund I had to choose between moving home and suffering the rancid fate of a... Read More

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