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September 14, 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published September 14, 2012. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in September 2012.

Book Review

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

Book Review

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

Book Review

The Education of Queenie McBride

by Melissa Wuske

Lyndsey D’Arcangelo’s young adult novel "The Education of Queenie McBride" follows two teen lesbians from wildly different backgrounds as they search for acceptance—within themselves and the world around them. Pudge is a... Read More

Book Review

Home Baked

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

Nordic baking may not be part of the household cookbook section, but it ought to be. In this new book, Hanne Risgaard introduces American bakers to the joys and intricacies of baking with organic grains. Taking a cue from an Old Danish... Read More