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October 22, 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published October 22, 2012. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in October 2012.

Book Review

Citizen Warrior

by Karen Rigby

Odell Ferguson’s debut novella is a spare portrayal of a marine reservist and Gulf War veteran, Chris Paige, whose civilian job as a merchandise supervisor at Arlington Stadium in Texas leads to rapid promotions, and whose return to... Read More

Book Review

The Runaway Horses

by Margaret Cullison

In "The Runaway Horses", Joyce Kotzè tells a fictionalized account of the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, a war in which her own grandfathers fought on opposite sides. Dutch (Boer) settlers in Transvaal and the Orange Free State... Read More

Book Review

Stories of Lily

by Shoilee Khan

"Stories of Lily" is a collection of short anecdotes about a young woman who leaves China to study English in Melbourne, Australia. Lily, along with her friend Iman—a student from Iraq—shop, travel, and learn together while adapting... Read More

Book Review

Travels with a Road Dog

by Rachel Jagareski

In hitchhiker jargon, road dogs are people who live on the road all the time. The title of author R.K.’s memoir about hitchhiking for four years also refers to her canine companion, Jambo. Travels with a Road Dog: Hitchiking Along the... Read More

Book Review

California Noir

by Melissa Wuske

Howard Lakin’s "California Noir" follows a group of restless, edgy, unmarried friends as they enter middle age. Lakin has decades of Hollywood experience, writing and producing shows like Dallas and Falcon Crest. His experience shows... Read More