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April 15, 2013

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published April 15, 2013. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in April 2013.

Book Review

State of Being

by Joseph Thompson

Forceful storytelling and complex characters make this sci-fi thriller the perfect finale for an amazing cyberpunk trilogy. Wrapping up the God Head Trilogy, the standout science-fiction series of the decade, Sven Michael Davison’s... Read More

Book Review

Lotería Jarocha

by Jeff Fleischer

Dempster’s linocut illustrations based on Mexican folk music are imaginative and fun, with writing that only adds to the enjoyment. During his time in Veracruz, Mexico, musician and artist Alec Dempster began to create illustrations of... Read More

Book Review

The Anglo Brambles

by Katerie Prior

A different kind of coming-to-America tale illustrates irrationality of everyday life. If you’ve ever walked in the woods, you may have seen a bramble—a shrub with prickly, thorny branches. They’re difficult to walk around (much... Read More

Book Review

The Condor Song

by Sheila M. Trask

The legal expertise of John Grisham meets the environmental activism of Barbara Kingsolver in this thriller by veteran author Darryl Nyznyk. In "The Condor Song", his third novel, Nyznyk pits down-and-out lawyer Sean Donovan against his... Read More

Book Review

Beyond Home Plate

by Karl Helicher

A powerful voice for integration and the oppressed, baseball and civil rights icon shows his humanitarian nature. After Jackie Robinson ended his major league career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he became a nationally syndicated columnist... Read More

Book Review

In Pursuit of Alaska

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Early accounts of Alaskan adventures illustrate the harsh but appreciable wilderness with lyrical prose. Exotic, daunting, scenic: the words chosen to describe Alaska in the introduction to this collection are of the sort that pique... Read More

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