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January 2015

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 2015.

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The Gamers

by Stephanie Bucklin

"The Gamers" presents a dystopian world for more mature audiences eager to explore issues of technological control. In this science fiction thriller, thirteen-year-olds Libby and Kem “untether” from their virtual reality lives and... Read More

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Accidental Droning

by Nicole Rupersburg

With a story relevant to today’s pressing privacy issues, Liebengood provides an entertaining setup for a comedic cast of characters. At the heart of Pete Liebengood’s "Accidental Droning" is a boy learning to be a man. Sort of. This... Read More

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Partners in Time

by Robin Farrell Edmunds

Well-drawn characters, settings, and points of view add detail to this interesting tale of two couples separated by 130 years. Two couples—separated by several states and 130 years—are inexplicably tied to each other when one has an... Read More

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For Your Safety Please Hold On

by Peter Dabbene

Czaga expresses her unique poetic voice in her first collection, witty, moving, and crafted seamlessly. Though this is her first collection, Kayla Czaga’s poems have been published in The Walrus, qwerty, The Literary Review of Canada,... Read More

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The Marion Experiment

by Howard Lovy

These stories—in a sober, effective way—show how the US experiment in draconian justice has been a complete failure. Spoiler alert. The answer to the implied question in the title The Marion Experiment: Long-Term Solitary Confinement... Read More

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Nonprofit

by Anna Call

Sardonic and painfully entertaining, "Nonprofit" is gallows humor for the public sector. In tackling the bitter subject of nonprofit fraud, Matt Burriesci’s "Nonprofit" is so agonizingly funny that do-gooders of all stripes will grind... Read More

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