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April 15, 2020

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published April 15, 2020. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in April 2020.

Book Review

Upon This Pale Hill

by Jeremiah Rood

"Upon This Pale Hill" is a meditative novel that layers spiritual musings on top of millennial angst. In Patrick Ashe’s intriguing coming-of-age novel "Upon This Pale Hill", a philosophical young man hopes to make sense of his life.... Read More

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Grace for Grace

by Aimee Jodoin

Its stories united by themes of finding a home, "Grace for Grace" is poetic and avante garde. Steve De Jarnatt’s short story collection "Grace for Grace" pairs imaginative literary language with flawed characters in obscure situations.... Read More

Book Review

Golden Threads

by Pallas Gates McCorquodale

A child’s beloved stuffed fox is blown far away from her during a terrible storm, rescued, and patched together with golden threads by kind strangers. Inspired by Japanese culture and the art of kintsugi, or of repairing broken pottery... Read More

Book Review

The Desert Between Us

by Benjamin Welton

Phyllis Barber’s "The Desert Between Us" is a historical love story about the American West and the need for human connections. Set in the wilds of rural Nevada after the Civil War, the novel focuses on Geoffrey, a road builder tasked... Read More

Book Review

Stone Motel

by Laura Leavitt

Set in the wilds of rural Louisiana, "Stone Motel" brims with joy and pain. Morris Ardoin’s memoir is filled with snapshots of Cajun life, labyrinthine in their detail. Ardoin’s parents were blue-collar professionals who pooled their... Read More