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January 2023

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 2023.

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The Dream Builders

by Eileen Gonzalez

In Oindrila Mukherjee’s novel "The Dream Builders", the inhabitants of a developing Indian city seek happiness and prosperity in all the wrong places. Despite everything she has accomplished since high school—a PhD, a professorship... Read More

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Karma of the Sun

by Jeana Jorgensen

In the aftermath of six nuclear explosions, the world is in a state of devastation. In Brandon Ying Kit Boey’s science fiction novel "Karma of the Sun", the threat of a seventh explosion looms—unless the reincarnated Lama child can... Read More

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The Queering

by Kristine Morris

"The Queering" is a riveting novel in which an older lesbian makes a delayed choice to shout out the truth, no matter the consequences. A seventy-year-old closeted lesbian writer faces her past in Brooke Skipstone’s intense,... Read More

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Creating Superfans

by John M. Murray

Reintroducing empathy and personal connections to the modern business landscape, "Creating Superfans" is an invaluable guide. Entrepreneur Brittany Hodak’s business book "Creating Superfans" introduces a proprietary five-step system... Read More

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Best Test

by Michelle Anne Schingler

A big, ripe, juicy red strawberry catches the eyes of all of the forest creatures; they all think they deserve it most. To determine who is most worthy, they initiate a relay race, competing on points both physical and artistic. Beyond... Read More

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The Key to Circus-Mom Highway

by Karen Rigby

"The Key to Circus-Mom Highway" is a zany novel in which two adoptees rediscover their family roots. In Allyson Rice’s feverish, entertaining novel "The Key to Circus-Mom Highway", siblings go on a road trip in search of their... Read More

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The Escalator

by Mari Carlson

"The Escalator" is a sympathetic novel in which a peculiar family is impacted by the predicaments of an era. In Andrew Budden’s novel Escalator, a family’s period of mourning is complicated by Brexit and a pandemic. William was a... Read More

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