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April 29, 2025

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published April 29, 2025. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in April 2025.

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The Light on Horn Island

by Karen Rigby

In Valerie Fraser Luesse’s earthy Christian novel "The Light on Horn Island", women heal from grief as they rekindle their hopes in a bayou town. Edie is in mourning, while Charlotte, a family friend, never recovered from losing a... Read More

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The Secret Life of a Cemetery

by Meg Nola

Benoît Gallot’s book explores France’s famed Père-Lachaise Cemetery, the final resting place for centuries of Parisians and the site of numerous celebrity graves, including those of Frédéric Chopin, Colette, Oscar Wilde, and Jim... Read More

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The Third Reich of Dreams

by Willem Marx

A singular window into the horror of life in Nazi Germany, Charlotte Beradt’s anthropological study addresses the dreams that she and her fellow German citizens began having after Adolf Hitler came to power. A haunting approach to the... Read More

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The Lilac People

by Isabella Zhou

In Milo Todd’s humane historical novel "The Lilac People", a transgender man fights for the survival of his community and loved ones during World War II. In 1932, Bertie’s work at the Institute for Sexual Science and evenings at a... Read More

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Chidori

by Danielle Ballantyne

Gorgeous collage illustrations use multiple mediums to complement this touching tale of finding hope within loss. Hana is at school when a devastating tsunami crashes over Japan; from her protected spot on a hill, she has an intimate... Read More

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