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Lucky Jim

by Monica Carter

Hart deftly describes the life of an alcoholic and the challenging but rewarding life of recovery. From journeying down the road to priesthood to dinners with the Clintons to sex-fueled crack addiction, Jim Hart has truly lived a life of... Read More

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Saving Arcadia

by Anna Call

This work of creative nonfiction may be among the year’s best pieces of environmental drama so far. Following the journey of a local nonprofit as it fights to save a unique dune ecosystem, it features both true-to-life recounting of... Read More

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What to Do About the Solomons

by Ilyssa Wesche

What To Do About the Solomons is an absorbing debut novel that is resonant with familial dramas, grudges, and love. This literary debut introduces the Solomons in a sprawling, complex family drama that is awash with secrets and and... Read More

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Tracking Gobi Grizzlies

by Kristine Morris

“In a remote and pitiless desert on the other side of the world from North America lives a bear that science understands only poorly so far and the general public isn’t aware of at all,” writes wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick.... Read More

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Taleisin's Tales

by Kristine Morris

Their first voyage, on the 24’4“ Seraffyn, took them on an eastward course around the world, but avid cruisers, boatbuilders, and award-winning writers Lin and Larry Pardey had never ventured south of the Equator. They wondered if,... Read More

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