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Lemonade Revealed

by Trina Carter

This unique coming-of-age fable blends the philosophical and metaphysical in a search for truth. Few have pulled off writing a book that seeks to be both fiction and nonfiction, and even The Alchemist gets placed in the pseudo-spiritual... Read More

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The Isolation Door

by Meg Nola

Neil’s college theatre group and family members strike a chord with their vivid realism. "The Isolation Door" is the first novel of journalist Anish Majumdar, a man of complex heritage. Bengali-born, raised in Montreal, and currently... Read More

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Ghost at the Loom

by Peter Dabbene

Cotler channels classic poets to imbue his narrative with fluid sound and rhythm. T. Zachary Cotler illuminates the beautiful, disturbed mind of a fictional poet in his transcendent novel, "Ghost at the Loom". Cotler, known and... Read More

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Sacred Wilderness

by Geraldine Richards

Power’s prose reflects the magic in her narrative. Don’t say that Susan Power uses magical realism. This would suggest that the fictional world she presents is an alternate reality, not a real part of everyday experience. However,... Read More

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I Have Not Answered

by Peter Dabbene

Ghostly and symbolic, the Scottish island setting gives this supernatural tale authenticity. The Shetland Islands of Scotland are remote and relatively isolated—the perfect setting for Adam Grydehøj’s novel of the supernatural, "I... Read More

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The Crack

by Anna Call

Intimate settings and deep character development break down the internal rationalizations that allowed the apartheid to last. A literary study of domestic South Africa, "The Crack" mirrors the wider political situation of the Soweto... Read More

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Reckoning

by Sheila M. Trask

Bleak beginnings drive Richard to foolhardy lengths in an effort to escape his roots, revealing universal insights into family and youth. Relentless roadblocks stall Richard Logan’s journey to manhood in this moody coming-of-age story... Read More

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