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A Balm in Gilead

by Margaret Cullison

A rape and a search for justice lead a young woman on a road toward overcoming fear in this complex story. "A Balm in Gilead" tells the story of a young woman’s rape and the ongoing danger she faces from her attacker. Marie Green... Read More

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The Smell of Mud

by Diane Prokop

The journals of a prostitute help a young girl learn what it means to overcome hardship and become an independent woman. The sex trade has been a favorite theme of authors for hundreds of years, and why wouldn’t it be? The world’s... Read More

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Pale Harvest

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

This earnest paean to the backbreaking work of farming and those who do it looks intently at what legacy that life can bring. Set in a rugged scrap of Utah, this first novel rings with the hard-scrabble tones of Steinbeck—a family... Read More

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The Shimmering Go-Between

by Peter Dabbene

Whimsical yet sincere, this Russian doll of a novel blends traditional and contemporary literary techniques. Lee Klein spins the bizarre but touching story of an autofellating widower and a woman prone to virgin births in his debut... Read More

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Wildfire

by Karen Ackland

Detailed depictions of firefighting provide a context for gender inequality in physically demanding careers. Mary Pauline Lowry’s novel "Wildfire" provides an insider view into the world of the Pike Interagency Hotshots. Lowry, who... Read More

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All Things Unforgiven

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Descriptions of violence have a tactile quality and stay with the reader into following scenes; the hectic love in Arya’s family is as lastingly conveyed. The debut novel from Raj Karamchedu, All Things Unforgiven, is a searing... Read More

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