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As Time Goes By

by Karen Rigby

Entertaining tales are gathered in the novel "As Time Goes By", in which an octogenarian reviews colorful events from across his long life. In W. Royce Adams’s novel "As Time Goes By", an older man reminisces to determine what his... Read More

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The Thorn Puller

by Eileen Gonzalez

In Hiromi Ito’s novel "The Thorn Puller", a woman cares for her aging relatives across two continents while trying to maintain a life of her own. In Japan, Ito’s parents rely on her to provide them care as their health fails.... Read More

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Dig

by Eileen Gonzalez

"Dig" is a gritty literary collection whose diverse entries concern finding one’s place within a family, a culture, and a country. Latino individuals navigate myriad personal difficulties in Robert Paul Moreira’s literary collection... Read More

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Place of Cool Waters

by Neal Baker

Establishing keen senses of both its locations and its heroes’ fates, "Place of Cool Waters" follows two men on coming-of-age odysseys. Two stories converge in Ndirangu Githaiga’s novel "Place of Cool Waters" as two young men gather... Read More

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Desert Creatures

by Jenna Jaureguy

In Kay Chronister’s dystopian novel "Desert Creatures", a hardened young girl finds hope where she least expects it. Magdala was born with a clubfoot. After being banished from her home, she and her father travel across a punishing... Read More

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The Age of Goodbyes

by Ho Lin

Zig-zagging back and forth across time, Li Zi Shu’s "The Age of Goodbyes" is a kaleidoscopic family drama presented through multiple perspectives. The novel’s central focus is a book also titled "The Age of Goodbyes"; it follows the... Read More

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MacLeish Sq.

by Meg Nola

In Dennis Must’s intriguing novel "MacLeish Sq.", illusion challenges reality and invades the unsettled past. John just bought an old farmhouse in his New England hometown. He left this “mostly desolate” place at eighteen, yet as... Read More

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