Book Review
Bone Pendant Girls
Paranormal horror and true crime elements blend together in Terry S. Friedman’s haunting novel "Bone Pendant Girls". Andi has been clairvoyant since her childhood; she is used to being followed by spirits. But when a force urges her to...
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Running on Maybe
In the sobering historical novel "Running on Maybe", three troubled beings tackle issues of addiction, abuse, and power run amok. In Jackson McGarry’s WWI-era historical novel "Running on Maybe", various kinds of addicts hope to break...
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Dragging Mason County
In Curtis Campbell’s stunning, funny novel "Dragging Mason County", queer teenagers put on a spectacular show—the Drag Extravaganza—in their small town. In rural Mason County, Peter and his best friend Alan—two of the few gay...
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Sustainable Wardrobe
Sophie Benson’s "Sustainable Wardrobe" suggests accessible, fashionable, and eco-conscious alternatives to fast fashion. This full-color coffee table book is broken into sections: general knowledge about clothes and their environmental...
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The Shadow Sister
Lily Meade’s captivating thriller "The Shadow Sister" is about sisterhood, race, and generational trauma. Casey and her older sister Sutton don’t get along—a challenge for Casey after Sutton goes missing. While the town rallies to...
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Raymond and Me
"Raymond and Me" is a captivating memoir about a storybook romance that weathered outside challenges. Dan Reynolds’s memoir "Raymond and Me" details the flourishing and at times burdensome experience of first love. Told over the course...
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Ascending the Fourteener of Recovery
"Ascending the Fourteener of Recovery" is an accessible memoir about dealing with anorexia–with the help of unwavering family support. Written with the help of her mother, Bryn Tillman’s heartbreaking memoir "Ascending the Fourteener...
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Grim
Sara B. Elfgren’s novel "Grim" sets paranormal suspense and occult magical realism to the soundtrack of eighties death metal. Kasper is eighteen and lives in the shadow of his father’s once-popular death metal band, Dark Cruelty....