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Gemja
In the science fiction universe of "Gemja", worlds of unexpected wonder and danger abound. In K. M. Messina’s imaginative interplanetary adventure novel "Gemja", a witch’s personal trajectory is changed on an unwanted planet....
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Serengotti
Set in rural Australia, Eugen Bacon’s novel "Serengotti" follows a programmer who travels to an isolated African migrant community where little is as it seems. The novel begins with Ch’anzu having a breakdown—over a drowning...
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The Couscous Chronicles
Azzedine T. Downes’s memoir "The Couscous Chronicles" moves across cultures, continents, languages, and time, embracing personal and global transformations during the 1980s and 1990s. Downes begins his story with his time in the Peace...
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Nell & the Netherbeast
In Adi Rule’s fun supernatural novel Nell and the Netherbeast, a girl works with a malodorous beast to solve a mystery at her aunt’s bed and breakfast. Twelve-year-old Nell had intended to spend her summer helping at a local shelter....
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A Heart Worth Stealing
In Joanna Barker’s beguiling romance novel "A Heart Worth Stealing", more goes missing than romantic affection. When Ginny’s father’s watch is stolen from the family estate that he left under her care, she is eager to find it. But...
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Diary of a Malayali Madman
In N. Prabhakaran’s postmodern short story collection "Diary of a Malayali Madman", people are touched by madness and constrained by the traditions and politics of their Indian societies. A man finds himself pressed into service as a...
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Exits
Dedicated to the beauty and frailty of life, the poetry collection "Exits" exemplifies the musicality of language. Featuring delicate images, Stephen C. Pollock’s slim, mellifluous, and metered poetry collection "Exits" considers...
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Swipe
Engaging and supportive, "Swipe" is a psychologically considerate self-help text that identifies why people allow themselves to become distracted—and proposes solutions. CEO Tracy M. Maylett and journalist Tim Vandehey’s self-help...