Book Review
Both Things Are True
"Both Things Are True" is a memoir about finding oneself in the midst of pandemic difficulties. Janine Valentine’s memoir "Both Things Are True" is a heartfelt chronicle of quarantining alone in another country after testing positive...
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The Photo Thief
J. L. Delozier’s eerie mystery novel "The Photo Thief" involves a detective, a murderer, and a teenage girl with unusual gifts. Dan just lost his daughter to cancer; he’s still reeling when he’s asked to investigate a socialite’s...
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Jac Be Nimble
In the urban mystery novel "Jac Be Nimble", a charming street busker seeks revenge while proving himself to be a master of the sleight of hand. James Peters’s novel "Jac Be Nimble" follows a magician’s greatest, captivating...
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This Dark Star
"This Dark Star" is a fascinating introduction to a talented sixteenth-century astronomer and mathematician. Charles L. Ladner’s "This Dark Star" is the enlightening biography of sixteenth-century astronomer Thomas Digges. Ladner notes...
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Baby Pictures
Recalling a 1970s cross-country tour and written with dry wit, "Baby Pictures" is a compelling memoir about a musician’s coming-of-age. Musician B. John Burns’s memoir "Baby Pictures" covers the year he spent on the road with a new...
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Flying Fillies
A girl with big dreams encounters women pilots and witnesses cultural roadblocks to progress during World War II in the illuminating historical novel "Flying Fillies". In Christy Hui’s powerful historical novel "Flying Fillies", a girl...
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The Blind Girl Sees
Part memoir, part self-help text, "The Blind Girl Sees" draws lessons from living with blindness, showing others how to learn from their own obstacles, too. Amber Needham became blind when she was fifty years old. A stem cell transplant...
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Music Saved My Life
Music Saved my Life is a heartfelt musician’s memoir that covers instances of survival and self-transformation. Grant H. Reynolds’s memoir is compelling in discussing the importance of music. Reynolds fell in love with the piano when...