Book Review
The Gentleman and the Thief
Gentility wears a burglar’s mask in "The Gentleman and the Thief", a proper romance set in the criminal underworld of Victorian London. Hollis coasts on his good name while supporting himself as a penny dreadful author. Ana, a...
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A Certain Hunger
In a culture that fetishizes male power, the heroine of "A Certain Hunger" is a rapacious, bloodthirsty monster—a perversion of every male fear. Dorothy is a food critic. She has exquisite taste and she hungers for new sensations. So...
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Now Before the Dark
The feckless Sloot returns in "Now Before the Dark", the third book in Sam Hooker’s Very Serious Darkness series. Once an accountant for gangsters, and a former ghost who’s been transfigured into a demon, Sloot endures farcical...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak & The Lost Treasure
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak & The Lost Treasure is a marketing manual for an unproven COVID-19 treatment. Faris Alhajri’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak & The Lost Treasure proposes a treatment for the virus, though it is...
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Talking to a Portrait
"Talking to a Portrait" is a rare glimpse into the world of fine art galleries and museums that contains the delights, blunders, research, conversations, and inspiration of curating an exhibition. This memoir from one of Canada’s...
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A Flood of Posies
In a flooded future haunted by fearsome leviathans, Thea struggles with addiction, the loss of her sister, and hostile conditions. "A Flood of Posies" is gripping speculative fiction about unexpressed trauma. Scrappy and abrasive, Thea...
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Losing the Atmosphere
"Losing the Atmosphere" is a heartbreaking account of life with a rare psychological disorder, and of the events that broke a budding mind to pieces. Vivian Conan’s compelling memoir "Losing the Atmosphere" concerns dissociative...
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How to Find a Good Companion
"How to Find a Good Companion" features rich, time-tested advice for finding a partner. Michael Lewis’s humorous, concise dating guide "How to Find a Good Companion" focuses on self-esteem and personal perceptions as factors that are...