Book Review
Maz'hura
Maz’hura is an action-packed science fiction adventure in which a compromised captain is the only one to see the truth. A space captain must contend with inner turmoil and enemy forces in Paul L. Centeno’s high-octane science fiction...
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A Light from Below
"A Light from Below" is an action-packed high fantasy novel that deals with the spectre of a coming war. In Chadham Thomas’s fantasy novel "A Light from Below", war is coming to a peaceful nation, but the one person who knows about it...
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F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation
In the humorous stories of "F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation", little, and big, points of annoyance direct the action. Life has a way of getting in the way in Gregg Greenberg’s short story collection F*cking...
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The ABCs of Being Mom
"The ABCs of Being Mom" is a resource-filled parenting book that stands to work for all parents. Creating and maintaining a routine is the path to parenting success, according to Karen Bongiorno’s The ABCs of Being Mom. Welcoming a new...
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Execute the Office
In the striking essays of Execute the Office, Colin Rafferty reconciles the office of the presidency with the men who’ve held it. Framed by a trip to the National Museum of American History, the entries meander through an exhibit...
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Aladinma
"Aladinma" is a coming-of-age novel set against the global changes and advances of the late twentieth century. Childhood friends find themselves in a courtroom battle over the copyright of a movie in Peter Obidike’s novel "Aladinma"....
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War
"War" is a poetic meditation on the psyche, an exploration and expectoration of what’s negative. Written in the moment and not initially intended for release, the poems of Bjaine Dorach’s "War" are a glimpse into the recesses of the...
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How to Make a Slave and Other Essays
Jerald Walker’s essay collection concerns family, academia, and the uncomfortable realities of racism. The provocative essay “How to Make a Slave” reminisces about a Black history school project on Frederick Douglass, during which...