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Tales of Political Infidels
In the satirical novel Tales of Political Infidels: Trump’s Lickspittles and Lackeys, other people’s stories have the power to change minds and history, for better or for worse. A writer processes his anger and concern over modern...
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Haiti between Pestilence and Hope
"Haiti between Pestilence and Hope" is a hopeful text that recalls Haiti’s troubled political past while suggesting ways to brighten the nation’s future. Fritznel D. Octave uses Haitian history as a blueprint for the nation’s...
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Ten Thousand Rocks
A rocky marriage is tested in the wake of a devastating accident in the reflective novel "Ten Thousand Rocks". A couple’s troubled marriage undergoes further challenges in Ndirangu Githaiga’s novel "Ten Thousand Rocks". Will is...
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Shadow Life
A hopeless man sets out on a genealogical quest in the empowering novel "Shadow Life". A man’s efforts at self-discovery reveal family secrets and a new way of approaching the world in Micheal Decter’s allegorical novel "Shadow...
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Losing Our Elections
"Losing Our Elections" is a memoir that pulls back the curtain on modern American politics. Jim Spurlino relates the lessons he learned when he ran for the US House of Representatives in his political memoir "Losing Our Elections". When...
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How the West Brought War to Ukraine
"How the West Brought War to Ukraine" is a succinct, accessible introduction to an often overlooked aspect of the 2022 war in Ukraine. In "How the West Brought War to Ukraine", Benjamin Abelow explores what he believes to be an...
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Hotel California
Detectives, assassins, and occasional innocents caught in circumstances beyond their comprehension dominate the mystery tales collected in "Hotel California". Murder—justified and otherwise—is on the minds of the unscrupulous...
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Straight Lady
"Straight Lady" is the untold story of an iconic, underappreciated talent who helped to shape early Hollywood comedies. Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian’s "Straight Lady" is the biography of Margaret Dumont, best known for playing...