Book Review
The Beaver Theory
An actuary-turned-business-owner races the clock to find a killer in Antti Tuomainen’s thriller "The Beaver Theory". Henri’s life has become quite exciting of late: he moved in with his girlfriend, Laura, and her daughter; a sketchy...
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South of Sepharad
In Eric Z. Weintraub’s novel "South of Sepharad", a Jewish family faces separation and exile from the only home they’ve ever known. After centuries of rule, the Moors lose control over Spain to the Catholic monarchs Isabella and...
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Vincent's Women
Donna Russo explores the life of Vincent van Gogh through fresh, feminine eyes in her novel Vincent’s Women. An outcast since birth, Vincent grows from a lonely, sullen, and inquisitive child into an intense, restless adult whose poor...
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Falcon in the Dive
A teenage spy falls for her sworn enemy and faces impossible choices in Leah Angstman’s novel "Falcon in the Dive". Ani’s comfortable childhood was cut short by the greed of the wealthy, merciless Beaumercy family. As the French...
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Sentimental Education
A chance encounter alters the course of a man’s life in Gustave Flaubert’s freshly translated novel "Sentimental Education". Weak-willed, self-centered Frédéric has just graduated from school. On the boat ride home, the sight of a...
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Pale Shadows
Dominique Fortier’s novel "Pale Shadows" imagines how Emily Dickinson’s death impacted those who loved her. Dickinson did not achieve true fame until after her death. Before that, only a handful of close friends and relatives were...
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Artificial Wisdom
The future-set science fiction novel "Artificial Wisdom" paints a grim but intriguing picture of a climate change-ravaged world in which the truth is hard to find. In Thomas R. Weaver’s science fiction novel "Artificial Wisdom", a...
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Vestige
Young people inherit their parents’ global project in "Vestige", a philosophical science fiction novel. A group of powerful young people decides how, and if, they want to help the world in "Vestige", a novel by an anonymous author....