Book Review
Cemetery Reflections
"Cemetery Reflections" is eloquent as it meditates on the evolution of death, grief, and memorialization in the United States. Jane Hopkins’s "Cemetery Reflections" pairs graveyard photographs with poems and reminiscences about death...
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The Sandpiper's Spell
Reflecting on the enchantments that nature casts on people, The Sandpiper’s Spell is a beautiful poetic mosaic. Tom Pearson’s The Sandpiper’s Spell contains poems that meditate on nature, life, death, and memory, using language in...
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Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
Teenagers discover the power of friendship in "Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex", an exciting young adult novel. Carole P. Roman’s spirited young adult adventure "Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex" merges mystical and scientific...
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Reflections on Mountaineering
"Reflections on Mountaineering" is a poetic love letter to the indomitable spirits of Earth’s peaks. Alan V. Goldman’s "Reflections on Mountaineering" considers every aspect of mountain climbing in poetic form, from triumphs to...
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The Fantasy of the Middle Ages
Larisa Grollemond and Bryan C. Keene’s "The Fantasy of the Middle Ages" is a comprehensive, inclusive analysis of the many ways in which the Middle Ages inform popular culture. The book tackles the topic of medievalism: how materials...
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Tides of the Sovereign
In the exciting fantasy novel "Tides of the Sovereign", a prophesied woman with ancestral magic contends with an ancient Roman sorcerer. In Kate Gateley’s fantasy novel "Tides of the Sovereign", a woman reckons with an ancient...
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Discombobulated Constellations
The vibrant poems collected in "Discombobulated Constellations" meditate on whole realms of the human experience. Briana Lenzi’s punchy poetry collection "Discombobulated Constellations" meditates on the natures of grief and love,...
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Steamboat Seasons
The historical novel "Steamboat Seasons" follows a ship’s captain as he witnesses nineteenth-century tensions along his route. A sequel that can be read as a standalone, Kendall D. Gott’s historical novel "Steamboat Seasons" follows...