Book Review
The Young Samaritan
A faithless boy encounters Jesus and opens himself up to new ways of being with others in the heartwarming religious novel "The Young Samaritan". In J. Schuyler Sprowles’s historical novel "The Young Samaritan", a boy who’s forced to...
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The Chosen One
A knowledgeable heroine trains a prophesied hero to face down an unrelenting curse in the thrilling fantasy novel "The Chosen One". A heroic warrior spreads a message of loving-kindness in Ashley LeBlanc’s fantasy novel "The Chosen...
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Dear Bi Men
Pulling from personal experiences, pop culture, and social analyses, J. R. Yussuf’s "Dear Bi Men" is a tender and insightful guide to claiming one’s identity. Yussuf—who is Black and bisexual—found that his upbringing colored his...
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Collision Course
The historical novel "Collision Course" dramatizes King George III’s premature coming-of-age and the early days of his reign. In Millie Norwich Inman’s historical novel "Collision Course", a prince is thrust into politics after the...
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The Spanish Sacrifice
"The Spanish Sacrifice" is a complicated political thriller that twists around flawed individuals; despite its mounting body count, it is punctuated by moments of endearing normalcy. In Jay Perin’s political thriller "The Spanish...
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A Roll of the Dice
Following a family’s work to overcome the impacts of addiction, "A Roll of the Dice" is a discomfiting memoir about losing a relationship to vice. Kelly Delaney’s memoir "A Roll of the Dice" is about the exasperating impacts of...
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Dead Theater
A man stumbles into an unusual afterlife situation in "Dead Theater", a novel that evokes movie theater classics. In Brad Garcia’s horror novel "Dead Theater", a young man watches a series of gory horror movies in a theater that’s...
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Trash
Interfaith chaplain Cedar Monroe’s "Trash" is a case study in the US’s rampant poverty problem. Discussing poverty with particular emphasis on poor white Americans, Monroe’s book is focused on the homeless and housing-insecure...