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The Whiskey Baron

by Karen Ackland

The natural beauty of a small town in the early 1900s and the effects of industrialization on small-town life are intricately rendered in this murder mystery. The search for a murderer in a small South Carolina town ignites this strong... Read More

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The Home Book

by Karen Ackland

"The Home Book" replaces personal opinions related to construction quality and workmanship in residential homebuilding with clear written guidelines. Not sure who to call when there’s a problem with your new home? "The Home Book"... Read More

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The Facades

by Karen Ackland

This debut novel defies genres while delivering humor and oddball characters. In "The Facades", fabulist author Eric Lundgren has created an imaginary urban environment that includes a missing opera singer, an evangelist preacher, and a... Read More

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For You, Madam Lenin

by Karen Ackland

This unconventional historical novel set during the Russian Revolution focuses on Lenin’s wife, Nadya Krupskaya, and not her more famous husband. Nadya is already committed to the revolution when she meets Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, the... Read More

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The Planets

by Karen Ackland

A grisly explosion on the outskirts of a city, resulting in human appendages sprayed for hundreds of meters, causes the narrator to remember his childhood friend, M, who disappeared years before. In interconnected vignettes, the book... Read More

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