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Half Outlaw

by Karen Rigby

A woman faces a personal reckoning in "Half Outlaw", a touching novel about what it’s like to reject—or embrace—complicated people. An orphaned woman reckons with her troubled upbringing in Alex Temblador’s visceral novel "Half... Read More

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Many Are Invited

by Karen Rigby

"Many Are Invited" is a fascinating psychological novel in which a man meddles in his married friends’ lives with disastrous consequences. In Dennis Cuesta’s beguiling and suspenseful novel "Many Are Invited", a man fuels a tragedy... Read More

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Moonstone Hero

by Karen Rigby

In the musing adventure novel "Moonstone Hero", three strangers are forced together after a mountain climbing emergency. In David Sklar’s multiperspective novel "Moonstone Hero", a group of international climbers makes a fateful ascent... Read More

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Earning It

by Karen Rigby

A former couple’s feelings are tested during a paradise vacation in the lighthearted romance novel "Earning It". Animosity turns to love in E. F. Dodd’s romance novel "Earning It", in which a woman reunites with her ex-boyfriend. Rae... Read More

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Bridgespotting

by Karen Rigby

"Bridgespotting" is a niche travel guide that makes a strong case for considering infrastructure in new ways. Bridge enthusiast Bob Dover’s history-minded travel guide "Bridgespotting" covers iconic and undercelebrated bridges across... Read More

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Winter's Reckoning

by Karen Rigby

Winter’s Reckoning is a folksy historical novel in which a local healer cements her determination to forge a better future. In Adele Holmes’s enchanting historical novel, an Appalachian herbalist’s concern for her family and... Read More

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