M. W. Merritt, Book Reviewer
M. W. Merritt is Maine-based writer and editor, community organizer, and classics scholar.
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M. W. Merritt is Maine-based writer and editor, community organizer, and classics scholar.
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Encouraging people to form friendships with those on the other side of the aisle, "Finding the Third Way" is an optimistic political memoir. Lanny J. Davis’s observational political memoir "Finding the Third Way" is about his...
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Set in the first century and marked by palpable tension, the Christian novel "Tree of Knowledge" covers the Roman Empire’s encroachment on the Middle East. BC Crothers’s Christian novel "Tree of Knowledge" centers a first-century...
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Written in the face of divine judgment and grief, "A Perilous Time" is a searching religious text. N. E. Kurz’s religious self-help book "A Perilous Time" is about dealing with grief, social upheaval, and violence by understanding the...
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"Stand Your Ground" is a memoir about personal struggles within the criminal justice system, leading to a call for reform. Barry D. Todd’s earnest memoir "Stand Your Ground" is about navigating the flawed criminal justice system in the...
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Narrated with emotional intensity, "The Satisfied Introvert" is a memoir about working to succeed beyond social challenges; it includes suggestions for others, too. Benjamin Plumb’s memoir-cum-self-help-book "The Satisfied Introvert"...
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Inspired by Tudor history, Autumn Krause’s "Grave Flowers" is an intriguing fantasy novel full of conflict and love. Madalina is princess of Radix, a staid kingdom known for its grave flowers, deadly magical plants. Her twin sister,...
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"Reprise" is a brief, affecting poetry collection that seeks meaning amid political chaos. Victor Marrero’s "Reprise" is a collection of eleven poems on the time between the world wars and the rise of tyranny, grief, and repetition....
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About perseverance through faith, "Legacy Letters" is a moving memoir. Stephanie Livingston’s epistolary memoir "Legacy Letters" is about growing a family, the ups and downs of marriage, and religion at the turn of the century....
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