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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Randi Minetor’s wildlife guide is for those who live in urban areas; it suggests best practices for coexisting with one’s wild neighbors. Featuring a menagerie including squirrels, bears, and geese, the book covers the difficulties...
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A gifted girl takes to the skies, leaving her sister behind, in the richly imagined fantasy novel "Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies". In Z. Bennett Lorimer’s series-opening fantasy novel "Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies", two sisters with...
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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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