Mari Carlson, Book Reviewer

When not reading fiction and writing reviews, Mari is probably practicing violin or teaching lessons or playing a gig. She enjoys the local literary and music scenes in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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When not reading fiction and writing reviews, Mari is probably practicing violin or teaching lessons or playing a gig. She enjoys the local literary and music scenes in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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by Mari Carlson
The intimate essays in "Swaddled" aim to support mothers as people outside of their children. In Elizabeth Sarah Cassidy’s confessional essay collection "Swaddled", mothers discuss how becoming a parent changed them. When Cassidy’s...
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by Mari Carlson
Donna Freitas’s psychological thriller "Her One Regret" is about a missing mother and regretting motherhood. Lucy disappears from a parking lot, leaving her baby behind. Her best friend, Michelle, thinks she was kidnapped. But then...
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by Mari Carlson
"Miami Outlaw" is a ranging account of countercultural activities within the criminal underworld. Scott Sherouse’s thorough memoir "Miami Outlaw" covers the exploits of a Florida drug-running inner circle. Tying Sherouse’s...
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by Mari Carlson
Comedy is derived from badly dealt hands in the dramatic short story collection People Making Danger. An assisted suicide and other realistic magic tricks fill Adam Fike’s farcical short story collection People Making Danger. In “The...
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by Mari Carlson
Defining incontinence in concise terms alongside guidance for recognizing the signs of the problem, "Caring with Dignity" is a straightforward medical reference text. Michele Mongillo’s caregiver’s resource "Caring with Dignity"...
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by Mari Carlson
In the uplifting throwback novel "Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous", a refreshing heroine forges her own path in Hollywood. In Christine Stringer’s humorous novel "Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous", a director’s assistant...
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by Mari Carlson
Rich with self-reflection, the memoir "Blue Hour Homecoming" is about loss, parenting, and self-expression. Alle Mudrick’s musing memoir "Blue Hour Homecoming" is about how the loss of her first child and two premature births revealed...
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by Mari Carlson
Virtuous living pulls people toward enlightenment, according to the essays of the piquing collection "The Journey to Spiritual Wholeness". Yvon Milien’s philosophical essay collection "The Journey to Spiritual Wholeness" argues for a...
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