Book Review
Finding Grace
by Mari Carlson
In the bittersweet novel "Finding Grace", a fractured family works toward healing. In Maren Cooper’s character-driven novel "Finding Grace", a family secret leads to ruptures and reconciliations. Charlie and Caroline are a married...
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The Virgin Chronicles
by Mari Carlson
A twist on liberated feminism, the memoir "The Virgin Chronicles" models romantic fortitude. Marina DelVecchio’s pointed memoir "The Virgin Chronicles" follows her adamant quest for a love that warrants sex. DelVecchio was born in...
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A Stream to Follow
by Mari Carlson
In the sensitive historical novel "A Stream to Follow", a doctor seeks to heal from wounds left by a war. In Jess Wright’s historical novel "A Stream to Follow", a doctor returns home after World War II and encounters ongoing domestic...
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In Season's Dream
by Mari Carlson
In this original, ambitious, and unexpected poetry collection, the seasons are mined for meaning in verses that impart dreams and share a new perspective on reality. R. Tirrell Leonard Jr.‘s seasonal poetry collection In Season’s...
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Second Thoughts
by Mari Carlson
In the musing novel "Second Thoughts", a woman in a family whose bonds built over time pursues personal awakening. In Dolores Chernoski Moses’s novel "Second Thoughts", people take the time and space that they need to make big life...
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A Dancer in Depth
by Mari Carlson
Dancer in Depth is a raw performer’s memoir about active periods in show business. Stanley Howard Mazin’s memoir Dancer in Depth recounts a lifetime of professional dancing and acting, with stories shared in snippets. Mazin grew up...
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None but the Righteous
by Mari Carlson
Chantal James’s novel "None but the Righteous" follows a man’s lifelong search of truth and meaning. When he’s a teenager, Ham, a foster child who was taken in by sophisticated Pearl and her son, Wally, meets a traveler, Mayfly. Of...
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Though the Earth Gives Way
by Mari Carlson
Set in the near future, Mark S. Johnson’s ominous novel "Though the Earth Gives Way" imagines American life in the wake of climate disasters. Elon—alone in a desolate, looted, and ravaged landscape with his thoughts and a shopping...