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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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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... Read More

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