Book Review
Finding My Way
by Mari Carlson
Written with gravitas, the memoir "Finding My Way" is about leading a purposeful life and imparting knowledge with dignity and honesty. Robin Schepper’s memoir "Finding My Way" interrogates the past to nurse ambitions for the future....
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Any Twenty
by Mari Carlson
"Any Twenty" is a complex novel in which personal and political conflicts converge in a reality show setting. In Gary L. Brown’s novel "Any Twenty", a crime occurs behind the scenes of a reality television series. Nadia, a creative...
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The Amherst Protocol
by Mari Carlson
In the future-set thriller "The Amherst Protocol", scientists try to hide secrets from the public, even as a determined journalist works to uncover the truth. In Richard Whitney’s futuristic thriller "The Amherst Protocol", a...
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Grunwald
by Mari Carlson
"Grunwald" is an epic historical novel set during a harrowing period. Susan Altstatt’s historical novel "Grunwald" concerns church, state, and tribal tensions during the Baltic Crusade. When Jadwiga is declared the ruler of Poland in...
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A World Divided
by Mari Carlson
A romance novel set in a fantastical land, "A World Divided" is an idyllic excursion into the ideals of equality and love. In Emily Stone and Diana Bloom’s romantic fantasy novel "A World Divided", two royals discover a magical...
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Marching as to War
by Mari Carlson
"Marching as to War" is an emotional historical novel in which a young relationship refracts the troubles of the Vietnam era. A Vietnam veteran’s war trauma plays out in his marriage in Scharlie Martin’s historical novel "Marching as...
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To Venus and Back
by Mari Carlson
Centered in contemporary online dating paradigms, "To Venus and Back" traces a widower’s pursuit of new love. Turner Grant’s memoir "To Venus and Back" is about three years in the middle-age dating scene. Grant and his wife were...
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Slim: Frank, 1922-2012
by Mari Carlson
Exemplifying family pride, Slim: Frank, 1922–2012 is the biography of an Australian man who memorably protested changing times. Slim: Frank, 1922–2012 is Angela Darlington’s biography of her grandfather, who resisted personal,...