Book Review
Bloodletting a Butterfly
"Bloodletting a Butterfly" is an intricate narrative poetry collection that speaks to the trauma of witnessing human pain. Alec B. Hood’s gothic poetry collection "Bloodletting a Butterfly" probes experiences of trauma. In striking...
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Hydroponics for Home and School Gardens
An edifying gardening guide, "Hydroponics for Home and School Gardens" sets forth persuasive arguments in favor of the more widespread use of hydroponics. Laurie F. Ruberg’s meticulous gardening and sustainable living guide...
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Beneath the Verdant Veil
Concerned with the tension between belief and evidence, "Beneath the Verdant Veil" is an intriguing speculative novel. In Veronica Thorne’s thrilling science fiction novel "Beneath the Verdant Veil", a tropical basin’s unusual...
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You'll Never Walk Alone
You’ll Never Walk Alone is a surprising memoir about hiking, hurt, and healing. Jo Giese’s conversational memoir You’ll Never Walk Alone is part travelogue, part recovery story, and all adventure. Giese, an avid international...
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Seven and Deadly
The experiences of professional women and women of color are highlighted in this searing kaleidoscopic poetry collection. Its sections inspired by the seven deadly sins, M. A. Molani’s striking poetry collection "Seven and Deadly"...
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Conjuring the Hurricane
Reflecting on suffering and healing within relationships, "Conjuring the Hurricane" is a revealing poetry collection. Sarah Hanson’s moving poetry collection "Conjuring the Hurricane" cleaves personal suffering from political suffering...
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Drummer Girl
"Drummer Girl" is a thoughtful memoir about unwinding inner turmoil and uncovering “answers to the numinous” through meditation. Sally Dukes’s mystical memoir "Drummer Girl" interrogates the fallout of the open-heart surgery she...
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Thirty-Two Words for Field
Manchán Magan’s profound yet playful book "Thirty-Two Words for Field" is part memoir, part history, and part ecology. Drawing on primary research, scholarly texts, and his family’s personal history, Magan documents the ongoing...
