Book Review
Mirage of Afro-Feminism
This is a novel with a lot of heart, whose hope for Nigeria’s women shines through, even if pathways to equality resist definition. Ishaya Albert’s "Mirage of Afro-Feminism" is a novella that explores the intersection of women’s...
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How and Why God Evolved
This expansively inquisitive work examines the evolution of religion throughout human history. From Babar Shah Khan comes an expansively inquisitive new work that seeks to challenge world religions where they stand. "How and Why God...
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Sane Enough
"Sane Enough" is a challenging, insightful, and rare work that offers poignant insights into what it’s like to survive childhood sexual abuse. From award-winning freelance writer Linda Day comes a psychologically challenging memoir...
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Crossroads
This is an elegant collection that will contribute greatly to the discussion of global feminism. In "Crossroads", editor Christopher Conte brings together a beautiful and thoughtful series of essays from women navigating life in...
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The Psychiatrists of Phoenix Street
These stories are both gorgeous in their array and, collectively, are a compelling picture of a national identity built on diversity and survival. From Romanian-born psychiatrist Michael Segal comes "The Psychiatrists of Phoenix Street",...
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The Gates of Janus
Killers are made, not born, says Ian Brady in this reissue of his extremely unsettling yet philosophical analysis of culture and politics. From Feral House comes a reissue of Ian Brady’s explosive expose of serial killers and the...
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Tiger
Raw prose evokes the animal nature of these inquisitive characters who fight for redemption across the globe. Ashley Mayne’s newest novel reads like a fevered dream as it trades between the accounts of a priest and a young man for whom...
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Retold
A tried-and-true religious story retold with creativity, joviality, contemporary language, and a feisty travel companion camel for Jesus. Episcopal priest Steve Lipscomb offers up a lighthearted novelization of the life and times of...