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Average Civil Employee

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Speaking at length to institutional dysfunction, "Average Civil Employee" is a sharp satirical novel. In Stephen J. Wallace’s hilarious satirical novel "Average Civil Employee", a reluctant man navigates institutional absurdities. Ace,... Read More

Book Review

The Cowbird's Song

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Centering a Methodist religious settlement along the Guyandotte River in West Virginia, The Cowbird’s Song is a detailed historical novel. In Joe Markko’s expansive historical novel The Cowbird’s Song, multiple lives and timelines,... Read More

Book Review

We the Voters

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Lori A. Ringhand’s illuminating civic history text "We the Voters" combines constitutional analyses with accessible examinations of American democracy. The book situates itself within longstanding debates about democratic health,... Read More

Book Review

Kill Dick

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Luke B. Goebel’s winking satirical novel "Kill Dick" parodies contemporary literary and cultural forms. Set against sun-bleached Los Angeles—a place marked by wealth, addiction, and apathy—the book accumulates exaggerations of... Read More

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The Sons of Gunshooter

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Dorothy Denetclaw and Matt Fitzsimons’s intricate, illuminating history text "The Sons of Gunshooter" is about Diné life, family lineages, and legal history. Drawing on extensive archival research, tribal records, and generational... Read More

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