Book Review
Finding Maggie's Bliss
In no uncertain terms, Finding Maggie’s Bliss tells readers that it’s never the victim’s fault, and that abusers can be brought to justice. In this follow-up to his psychological thriller, Digging Up Bones, Augustus Van Slyke...
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Trinitarian Wisdom - The Art of Life
Paul Pi presents intelligent modes of thinking about the world, discussing deeply the common threads between various religions, sciences, and philosophies. Paul Pi skips stones across the vast waters of religious and scientific thought...
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Hill Country Greed
As the ‘90s dot-com bubble swells, it’s all high-stakes money, sex, and murder in Kelly’s gripping debut. Like the dot-com business with big dreams at the heart of Patrick Kelly’s debut novel, "Hill Country Greed" shoots for the...
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Inside/Outside
Clear perspectives from a child’s point of view provide imagery that is both unsettling and effective. Childhood sexual abuse is rarely an isolated incident. Abuse suffered by one child often echoes throughout the child’s family,...
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Gaza Writes Back
The brevity of these pieces allows for reflection on the urgency of day-to-day life in the Middle East. Fiction can reveal truths that are difficult to face directly. That’s the case with "Gaza Writes Back", Refaat Alareer’s stunning...
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The Mary Smokes Boys
With his moving, moody novel, Holland ensures that one particular place, time, and people will not be entirely lost. An award-winning novelist in his native Australia, Patrick Holland makes his way to America with a new edition of his...
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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
Eccentric book banter tickles the reader, bringing a bookseller to life through humor and dialogue. Even the stories have stories in Gabrielle Zevin’s thoroughly charming novel, "The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry". Open the doors at...
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Wonderkid
Musician and author Wesley Stace brings rock and roll alive with exquisitely authentic details in this funny novel about a rock band for kids. Welcome to the rock-and-roll Romper Room, where juice boxes vastly outnumber Solo cups....