Book Reviews
The Stovepipe by Bonnie Virag
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Feb 28, 2012
Virag’s memoir paints a bleak portrait of a broken childhood, but her strength shines amid the rubble. Read On
The Tenant Lawyer by Eric Dinnocenzo
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Feb 14, 2012
A young attorney struggles to humanize the law–and himself–in this quietly absorbing legal tale.
Sendero by Max Tomlinson
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Jan 20, 2012
Tomlinson’s princely, epic debut spans decades in a Peruvian family’s separation and reunion amid political unrest and terrorist atrocities. Read On
Blood Money by Laura M. Rizio
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Jan 19, 2012
Nick Ceratto is a young attorney at the prestigious Philadelphia firm of Maglio, Silvio and Levin, a rising star and protégée of “supreme litigator” Joe Maglio. But when Maglio and his family turn up dead Christmas Eve, apparently the result of a murder-suicide, the incredulous Nick begins to suspect Silvio and Levin. Read On
The Moonhawker by George A. Fox
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Jan 17, 2012
When ever-resilient, stubborn Atticus Gunner teams up with Butch Gorpon to uncover the mystery behind the deaths in an island community, the duo discovers that something far greater is in the works. Read On
Raja, Story of a Racehorse by Anne Hambleton
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Jan 13, 2012
Reminiscent of Anna Sewell’s 19th-century classic, Black Beauty, in its deeply felt narrative as voiced by a thoroughbred racehorse, this first-time novel for ages 11 and up is written with empathy and a vivid sense of drama by Hambleton, a lifelong equestrian and former amateur steeplechase jockey. Read On
Ultimaya 1.0 by Saniel Bonder
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Dec 15, 2011
Equal parts spiritual quest, unlikely love story and existential cautionary tale, Bonder’s soulful science fiction novel is about one man’s fantastical journey to understand himself—and God. Read On
Parts North by Kevin Cohen
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Dec 13, 2011
A desperate man gets drawn back into a world he hoped to escape in this bleak character study.
The Last of the Pascagoula by Rebecca Meredith
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Nov 15, 2011
Meredith’s coming-of-age novel tells the story of a young woman who, in the wake of her mother’s death, befriends a couple of small town outsiders with whom she forms an important bond. Read On
Reternity by Neal Wooten
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Oct 24, 2011
An earnest coming-of-age tale as well as an inventive look at the contested borderland between science and faith. Read On
