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the stovepipe

The Stovepipe by Bonnie Virag

Virag’s memoir paints a bleak portrait of a broken childhood, but her strength shines amid the rubble.  Read On »

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the tenant

The Tenant Lawyer by Eric Dinnocenzo

A young attorney struggles to humanize the law–and himself–in this quietly absorbing legal tale.

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sendero

Sendero by Max Tomlinson

Tomlinson’s princely, epic debut spans decades in a Peruvian family’s separation and reunion amid political unrest and terrorist atrocities.  Read On »

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blood money

Blood Money by Laura M. Rizio

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 »

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the moonhawker

The Moonhawker by George A. Fox

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 »

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raja

Raja, Story of a Racehorse by Anne Hambleton

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 »

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ultimaya

Ultimaya 1.0 by Saniel Bonder

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 »

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parts north small

Parts North by Kevin Cohen

A desperate man gets drawn back into a world he hoped to escape in this bleak character study.

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the last

The Last of the Pascagoula by Rebecca Meredith

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 »

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reternity

Reternity by Neal Wooten

An earnest coming-of-age tale as well as an inventive look at the contested borderland between science and faith.  Read On »

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