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"The Fatness" is a satire about concentration camps for overweight people and bureaucracy gone mad. (It’s a love story.)

Adele Jansen, has far to go. Gifted, ambitious, and determined, she takes one step off the career track for an impromptu excursion with a man as fascinating as he is mysterious.

IR VERDICT: Dripping with power and poignancy, EMPTY SEATS is a blistering, multilayered story of what it takes to win it all—and how little it takes to lose it all.

IR VERDICT: THE UPHILL HIKE is a mystifying and philosophical tale of a boy's relationship with his father and a world filled with magical realism.

IR VERDICT: With compelling descriptions of a small Texas town, a variety of unforgettable characters and a plot that leads the reader into unexpected territory, POP. 1274: DAUGHTER OF THE TOWN explores friendship, family and...

IR VERDICT: Whether mourning the loss of a pet or just curious about what happens after they pass on, THE AMAZING AFTERLIFE OF ANIMALS will answer questions and uplift the spirit. Karen Anderson shares the...

IR VERDICT: DINOSAURS LIVING IN MY HAIR! 2 tells the story about a band of curly-haired girls sticking together and ignoring bullies. Despite a few awkward occurrences of meter and the fact the dinosaurs didn’t...

IR VERDICT: Realistic plotting, characterization and dialogue blend comfortably in CASCADING PETALS, which addresses key social issues facing high school teens: bullying, drug use and suicide. Teens will easily identify with the young protagonists while...

IR VERDICT: PLEASURE AND POWER is an effectively written, emotional story set in the 1950's that intertwines the stories of four people dealing with issues of sexism, alcoholism and racism.