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1/5
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2/5
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4/5
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A. A. Jaeon’s promising debut novel, THE ART OF FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU, is not short of dilemmas and will-she-won’t-she hijinks that unfold in...
Author Gemal Seede's and illustrator David Macedo's CHUG AND THUG'S SCARY MOVIE offers children, parents and caregivers a clever and empowering approach to managing irrational...
The striking and enchanting poems contained in Elizabeth Herron’s IN THE CITIES OF SLEEP find beauty amid the surprising subjects of war, disease, climate change,...
An artful blend of travelogue, romance, mystery, and teen coming-of-age, Mary Vensel White's THINGS TO SEE IN ARIZONA is a well-written, imaginative and satisfying read.
Kevin Barry O'Connor’s THRESHOLD is a taut thriller with high stakes, clear-cut characters, and mounting tension which together create a fun read.
While THE DAMNED OF MAGDEBURG demonstrates author H. Allenger's grasp on the history of the Thirty Years' War, the stilted writing and lack of emotion...
While INTERSTELLAR REPORTER DANICA STAR: Unto War demonstrates Ross Loren Lindrud's exemplary knowledge of its source material and the nature of combat, it falls short...
David-Michael Harding's BREAKAGE is a fine crime thriller with some unexpected ideas, well-drawn characters, and a well-constructed plot that keeps the reader on their toes....
Witty and poignant, Domenic Aversa tells the page-turning story of his complicated relationship with his indomitable mother in THANK GOLIATH.
A PERSISTENT ECHO by Brian Kaufman is a poignantly sweet, thought-provoking book about love, found family, and wisdom gained from experience, age, and suffering.
Tawnee Chasny's TING! THE SILENT WARNING is a short and generally enjoyable work that can be read in a couple of hours, and while lacking...
A carefully composed literary work that skirts the edges of genre fiction, THE FIELDS DEFENSE by Rebekah Johnson is a debut novel that establishes the...