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March 28, 2022
AUDLEY ENOUGH: A Portrait of Triumph and Recovery in the Face of Mania and Depression
By Lesley Whyte Reford & Patricia LavoieRating:
4.0 / 5.0
Audley Coley may not be a household name, but his life story is all the more compelling as a portrait of an ordinary, if exceptionally...
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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0
Cordellya Smith’s OTTER’S COAT: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit is an enduring tale in a high-quality package that offers young readers an updated take...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Author E. W. Johnson weaves an interesting and thought-provoking tale of high-level fraud in COITIONED, one laced with perpetual drama and unexpected twists and turns.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
A LIFE CYCLE, Nicole Asherah’s debut book of poems, delivers a satisfying read in spite of some curious imagery and formatting.
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0
Michael Dow’s NURSE FLORENCE, HOW DO WE SMELL THINGS? delivers a fun, in-depth lesson on the science behind the sense of smell, despite some tongue-twisting...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
In DECEIVED BY ORNAMENT, Edward J. Leahy engages his extensive knowledge of police procedures to erect a multi-layered murder mystery. With race, religion, and police...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Dawn K. Hammer’s THE GOOD HUMAN is an enjoyable, relatable, and practical guide to self improvement that benefits from some honest examples of how to...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
From the visually arresting layout to the expressive writing style, Glenn Rockowitz accomplishes the next-to-impossible with COTTON TEETH and delivers a heart-wrenching memoir that inspires...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
In A HOLE IN THE HEAD, John Eidswick combines a hero's journey with a chilling mystery, hatching a cautionary tale about the ruthlessness of both...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
THE TALE OF BRIAN AND THE HOUSE PAINTER MERVYN, by Lance Lee with illustrations by Meilo So, is a thoroughly enjoyable yarn that manages to...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
The meditative fragments that comprise HIGH PLACES, SACRIFICES, MYSTERIES are lucidly observed and dense with the kind of elliptical truth-telling that marks the work of...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
Written in a conversational, personal voice, readers will quickly find themselves hearing the author's engaging, colorful voice in the text. Uneven but undeniably compelling, FIGHTING...