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Rating:
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...

IR Approved
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...

March 25, 2022

COITIONED

By E.W. Johnson
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.

March 25, 2022

A LIFE CYCLE

By Nicole Asherah
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.

March 23, 2022

NURSE FLORENCE, HOW DO WE SMELL THINGS?

By Michael Dow, RN, MS
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...

March 23, 2022

DECEIVED BY ORNAMENT

By Edward J. Leahy
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...

IR Approved
March 21, 2022

THE GOOD HUMAN

By Dawn K. Hammer
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...

IR Approved
March 21, 2022

COTTON TEETH

By Glenn Rockowitz
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...

IR Approved
March 21, 2022

A HOLE IN THE HEAD

By John Eidswick
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...

IR Approved
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...

IR Approved
March 18, 2022

HIGH PLACES, SACRIFICES, MYSTERIES

By David Stevenson
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...

March 18, 2022

FIGHTING TO SURVIVE

By Judy V. Rentz
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...

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