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In the current era, where a worldwide pandemic has increased our knowledge and awareness of the pace of medical investigations and innovations, FIRST PATIENTS--clearly written...
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4.5 / 5.0
IMANI’S UNDERSEA ADVENTURE is an entertaining, beautifully illustrated picture book that combines sharks, marine scientists and Black history in an educational and empowering way that...
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4.0 / 5.0
Expanding on an internet meme, Kenny Harmon’s eminently readable book, SAD PAPAW’S HERITAGE, demonstrates how every individual has an interesting story to tell and that,...
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4.0 / 5.0
CROSSING THE DIGITAL FAULTLINE doesn't necessarily say anything that dozens of similar books haven't already said but the book succeeds on the strength of author...
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5.0 / 5.0
SAINT PETER’S TEAR by Laura Giebfried and Stanley R. Wells has everything a mystery fan might wish for: a brilliant yet flawed protagonist, a twisted...
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4.0 / 5.0
GABRIEL'S LABYRINTH: In the Midst of Darkness is a ferocious debut by Daniel Cauterucci, whose supernatural spin on the drug cartel thriller is sure to...
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4.7 / 5.0
A STREAM TO FOLLOW--Jess Wright’s emotional rendering of a front-line surgeon searching for meaning in post-WWII America--is engaging, well-paced, and has an excellent arc of...
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4.0 / 5.0
A romantic coming-of-age tale intertwined with a massive dark fantasy epic, Kaylin McFarren's ANNIHILATION--a thrilling expansion of the Gehenna universe--will leave readers eager for the...
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3.9 / 5.0
A bold, occasionally-brazen debut, Daniel Roberts’ BAR MAID is marked by superb writing, tangible atmosphere, and a protagonist that readers will want to love, but...
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5.0 / 5.0
Striking, vivid language illuminates the hellish horrors of a war with wholly unique demons in Kyle Fox’s grisly fantasy novella GRIMDARK: Tales of Exile, which...
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4.2 / 5.0
For those new to the town of Arnold Falls it might be as well to begin at the beginning with Charlie Suisman’s introductory debut. For...