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4.8 / 5.0
Haunting and heartfelt, CANDLELIGHT by D.L. Tolin is a captivating tale of identity, loss, discovery, and courage.
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Rating:
4.9 / 5.0
A magisterial evocation of life on the steppe, J.M. Elliott's OF WIND AND WOLVES crackles with tension.
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4.5 / 5.0
Many family memoirs hold little to engage a more general readership, but LIVING MEMORIES: A Memoir stands apart. Nellie Gail Moulton proves to be an...
March 13, 2026
REFLECTIONS ON LIFE’S ILLUSIONS: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness
By Jane GallagherRating:
3.0 / 5.0
Jane Gallagher’s REFLECTIONS ON LIFE’S ILLUSIONS: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness is a thoughtful and wide‑ranging memoir‑as‑cultural‑map, offering rich observation and a deeply reflective...
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3.4 / 5.0
In REALITY 2.0: A Revolutionary New Look at the Universe and Life, William Truax presents an ambitious and accessible meditation on science and spirituality that...
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4.5 / 5.0
In IYSH, Greg Price delivers a powerful and thoughtfully restrained historical novel that confronts survival not as victory but responsibility. Its disciplined prose and moral...
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3.0 / 5.0
Written by Thomas Fargnoli, THE STREAM: Keys to Peace details one man's journey to spiritual meaning, but a lack of tension in the plot detracts...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
In HIGHER INTELLIGENCE, Bernard Doucette delivers an ambitious, emotionally grounded science-fiction epic whose strong narrative voice, moral complexity, and vivid world-building make it a powerful...
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Rating:
4.9 / 5.0
SPARK by J.A Brooks is an exceptionally well written story charting a young boy’s coming of age. Numerous laugh-out-loud moments and comic scenes background a...
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0
While feeling more academic than narrative at times, Mark Jamilkowski's MASK OF ROMULUS is still an extremely strong and clever "what if" that traces the...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
An entertaining and sophisticated space yarn/coming-of-age story where a latent super power is revealed to an everyday Earthling, Bryan Wilson's THE FORSAKEN PLANET is a...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
With a perfect blend of creativity and cultural storytelling, Deven Jatkar's A NAUGHTY POTTY DEMON TALE elevates the humble potty book format into a rich...