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December 20, 2021

BROKEN VESSELS

By Trevor McCall
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Trevor McCall skillfully weaves an inventive plot from intricate and delicate narrative threads that eventually snare the reader with some deftly concealed twists in BROKEN...

December 20, 2021

FLOTSAM

By Tracy Grogan
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

While there is much to recommend FLOTSAM beyond its alluring setting, including an intriguing mystery that will draw in any reader interested in political and...

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December 20, 2021

GOOD MORNING, BLAKE: Growing Up Autistic and Being Okay

By Blake "Crash" Priddle
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A clear, thoughtful memoir with an upbeat tone, GOOD MORNING, BLAKE is both a delightful read and a valuable perspective on growing up autistic in...

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December 17, 2021

INTELLIGENT HUDDLES

By Andrea Hemmer
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

INTELLIGENT HUDDLES makes a bold and unconventional case for the lowly (and oft-maligned) daily huddle, combined with principles of neuroscience, as a transformative business tool....

Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

Shirlene Hurte’s THE MEN WHO FOUND JOY IN BEING THEMSELVES is a well-intentioned and well-written picture book with a timely message.

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December 17, 2021

PEPPERED

By Scott Kimmins
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Cleverly written, PEPPERED spins an uplifting feel-good story into a modern folktale with plenty of heart.

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

An artistic and varied outsider's take on Italy, UNDER VESUVIUS: A Reflective Travelogue in Verse and Prose, paints a picture of the place and also...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Glenn Dyer 's THE UNQUIET GENIUS has it all--action, suspense, and the endlessly fascinating World War II era and makes a worthy addition to the...

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December 15, 2021

BEAUTIFUL ASHES

By Shelly Edwards Jorgensen
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Shelly Edwards Jorgensen expertly weaves together details of her troubled childhood that culminates with the horrific death of her mother. The candor and graciousness in...

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December 15, 2021

SERMONS WITH INSIGHT

By Roland Zimany
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

In a still, small voice that nevertheless could calm storms, Roland Zimany delivers sermon after sermon to make readers think, feel, and love in SERMONS...

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December 15, 2021

OLDEARTH MELCHIOR ENCOUNTER

By A. K. Frailey
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

OLDEARTH MELCHIOR ENCOUNTER's unique science fiction twist ties together the dramatic historical events the strong characters experience, which address themes of family and justice.

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

CROP BURNER is a fantastic coming-of-age story layered under a brilliant mythology and a lush magic system that shows the complicated duality between good and...

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