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December 2, 2024

DELAWARE FROM FREEWAYS TO E-WAYS

By Dave Tabler
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Dave Tabler’s DELAWARE FROM FREEWAYS TO E-WAYS is full of vibrant imagery and interesting history, though a lack of clear structure sometimes impedes both learning...

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December 2, 2024

OUR GLOBAL CRISIS

By Brian D McLean
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

OUR GLOBAL CRISIS is a comprehensive and fascinating study of the state of the planet. Author Brian D. McLean skillfully uses historical examples to highlight...

December 2, 2024

WAIRAKA POINT: The Paradox of Truth

By Trevor Watkin
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

WAIRAKA POINT: The Paradox of Truth by Trevor Watkin covers an extraordinary amount of ground, including romantic drama, travelogue, and low-key thriller, but suffers from...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A joy to read aloud, Aishah Hight's CAKE, LEMONADE, AND SPRINKLES is a perfect read for parents and educators looking to spark conversations about identity,...

November 29, 2024

DODGING CUPCAKES

By Laura Pashley
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Laura Pashley’s DODGING CUPCAKES heartily tackles serious and relatable elements of being the new kid at school.

November 29, 2024

A CHRISTMAS KISS: A Novel

By K.L. Gilchrist
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

A CHRISTMAS KISS: A Novel by K.L. Gilchrist is the literary equivalent of comfort food: cozy, relatively safe, homey, and more inclined to warmth and...

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

An atmospheric tale of star-crossed love and Spain's postwar reckoning, Peter J. Meehan's RETURN TO PAMPLONA: A Lover's Quest in Post-War Spain offers a deeply...

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November 27, 2024

TOKYO TEMPOS

By Michael Pronko
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

TOKYO TEMPOS is an enlightening and entertaining collection of essays, thanks to Micheal Pronko’s careful prose beautifully conjuring a sense of place and the occasional...

November 25, 2024

DON’T SETTLE, CHOOSE TO FEEL GOOD

By Pablo Tricci
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Pablo Tricci's DON'T SETTLE, CHOOSE TO FEEL GOOD offers much practical and useful advice for better living.

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Col. David J. Mason’s THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES: Enlistment in the Union Army isn’t really the “novel” it claims to be, but it is...

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November 25, 2024

FOR HOME AND HEARTH

By Ethan Warrener
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

With a richly developed community, multidimensional characters, and an ever-present sense of looming tension and danger, Ethan Warrener's FOR HOME AND HEARTH offers readers an...

November 22, 2024

GAME

By P.M. Vance
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

An honest exploration of grief and yearning for freedom, GAME by P.M. Vance overcomes its minor faults to deliver a sweet love story that navigates...

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