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May 8, 2023

PEN SCRATCHING POETS

By Marilyn Wassmann
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

PEN SCRATCHING POETS by Marilyn Wassmann is an uneven but charming collection of poems, most light, a few more serious, written by the author and...

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May 5, 2023

GREEDY AS A GHOUL

By Casey Sutton
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Exceptionally gory, heady, and darkly comic, Casey Sutton's GREEDY AS A GHOUL serves as an intriguing prequel to a full-length novel on the fantastical adventures...

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May 5, 2023

AS TIME GOES BY

By W. Royce Adams
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

AS TIME GOES BY by W. Royce Adams offers poignant reminiscences of days past, seen through the eyes of an old man of the point...

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May 5, 2023

STARVE THE WOLF

By Clifford Williams
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Despite its seeming simplicity, STARVE THE WOLF by Clifford Williams is full of challenging poems that take time to come fully into focus. They are...

May 3, 2023

THE MOONSHINE MESSIAH

By Russell W. Johnson
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Action scenes pop off the page in Russell W. Johnson’s THE MOONSHINE MESSIAH, a story with crackling personality that romps along at a brisk pace...

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May 3, 2023

DELOS: The Moon’s Eye

By Blake Miller
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Blake Miller's DELOS: The Moon’s Eye packs war, love, family drama, prophecy, and humor into a fast-paced (and  satisfying standalone) world of quests, magik and...

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May 3, 2023

EPIC OF HELINTHIA

By MJ Pankey
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

MJ Pankey's EPIC OF HELINTHIA is the work of an author whose adroitness with prose, dialog, and characterization makes this an irresistible addition to the...

Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

ONE REASON TO LIVE chronicles Christine Rose’s low-budget travel from country to country and celebrates the author's courage in clawing her way back to emotional...

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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

GHAD 's STRONG FAMILY MEMBERS is by turns hard to stomach, ugly, and objectionable; but it is also gripping and suspenseful – and, as with...

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May 1, 2023

DEATH IN PINK

By Djordje Bajic
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

As icy and forbidding as the frozen streets on which it plays out, Djordje Bajic's DEATH IN PINK is a very well written slice of...

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May 1, 2023

BEHIND THE SOUND CART

By Patrushkha Mierzwa
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Patrushkha Mierzwa's BEHIND THE SOUND CART: A Veteran's Guide to Sound on the Set is essential reading for budding sound professionals, but with its wealth...

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April 28, 2023

MAPKEEPER: Journey Through the North

By Natalea Waller, Emily McKeehan
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Authors Emily McKeehan and Natalea Waller join forces to weave an exciting tale of magic, intrigue, and surprisingly relatable young adulthood in MAPKEEPER: Journey Through...

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