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5.0 / 5.0
A FISH CALLED ANDROMEDA, by Cynthia C Huijgens, is a magical children’s book that pairs stunning imagery (by Yusuke Watanabe) with an empathetic character who...
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3.8 / 5.0
Gordon Schwerzmann's enthusiastic and informative memoir, SOLDIER TO SOJOURNER, details his time serving in Korea and provides a fascinating and insightful account of the culture...
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4.5 / 5.0
Melancholic and poignant, Richard Snodgrass’ short story collection REDDING UP is a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit.
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4.2 / 5.0
Sure-footed prose and a well-paced plot guide readers through the mystery and misery of Paul Poncy’s life in GHOSTS OF SAINT-PIERRE, Duane Poncy and Patricia...
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5.0 / 5.0
Angel A's HOLY PARROT is a well-written, compelling novel with an engaging story line and characters with depth, interesting motivations, and lots of personality.
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4.6 / 5.0
Those familiar with author Bill VanPatten's work will relish his immersive take on small-town California, but for everyone else, THERE GO I (A Collection of...
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4.0 / 5.0
Simo Ben's salacious, sinfully intoxicating book, SNEAKY SHOWBIZ, walks an unsteady line between prurient exploitation and investigative journalism but readers unfamiliar with the subject of...
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4.7 / 5.0
Elevated by a satisfying blend of hard-boiled suspense and subtle hints of satire, Bob Mantel’s THE VELVET BADGE: A New York Noir is a stunning...
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4.6 / 5.0
In HOSPITAL! (A Medical Satire of Unhealthy Proportions), Kyle Bradford Jones draws on the absurdity of human character to craft a tale that is as...
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4.0 / 5.0
Kaylin McFarren’s REQUIEM FOR A QUEEN is a well written and very pacy fantasy thriller with elements of dark romance and passages of explicit erotica.
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4.5 / 5.0
Costi Gurgu’s multi-perspective narrative structure amps up the stakes and bolsters the world-building in SERVITUDE, a compelling dystopian thriller with an explosive and surprising end.
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3.0 / 5.0
Interesting characters and vivid details aid in telling an engaging story of how an Armenian family immigrates to the United States in the early twentieth...