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October 1, 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published October 1, 2012. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in October 2012.

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X That Ex

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Salvation isn’t just about the leaving, it’s about the staying gone. This fundamental truth is at the heart of domestic violence specialist Kristin E. Carmichael’s debut work, a book focusing on the aftermath of abandoning toxic... Read More

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A Prayer for the Devil

by Lawrence Kane

"A Prayer for the Devil" is a fast-paced, brilliant thriller that literally begins with a bang and never lets up. The “Bombing in Boston” a few weeks before the US presidential election takes the lives of leading presidential... Read More

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Federal

by Mark McLaughlin

As conspiracy-theory adventures go, Hotse Langeraar’s "Federal" is pretty good. Subtitled A Stephen Vinson Financial Thriller on the cover and A Mystery Novel on the title page, it is far more thriller than mystery, with the emphasis... Read More

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Venus in the Afternoon

by Trina Carter

What if stories weren’t really stories but rooms into which you could peer like God “lookin’ in on his creation”? What would you see? That image unifies this fine collection of short fiction. Winner of the Katherine Anne Porter... Read More

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Saint Francis of Assisi

by Lauren Kramer

Saint Francis of Assisi was a complex individual who faced many instances of adversity in his life in Italy. In this children’s book, illustrator Demi delivers a retelling of his story, from his birth in 1182 to his participation in... Read More

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