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January 11, 2016

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 11, 2016. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in January 2016.

Book Review

Misunderstood

by Susan Waggoner

This novelization of a true story is valuable and memorable for its portrait of a troubled life redeemed. Laura Rosek’s gritty and readable memoir-cum-novel "Misunderstood" focuses on growing up in the lower tier of Britain’s working... Read More

Book Review

Enlightenment

by Scott Neuffer

A mixture of religious and secular themes makes this poetry collection enjoyable and insightful. Poet Raminder Bajwa aims for the big picture in his new poetry collection, "Enlightenment", surveying the vicissitudes of love, truth, and... Read More

Book Review

Night Ringing

by Rebecca Foster

Sensual language and alliterative verses make this poetic celebration of traumas and triumphs a meaningful read. Poet Laura Foley’s strong fifth collection, Night Ringing, ruminates on romance and family via autobiographical free... Read More

Book Review

Verklempt

by Jeff Fleischer

Authentic, reportorial stories explore diverse articulations of modern Jewish identity. The short-story collection "Verklempt" is Peter Sichrovsky’s first fiction work to be translated into English, and its stories explore modern... Read More