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June 2016

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published June 2016.

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A Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare

by Kristen Rabe

This book is a deeply moving and informed exploration of the beauty, mystery, and community of the natural world. In A Week in Yellowstone’s Thorofare, Michael Yochim weaves together elements of memoir and natural history to create a... Read More

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Becoming Amish

by Kristine Morris

Smith’s insightful book is an honest and respectful look at the joys, and the costs, one American family experienced as they sought to align their lifestyle with their deepest beliefs. Jeff Smith’s "Becoming Amish" is the intimate... Read More

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Bibliophilia

by Meg Nola

"Bibliophilia" will likely appeal to those who love to learn about books and their authors, and to those with a yen for collecting. In N. John Hall’s delightfully bookish "Bibliophilia", Larry Dickerson, a retired New York bank clerk... Read More

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The Geometry of Freedom

by Olivia Boler

There is a joyfulness in these poems, a positive outlook that verges on the mystical. In Henry Cunningham’s poetry collection "The Geometry of Freedom", free verse becomes the vehicle for addressing issues of the self, like fulfilling... Read More

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The Fisherman

by Catherine Thureson

"The Fisherman", with its spine-tingling pleasures, represents the best of what a horror novel can offer. "The Fisherman" unfolds with exquisite slowness as a three-part tall tale. The first portion introduces the narrator, Abe, and his... Read More

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The Augury Assignment

by Clarissa Goldsmith

Both suspenseful and grotesque, "The Augury Assignment" fully embraces the horror genre. "The Augury Assignment" by Mark Christopher Mathis is a gripping and unsettling novel that delivers the best of the horror genre. It offers not only... Read More

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The Mechanic

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Gold’s is a gripping take on the question of culpability related to mass deaths, an account in which few escape unscathed. Was he merely a cog in the machine, or a ruthless war criminal? Alan Gold’s "The Mechanic" follows a grieving... Read More

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