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August 24, 2021

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 24, 2021. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2021.

Book Review

Origins

by John M. Murray

Origins: The Compound is a gory, gritty fantasy adventure in which a headstrong young man grapples with his sense of duty in the face of unrelenting malevolence. In Noah Kempton’s fantasy novel Origins: The Compound, an orphaned boy... Read More

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Porno Valley

by Randi Hacker

In Philip Elliott’s hard-boiled mystery Porno Valley, an aging private eye tracks down a missing porn star in a case that involves sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Mickey is seventy-eight and ready to retire when a young porn actress... Read More

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Something Wonderful

by Kristen Rabe

The short stories collected in Jo Lloyd’s "Something Wonderful" are luminous, startling, and diverse. In them, characters search for meaning, value, and truth, often describing their circumstances with wry bluntness. In “Work,” a... Read More

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Small Altars

by Matt Sutherland

Along with her BA from Columbia College and an MFA from Chicago State University, Keli Stewart earned artist fellowships from Hedgebrook and the Augusta Savage Gallery Arts International Residency. Her work has appeared in Quiddity,... Read More

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Had It Coming

by Karin Killian

Robyn Doolittle’s "Had It Coming" is a nuanced, unbiased investigation of rape culture and sexual assault prosecution in the #MeToo era. Doolittle asserts that #MeToo never would have achieved critical mass without the signal boost... Read More

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