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January 2023

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 2023.

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The Rail Splitter

by Joseph S. Pete

John Cribb’s sweeping historical novel "The Rail Splitter" covers Abraham Lincoln’s early days, charting his path from a rough-hewn log cabin to the White House. This biographical novel brings Lincoln to life, including during his... Read More

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Sundressed

by Melissa Wuske

Lucianne Tonti’s "Sundressed" is a sustainable living book that reenvisions people’s relationships with their clothes. In the age of mass production of cheap clothes, this book aims to reconnect people with the origins of what they... Read More

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Silver Bounty

by Aleena Ortiz

Victoria McCombs’s fantasy novel "Silver Bounty" is a pirating adventure featuring impending doom and the allure of the sea. After losing many of their crew, Emme and Arn hand over the Royal Rose to Arn’s first mate, Ontario—much... Read More

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What Remains of Elsie Jane

by Addissyn House

In Chelsea Wakelyn’s discerning novel "What Remains of Elsie Jane", a widow explores single motherhood—and the possibility of interdimensional travel. After her husband Sam’s sudden passing, Elsie becomes robotic, rotating through... Read More

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The Words That Remain

by Monica Carter

Stênio Gardel’s slim novel "The Words That Remain" includes fragments of sentences, memories, and moments, recounted by an aging, illiterate gay man whose struggle for self-acceptance leads him from self-hatred to finding a chosen... Read More

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Men's Work

by John M. Murray

Connor Beaton’s expansive self-help guide Men’s Work is about confronting and rectifying self-sabotaging habits. Across three sections, Beaton provides guidance for identifying one’s harmful thoughts and actions and for redirecting... Read More

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