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August 29, 2023

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 29, 2023. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2023.

Book Review

It's OK to Feel Like This...!

by Jeremiah Rood

It’s OK to Feel Like This…! is a wrenching memoir about moving past traumatic experiences toward authenticity and freedom. Monique Worgess’s affirming memoir It’s OK to Feel Like This…! celebrates her decision to be true to... Read More

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The Pharaoh and the Gods

by Meg Nola

From Sinai to Canaan and Phoenicia, the historical novel "The Pharaoh and the Gods" travels eternal landscapes at a spirited pace. Dennis Wammack’s ambitious historical novel "The Pharaoh and the Gods" reimagines ancient history,... Read More

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He Should Have Told the Bees

by Karen Rigby

A beekeeper’s reclusive, grieving daughter and a small business owner in search of healing meet over the impending fate of an apiary in Amanda Cox’s delicate Christian novel "He Should Have Told the Bees", about reconciling past... Read More

Book Review

Ark

by Erin Nesbit

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta’s powerful novel "Ark" serves as a reminder that “home is where your animals are.” Arden’s world is on the verge of falling apart. Her family is downsizing to a tiny home they call “the ark”; her best... Read More

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Hex Americana

by Peter Dabbene

A young man joins a ghost in a high-stakes car race in the graphic novel "Hex Americana". Ken lives in a world inhabited by gnomes, ghosts, a cyclops, and a two-headed race announcer. He identifies as Yokai American, derived from the... Read More

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Calvin and the Sugar Apples

by Ho Lin

In Inês F. Oliveira’s touching coming-of-age novel "Calvin and the Sugar Apples", a girl struggles with changes in her life. Ten-year-old Amelia is having a rough time. Plagued by self-doubt, she’s at odds with her best friend,... Read More