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May 2024

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published May 2024.

Book Review

Pride and Perjury

by Meg Nola

These twelve enchanting stories contemplate events and perspectives beyond the scope of famed lovers and schemers. Alice McVeigh’s short story collection "Pride and Perjury" is a spirited speculative addition to the realm of Jane... Read More

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Africa

by Xenia Dunford

Taking the form of a dialogue between the past and the present, the social science inquiry "Africa" addresses topics including education, equality, ethnicity and race, epistemology, and history. An impassioned quest to uncover the hidden... Read More

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Tidewater

by Karen Rigby

A longtime couple anchors their small community through a period of substantial change in the epic historical novel "Tidewater". Eric B. Miller’s absorbing, character-driven historical novel "Tidewater" traces domestic and intimate... Read More

Book Review

Born in Space

by Caitlin Cacciatore

"Born in Space" is a lush science fiction allegory for the strength of a mother’s love and the unbreakable bonds of family. Jeremy Clift’s epic science fiction novel "Born in Space" is about the human costs of space colonization and... Read More

Book Review

The New Frontier

by Karen Rigby

A boy learns resilience following a life-altering move in the arresting historical novel "The New Frontier". In Wayne L. Wilson’s tense historical novel "The New Frontier", a Black adolescent confronts racism and other dangers when he... Read More

Book Review

Doctor Lucifer

by Carolina Ciucci

A doctor and a hacker engage in an electric battle of wits in the suspenseful thriller "Doctor Lucifer". In Anthony Lee’s engaging thriller "Doctor Lucifer", a steadfast doctor is targeted by a vicious hacker. Mark is a somewhat... Read More

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In Extremis

by Isabella Zhou

A writer from New York mocks and satirizes himself and other Los Angeles residents in the midst of a forest fire in the satirical novel "In Extremis". In Matt Duggan’s incisive novel "In Extremis", a transplant writer from New York... Read More

Book Review

Blindspot

by Cierra Taylor

A careful prosecutor with a stormy past is faced with a stalker in the exciting thriller "Blindspot". A winding thriller, Maggie Smith’s "Blindspot" is a testament to the consequences of past choices and unhealed wounds. Rachel, a... Read More

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