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Redeemed
A story of indefatigable perseverance, "Redeemed" is an understated memoir about the arduous path to healing and the anguish that remains. A story of courage and resolve, Penny Lane’s memoir "Redeemed" covers physical and mental abuse,...
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The Flying African
Self-consciously “phantasmagoric and allegorical,” this ambitious novel revels in a wide-eyed traveler’s surreal trek across all of Africa’s nations. Acquiescing to the outlandish is obligatory in Areg Azatyan’s epic adventure...
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A Labyrinth
Michael J. Wilson’s lyrical, pensive novella "A Labyrinth" reimagines the Greek myths of Daedalus, King Minos, Queen Pasiphaë, and the labyrinth of the minotaur. The book begins with a direct address regarding the concept of a...
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Front Line Nursing Stories
The personal essays gathered in "Front Line Nursing Stories" capture the compassion, expertise, and diligence that nurses exhibit to meet the demands of their profession. Marian Facciolo’s essay collection "Front Line Nursing Stories"...
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How the Sea Came to Be
Jennifer Berne’s rhyming picture book "How the Sea Came to Be" is an educational and concise explanation of how the ocean and its marine life formed. Chronicling 4.5-billion years of terrestrial evolution, beginning from stages of...
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Divining
Maureen Dunphy’s memoir-in-essays, "Divining", conveys a lifelong love of trees and the feelings of sanctuary that they provide. Throughout Dunphy’s lifetime, trees have inspired her, comforted her, and connected her to the natural...
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Now and Then
Made up of four profound pieces, this literary collection reimagines identity beyond one’s nation-state; it observes the discordance of the diaspora. Salah el Moncef’s literary collection "Now and Then" includes elements of social...
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Think of Horses
In Mary Clearman Blew’s novel "Think of Horses", a disheartened, middle-aged romance novelist returns to her native Montana to reevaluate her life choices. It’s summer in Sun Creek, the mountainous ranching country that skilled horse...