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Al Thaahir: The Evidence, the Outer, the Manifest
The testimonial text Al Thaahir links verses from the Qur’an to observable natural events to argue that human existence is worthy of awe and respect. Sahar Maurice’s bilingual testimonial Al Thaahir draws on the Qur’an to provide...
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Unyielding Circumstances of Chronicles Undefined
"Unyielding Circumstances of Chronicles Undefined" is a plainspoken, energetic poetry collection for the faithful. Octavia Kincy-Moten’s short, accessible poetry collection "Unyielding Circumstances of Chronicles Undefined" features...
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How to Get to Apocalypse
The death of the world is imminent in Erica L. Satifka’s short story collection "How to Get to Apocalypse", which, flecked with cyberpunk details, explores its many possible endings. Although Armageddon is often projected as an atomic...
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The Hush
Set in a dystopian future, the novel "The Hush" is filled by instances of surveillance and suspended human rights. Eerie and prescient, it covers the lengths that a family will go to protect themselves. A mysterious plague appears in...
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The Hidden
The depths of madness, love, and myth converge in "The Hidden", Melanie Golding’s superlative fairytale-infused thriller. For Joanna, a detective and a satisfying heroine, an attempted murder and a missing child have hit close to home....
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Lotty Enters the Building
A flighty investigator distracts herself with the prospect of love in the lighthearted mystery novel "Lotty Enters the Building". Louise Embling’s cozy British mystery novel "Lotty Enters the Building" stars an inept but lovable...
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Cari Moses
"Cari Moses" is an intricate, winding thriller in which the lives of a community of strangers reveal a primal desire. Judith Tyler Hills’s novel "Cari Moses" is an ensemble psychological thriller set in rural England. In the...
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Every Scar Tells a Story
"Every Scar Tells a Story" is an emotional novel in which trauma lives in women’s bodies and hearts. In Victoria K. Mavis and Angelo R. Senese’s layered novel "Every Scar Tells a Story", two women help each other recover from...