Book Review
An Army of Lovers
Jamie Anderson’s cultural survey "An Army of Lovers" focuses on revolutionary women’s music and how it influenced others. Women’s music—music by, for, and about women—addresses topics from love and healing to racism and...
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The Ninth Session
"The Ninth Session" is a character-driven thriller in which a mental health professional goes to great lengths to protect her patient. Deborah Serani’s thriller "The Ninth Session" pits a psychologist against a secretive new patient...
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I See a New America
"I See a New America" is a thought-provoking historical novel concerned with the complex relationships between race, racism, ethnicity, and identity. A young man contemplates the intricacies of race and race relations in King Virgil...
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Eternal Shadow
"Eternal Shadow" is a tense science fiction story that paints a thoughtful, intelligent portrait of humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrial life. A monumental scientific discovery brings two women together and then threatens to...
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Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun
"Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun" is an exciting historical romance of epic proportions. A princess and a pirate uncover secrets from the past in Marc Graham’s historical romance "Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun". Kidnapped by...
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Apocalypse How?
Galen Surlak-Ramsey’s comedic "Apocalypse How?" is the thrilling, clever first entry in a series of space romps. Hapless treasure hunter Dakota has made it her mission to unlock the secrets of the Progenitors, a race of mythical,...
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The Face Tells the Secret
In Jane Bernstein’s thoughtful, character-driven novel "The Face Tells the Secret", a woman struggles with new knowledge about her unhappy childhood. Roxanne was never close to her mother, Leona, who prided herself on not being...
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Trans+
Kathryn Gonzales and Karen Rayne’s accessible "Trans+" covers the challenges that transgender, nonbinary, and questioning teenagers and young adults are likely to face. "Trans+" is a guide through the joys and risks of coming out,...