Book Review
The Fright Before Christmas
Krampus and Saint Nicholas star in "The Fright Before Christmas", a book of criticism that pulls back the mistletoe curtain to reveal myriad winter holiday creatures and traditions that serve serious social functions. Christmas, Yule,...
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I Swear Somewhere This Works
"I Swear Somewhere This Works" is a digital-age poetry collection that speaks to timeless themes and desires. Trista Mateer’s decade-spanning, poignant poetry collection "I Swear Somewhere This Works" gathers inspiring, emotive...
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The Crooked Forest
"The Crooked Forest" is a whimsical novella that promotes ecological awareness through its story of community and connection. In Joni Franks’s illustrated fantasy novella "The Crooked Forest", searching beings take multiple routes to...
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Crushed
David E. Linton’s informative and insightful text covers the origins and complications of US student debt. Starting with a history of higher education in the US, this book utilizes careful evidence to illustrate how and why student...
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A Warning about Swans
Fairy tales and myths form a seamless whole in R. M. Romero’s fantasy novel "A Warning about Swans"—a story about fate, identity, belonging, and deception. In the far reaches of the Bavarian forests, Hilde is one of six daughters of...
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Runners
In the compelling science fiction novel "Runners", a tight-knit crew displays true camaraderie despite the dystopian leanings of their world. Set in a dystopian corporate world, Justin Hale’s science fiction novel "Runners" follows a...
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Twilight of the Godlings
Nuanced and complex, "Twilight of the Godlings" is Francis Young’s history of pagan deities and supernatural creatures in Britain, where ancient British, ancient Roman, and medieval Christian beliefs melded and took on numerous forms....
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Japan
Despite being known as the home of sushi and ramen, Japan has a long history of vegetable-forward dishes, and Nancy Singleton Hachisu’s Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook is a beautiful celebration of its vegetarian cooking. An American...