Book Review
Portrait of a Feminist
Excavating vulnerable anecdotes from the past and connecting them to larger social issues, "Portrait of a Feminist" is an inspiring memoir. Marianna Marlowe’s "Portrait of a Feminist" is a passionate, unapologetic memoir told through...
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A Gothic Cookbook
Ella Buchan and Alessandra Pino’s "A Gothic Cookbook" combines recipes with food-based literary critiques of the Gothic stories that inspired them. These meals, snacks, and beverages are either direct recreations from the source texts,...
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The Neurodiversiverse
A precise and celebratory anthology, "The Neurodiversiverse" treats differences as strengths in science fiction settings. Edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted, "The Neurodiversiverse" is a science fiction anthology featuring short...
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Uncaged
About the pursuit of an authentic, joyful life, the memoir "Uncaged" is a source of inspiration. Katia Vlachos’s memoir "Uncaged" is about overcoming people-pleasing, leaving a toxic marriage, and loving oneself. Vlachos was raised by...
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Ellie's Deli
Lisa Greenwald’s Ellie’s Deli: In a Pickle is the second illustrated book in a series about Ellie, a spunky eleven-year-old whose family owns a Jewish deli. In this installment, Ellie strives to stay on top of schoolwork and squash...
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Love, Literally
Wordplay abounds in "Love, Literally", a pandemic-set romance novel in which a couple meets in luxurious isolation. In J. T. Tierney’s quirky romance novel "Love, Literally", two wordplay aficionados ride out the pandemic at a shared...
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The Witchstone
"The Witchstone" is a humorous urban fantasy novel in which a smooth-talking demon helps to break a generational curse. When the brutal bureaucrats of Hell give lackadaisical Laszlo an ultimatum—improve his performance as a Curse...
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Cecilia
K-Ming Chang’s "Cecilia" is a surreal novella about the intense, intoxicating memories that surface when an outcast reencounters her childhood best friend. In childhood, Seven’s friendship with Cecilia was passionate to the point of...