Book Review
Superhero
A steady metaphorical guide aims to help struggling people correct their “flight paths” before they crash in the symbolism-heavy self-help text "Superhero". With an ultimate goal of encouraging social cohesion, Stephen K. Moore’s...
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When Men Buy Sex: Who Really Pays?
The paradigm-shifting social science study "When Men Buy Sex: Who Really Pays?" handles the difficult topic of commercialized sexual exploitation with sensitivity. Written and compiled by Kathy King and Andrea Heinz, the informative...
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How to Hold a Glue Stick
"How to Hold a Glue Stick" is a concise reference guide for the parents of toddlers, suggesting means of developing healthy lifelong habits. Froukje M. Matthews’s guidebook for parents of toddlers, "How to Hold a Glue Stick", collects...
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Ghostlord
A girl tries to free an imprisoned spirit and is swept into an ancient magical feud in Philip Womack’s fantasy novel "Ghostlord". Meg’s mother drags her away from London toward a safer, quieter life in the country. They rent an...
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The Rain Artist
In Claire Rudy Foster’s speculative novel "The Rain Artist", a celebrated umbrella artist goes on the run after being framed for the murder of the planet’s wealthiest man. In a too-believable future, the planet has lost most of its...
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Three Lives
A man who’s capable of reincarnation recalls his past lives, looking for connections between them, in the musing novel "Three Lives". In Yank Shi’s novel "Three Lives", a reincarnated man with past-life memories reflects on his...
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Tiger Eyes and Dragon Teeth
Satisfying and revelatory, the fantasy novel "Tiger Eyes and Dragon Teeth" introduces a tantalizing new world. In Alikai Bronach’s trilogy-opening fantasy novel "Tiger Eyes and Dragon Teeth", a war breaks out in a magical realm where...
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Carlos Montoya
An introspective patriarch visits his flaws upon his family in the musing, multigenerational novel "Carlos Montoya". In John Paul Jaramillo’s epic novel "Carlos Montoya", an ailing patriarch reflects on his past, even as his family...