Book Review
The Phoenix
A distrusting teenager acclimates to a new life—and to supernatural realities—in the surprising novel "The Phoenix". In Eric Van Allen’s supernatural novel "The Phoenix", a teenager and her siblings navigate an unstable home life....
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Truth Cursed
In Angie Dickinson’s fantasy novel "Truth Cursed", a girl on a mission of vengeance uncovers deep secrets about her country. Due to a curse inflicted by her aunts when she was a child, Cressida is unable to lie. Her curse poses a new...
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Under the Light of Fireflies
An action-packed, heartfelt coming-of-age story, Lee Sanders’s novel "Under the Light of Fireflies" is set during an eventful summer. In the summer of 1981, twelve-year-old Noah expects his biggest concerns to be Little League, his...
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The Titanic Test
Time travelers wrestle with interfering in history in the thoughtful romance novel "The Titanic Test". In Ann K. Simpson’s romance novel "The Titanic Test", a time-traveling teenager attempts to change the course of history. Charlie is...
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Malcolm Before X
"Malcolm Before X" focuses on the early years of Malcolm X’s life and the experiences that shaped the man he became. Though its biographical portions cover only the first twenty-seven years of Malcolm’s life, the book spans decades,...
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Letters to Evelyn
The memoir-cum-novel "Letters to Evelyn" mixes personal anecdotes into its imaginative universe of love, aliens, and space travel. Combining memoir and fantasy elements, John Selman’s book "Letters to Evelyn" recounts the past...
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Girl, Uncoded
"Girl, Uncoded" is a woman’s powerful memoir about navigating a relationship with a dangerous man. With names changed to protect its subjects, Brandi Dredge’s memoir "Girl, Uncoded" is about her struggle to extricate herself from a...
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Ghostwriter
A mix of memoir with literary criticism, Lawrence Wells’s "Ghostwriter" dives into the Shakespeare authorship debate from the perspective of a skeptic working alongside a staunch believer. Wells was approached to ghostwrite a book for...