Book Review
My Mother Is a Dragonfly
Reflecting on self-preservation and chronicling the long pursuit of healing, "My Mother Is a Dragonfly" is a heartfelt memoir. Amy Scott Rooker’s musing spiritual memoir "My Mother Is a Dragonfly" is about processing trauma and grief....
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The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure
In Elizabeth Zaleski’s "The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure", quirky anecdotes proffer insights on family, relationships, and the self. Across five sections, the collection tackles “the trouble with” a variety...
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Déjà Vu
A woman with a traumatic past seeks self-acceptance in the afterlife in the fantastical allegorical novel "Déjà Vu". While traveling through the Underworld, a woman remembers her trauma and fights for acceptance in Niki’s fantasy...
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Lights in Cold Rooms
A musing memoir, "Lights in Cold Rooms" sifts through a lifetime of memories in search of understanding. Joan Cusack Handler’s introspective memoir "Lights in Cold Rooms" is about family relationships and the challenges of aging....
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Beard
Full of empathy, humor, and love, Kelly Foster Lundquist’s memoir "Beard" details the trajectory of her marriage to a gay man. When Lundquist and Devin first met as counselors at a Christian summer camp, their connection was immediate....
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A Complete Fiction
In R.L. Maizes’s novel "A Complete Fiction", two authors are caught in a media frenzy when one accuses the other of plagiarism. As P.J. receives rejection notices for her latest novel, she reads online that another author who’s an...
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Fall of the Fireflies
Twin sisters embark on a mission to save their father’s soul in Guadalupe García McCall’s fantasy novel "Fall of the Fireflies". When their father is injured in a mysterious attack, Delia and Velia set out to find the evil spirit...
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Shadow of the Bridge
Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee’s true crime book delves into the Delphi murders, documenting the case from the day of the crime all the way to the conviction of the killer. When teenagers Libby and Abby went missing on local trails,...
