M. W. Merritt, Book Reviewer
M. W. Merritt is Maine-based writer and editor, community organizer, and classics scholar.
Book Review
How We Heal
La June Montgomery Tabron’s memoir-cum-guidebook for combating racism through racial healing, "How We Heal", is focused on honest guided conversations between community members and addressing problems as a collective. Tabron grew up in...
Book Review
Out Here
Reaching past the surface of its subjects to excavate everyday wonders, "Out Here" is an appealing collection of local columns. Newspaper columnist Bob Hill’s astute essay collection "Out Here" covers topics including sports, death,...
Book Review
Promisero Academy
A magical girl transitions from childhood to adolescence while recovering from grief and trauma in the involving fantasy novel "Promisero Academy". In L. M. Robertson’s fantasy novel "Promisero Academy", a teenager contends with losing...
Book Review
Whispers from Mother Earth
Self-conscious children are taught to see themselves as part of the diverse beauty of nature in the soothing picture book "Whispers from Mother Earth". In Maryam Khalifah’s warm picture book "Whispers from Mother Earth", Mother Earth...
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