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Letters to Annie

by Mari Carlson

In the reassuring epistolary novel "Letters to Annie", a grandmother writes fairy tale–evocative letters to her granddaughter, drawing parallels between the child’s woes and the stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Ariel. In Monika... Read More

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Crossing Lake Pontchartrain

by Mari Carlson

The unknown and serendipity get the last word in the tragicomic novel "Crossing Lake Pontchartrain", about a writer’s midlife crisis. In Arthur Byrd’s heartfelt novel "Crossing Lake Pontchartrain", a man pursues artistic liberation... Read More

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The Limits of My World

by Mari Carlson

A common goal is sought between two contentious groups in the philosophical science fiction novel "The Limits of My World". In Gregory Coles’s future-set science fiction novel "The Limits of My World", a war between aliens and humans... Read More

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Farm Family

by Mari Carlson

Jane Lee Rankin’s celebratory memoir is about forging an unlikely new family among farm animals. An alpaca farm and a new community in which to raise her son are the crucial components of new joy in Jane Lee Rankin’s memoir "Farm... Read More

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Memory That Claws

by Mari Carlson

"Memory That Claws" is an affirming memoir about overcoming a haunting childhood through family love. Peter Simon Karp’s compact memoir "Memory That Claws" is about his aspirations to be a baseball player, which changed when he found... Read More

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