Book Review
The Faction
by Mari Carlson
In the haunting dystopian novel "The Faction", a pandemic survivor is forced to reckon with deep economic inequality. In Kimberly R. Hill’s future-set novel "The Faction", a pandemic survivor is adopted by people from her father’s...
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Stone and Shadow
by Mari Carlson
In Burhan Sönmez’s literary novel "Stone and Shadow", an Istanbul cemetery is the site of loves lost, recast, and reunited. In the 1930s, a traveling flutist introduces an orphaned street musician, Avdo, to a gravestone carver. Avdo...
Book Review
A Moment of Life
by Mari Carlson
An unwitting couple becomes privy to others’ covert plans for their matrimony in the pert allegorical novel "A Moment of Life". In Pavel Mahdjik’s allegorical novel "A Moment of Life", newlyweds get to know each other as they learn...
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Mooneyes
by Mari Carlson
In the celebratory novel "Mooneyes", love thrives in the face of mental illness. Eric Le Blanc’s novel "Mooneyes" follows the trials and triumphs of a woman who is bipolar. Growing up in Arkansas, Tracy is known for her boundless...
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The View from Half Dome
by Mari Carlson
In Jill Caugherty’s novel "The View from Half Dome", a girl makes plans to fills the void left by her father and sister. Isabel moves into a rundown apartment in Depression-era San Francisco with her mother and her sister, Audrey. Her...
Book Review
Watching for Dragonflies
by Mari Carlson
The moving memoir "Watching for Dragonflies" is a wife and caregiver’s tale of contending with a spouse’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis. In Suzanne Marriott’s memoir "Watching for Dragonflies", lessons are mined from a decade of...
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The Once upon a Time of Now
by Mari Carlson
Spiritual and allegorical, the fantasy novel The Once Upon a Time of Now follows a girl in a strange land who absorbs mystical ideas from magical teachers. In Hope West’s fantasy novel The Once Upon a Time of Now, a girl and her...
Book Review
Abundant Soul-utions
by Mari Carlson
"Abundant Soul-utions" is a soulful self-help book that encourages self-care and delivers practical wisdom about changing one’s lifestyle for the better. Chris Atley’s self-help guide "Abundant Soul-utions" suggests that...