Book Review
Knowing
An earthy collection that honors loved ones in universal tones, "Knowing" is a poetic source of respite. Mark Cox’s poetry collection "Knowing" is a confident, gentle retrospective on human connections. The book is divided into four...
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Oil and Water
Oil & Water is a thoughtful feminist novel in which an intellectually hungry young scholar comes into her own. In Destiny Kinal’s speculative historical novel Oil & Water, women set out in search of the mythical cave of the...
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The Butcher on Colfax Ave
In the thought-provoking historical novel "The Butcher on Colfax Ave", working-class people struggle in a changing world. In J. T. Tierney’s dynamic historical novel "The Butcher on Colfax Ave", people in late nineteenth-century...
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The Hedgerow
In Anne Leigh Parrish’s historical novel "The Hedgerow", an enigmatic woman’s professional goals clash with postwar American culture. Circumstances compel Edith to take a room in Henry’s lavish home in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
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Footprints
The poems collected in "Footprints" combine pitch-perfect musicality with empathetic considerations of human nature, emotions, and aspirations. In James Ten Eyck’s memorable poetry collection "Footprints", the pleasures of rhyme and...
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Fragility
Language is under constant interrogation and scrutiny in the acerbic, pandemic-set satirical novel "Fragility". In Portland, Oregon, during the early days of COVID-19, the characters in Mosby Woods’s illustrated speculative novel...
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More Than Merely Eyes Can See
Written with the belief that listening to the stories of others is a powerful tool for building empathy, "More Than Merely Eyes Can See" is a thoughtful community project. Susan Carey’s humane community memoir "More Than Merely Eyes...
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Little Boy, I Know Your Name
Rejecting a family tradition of silence to catalog inherited and individual wounds, "Little Boy, I Know Your Name" is a powerful memoir. Mitchell Raff’s forthright memoir "Little Boy, I Know Your Name" centers on his relationships with...