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The Hedgerow

by Michele Sharpe

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.... Read More

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Footprints

by Michele Sharpe

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... Read More

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Fragility

by Michele Sharpe

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... Read More

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The Book of Daniel

by Michele Sharpe

"The Book of Daniel" is a unique coming-of-age story that’s steeped in the paranormal. Sean Ian’s imaginative novel "The Book of Daniel" incorporates Gothic horror and the paranormal into an old soul’s coming-of-age story. A New... Read More

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Look toward the Rising Sun

by Michele Sharpe

"Look toward the Rising Sun" is a striking historical novel about growing up Black and middle class in the Jim Crow era. In Sarah Smith Ducksworth’s historical novel "Look toward the Rising Sun", a Black girl comes of age in Jackson,... Read More

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Connections

by Michele Sharpe

Friendly and wise, the poems collected in "Connections" muse through heady contemporary topics. Pairing text with photographs, Ian Stott’s poetry collection "Connections" distills wisdom from lived experiences. Written in a friendly,... Read More

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