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The Jaguar Mask

by Natalie Wollenzien

An explosive work of magical realism, Michael J. DeLuca’s novel "The Jaguar Mask" is about surviving amid cycles of corruption. In Guatemala City, Cristina, an artist stricken by visions, grieves for her mother, Eufemia, who was... Read More

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Higher Love

by Natalie Wollenzien

"Higher Love" is a self-aware memoir that catalogs multiple personal struggles and follows a dedicated pursuit of self-transformation. Anne Kiehl Friedman’s psychedelic coming-of-age memoir "Higher Love" is a story about friends,... Read More

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The Pinocchio Chip

by Natalie Wollenzien

The science fiction novella "The Pinocchio Chip" muses through the ethics of making artificial intelligence more human. Rick Moskovitz’s science fiction novella "The Pinocchio Chip" explores artificial intelligence and what it means to... Read More

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Earthly Vessels

by Natalie Wollenzien

Subverting genre motifs, the exciting metaphysical novel "Earthly Vessels" troubles its way through religious traditions, different planes of existence, and reincarnation and the beliefs behind souls. In David T. Isaak’s... Read More

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Missing Values

by Natalie Wollenzien

A horrific kidnapping forces reckonings on the subjects of human violence and ethics in the perspective-driven thriller "Missing Values". In Michael Grigsby’s moralistic thriller "Missing Values", people with hazy ethical codes explore... Read More

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Sheine Lende

by Natalie Wollenzien

In Darcie Little Badger’s compassionate novel "Sheine Lende", memories live on through love. Aided by their ghost dog, Nellie, and their ancestral ability to awaken deceased animals from Below, Shane works with her mother, Lorenza, to... Read More

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