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Burning Times
A woman proves indomitable in the face of extraordinary circumstances in the Cold War–era horror novel "Burning Times". In James K. Rone’s novel "Burning Times", atrocities are enacted against so-called witches, and strange...
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The Jaguar Mask
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...
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Higher Love
"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,...
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The Pinocchio Chip
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...
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No Son of Mine
Jonathan Corcoran’s poignant memoir "No Son of Mine" chronicles both his life and his mother’s, unraveling the complex emotions involved with grief, family, and acceptance. In 2020, Corcoran received news that his mother, Patty, had...
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Earthly Vessels
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...
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Final Video Game
A virtual reality game causes widespread mayhem in "Final Video Game", an exciting science fiction novel with a lonely young hero at its center. In order to save the world from an AI takeover, a teenager equipped with a VR headset...
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Missing Values
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...