Book Review
A Bright Soothing Noise
by Shoilee Khan
In A Bright Soothing Noise, Peter Brown offers readers an edgy collection of short stories that unflinchingly explores pivotal moments of change in a set of desperate lives. Intense and often stupefying, the eleven stories in this...
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The Principal of the Thing
by Shoilee Khan
In The Principal of the Thing, veteran educator L. Pete Bishop creates a “fictionalized memoir” that condenses his twenty years of experience within the US education system into a fast-paced, energetic one-year record of his time as...
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The Secret of My Scars
by Shoilee Khan
Deep, unsightly scars trace their way up and down Essie Mae’s neck, shoulders, and arms—painful reminders of a tumultuous past she would rather forget. In the summer heat, Nina fans herself out on the porch and studies her...
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Diary Drawings
by Shoilee Khan
Sinking under the inexplicable mental illness that threatened to unravel her life in 1997, Bobby Baker began an eleven-year process of healing at the Pine Street Day Centre art room in London. An accomplished artist whose performance...
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The Universe in Miniature in Miniature
by Shoilee Khan
In The Universe in Miniature in Miniature, novelist Patrick Somerville offers a collection of short stories that transports readers into electrified landscapes of the mind. Eclectic and edgy, these fifteen stories range widely in subject...
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The Resilient Gardener
by Shoilee Khan
In "The Resilient Gardener", scientist and author Carol Deppe offers readers an inspiring approach to gardening. For many, gardening is a hobby—a source of solace and an experiment in self-sufficiency. Gardens are designed to offer up...
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Dogs
by Shoilee Khan
Molly Moore, slight and unobtrusive, is silent but watchful. The youngest in a family of five children, she is the peacemaker and confidante, the keeper of secrets and the interpreter of desires. From her silent post, Molly is witness to...
Book Review
Stories to Enjoy
by Shoilee Khan
In "Stories to Enjoy", Tom Mach delivers an eclectic collection of simple short stories that aim to surprise and entertain. The collection boasts a wide range of genres, from sci-fi and fantasy to crime thrillers and historical fiction,...