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I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when I picked up the book, How Do You Live Without Love? by Anthony Bradshaw. As it turns out, this is a literary ....
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when I picked up the book, How Do You Live Without Love? by Anthony Bradshaw. As it turns out, this is a literary fiction drama novel that tackles some tough questions and thought-provoking plotlines. I would say, it’s ....
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when I picked up the book, How Do You Live Without Love? by Anthony Bradshaw. As it turns out, this is a literary fiction drama novel that tackles some tough questions and thought-provoking plotlines. I would say, it’s probably written primarily for a Christian or at least spiritually […]
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What’s Normal Is When the Emotion Matches the Circumstance by William Weston Hedrick is a thought-provoking challenge to modern psychiatry. With its slightly mouthful of a title, it draws on ....
What’s Normal Is When the Emotion Matches the Circumstance by William Weston Hedrick is a thought-provoking challenge to modern psychiatry. With its slightly mouthful of a title, it draws on decades of clinical experience to propose a different way of understanding emotions and mental illness. ....
What’s Normal Is When the Emotion Matches the Circumstance by William Weston Hedrick is a thought-provoking challenge to modern psychiatry. With its slightly mouthful of a title, it draws on decades of clinical experience to propose a different way of understanding emotions and mental illness. It’s a book that is accessible to everyone interested in […]
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Who Do You Help? by Randy Knoewman is an accessible literary fiction novel that tackles weighty moral questions with the kind of straightforward clarity you’d expect from a book assigned ....
Who Do You Help? by Randy Knoewman is an accessible literary fiction novel that tackles weighty moral questions with the kind of straightforward clarity you’d expect from a book assigned in a high school English class, and I mean that as a compliment. The premise ....
Who Do You Help? by Randy Knoewman is an accessible literary fiction novel that tackles weighty moral questions with the kind of straightforward clarity you’d expect from a book assigned in a high school English class, and I mean that as a compliment. The premise is simple but compelling: Mr. Jones, a quiet widower in […]
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Trevor Warren’s debut The Terror and the Sword is the first book in the Hueik Trilogy, and it’s an ambitious medieval-inspired fantasy that tackles vampire mythology with impressive worldbuilding. Set ....
Trevor Warren’s debut The Terror and the Sword is the first book in the Hueik Trilogy, and it’s an ambitious medieval-inspired fantasy that tackles vampire mythology with impressive worldbuilding. Set in a war-torn continent where ancient threats resurface, the novel presents a morally complex antihero ....
Trevor Warren’s debut The Terror and the Sword is the first book in the Hueik Trilogy, and it’s an ambitious medieval-inspired fantasy that tackles vampire mythology with impressive worldbuilding. Set in a war-torn continent where ancient threats resurface, the novel presents a morally complex antihero called Bowv as he is released from captivity to deal […]
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Robin McMillion’s new book The Children of the Children is an ambitious cult drama that tackles religious manipulation with extreme realism. Set during the final years of the Cold War, the ....
Robin McMillion’s new book The Children of the Children is an ambitious cult drama that tackles religious manipulation with extreme realism. Set during the final years of the Cold War, the novel presents a chillingly believable apocalyptic religious community where charismatic leaders wield absolute control, followers ....
Robin McMillion’s new book The Children of the Children is an ambitious cult drama that tackles religious manipulation with extreme realism. Set during the final years of the Cold War, the novel presents a chillingly believable apocalyptic religious community where charismatic leaders wield absolute control, followers surrender their autonomy, and children pay the ultimate price for […]
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Unstuck is a little self-help guide that tackles low self-sabotage and self-worth, a topic we can all relate to (at least I can). Set against the backdrop of our achievement-obsessed ....
Unstuck is a little self-help guide that tackles low self-sabotage and self-worth, a topic we can all relate to (at least I can). Set against the backdrop of our achievement-obsessed culture where productivity equals worth, the book presents a non-punitive approach to personal growth. In ....
Unstuck is a little self-help guide that tackles low self-sabotage and self-worth, a topic we can all relate to (at least I can). Set against the backdrop of our achievement-obsessed culture where productivity equals worth, the book presents a non-punitive approach to personal growth. In some ways, it’s like a compassionate antidote to hustle culture […]
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T.L. Shane’s debut Spark in the Underground City is an ambitious dystopian thriller that tackles gender politics with unflinching boldness. Set four centuries after “The Last War,” the novel presents ....
T.L. Shane’s debut Spark in the Underground City is an ambitious dystopian thriller that tackles gender politics with unflinching boldness. Set four centuries after “The Last War,” the novel presents a totalitarian underground society where women hold all political power, men are relegated to dangerous ....
T.L. Shane’s debut Spark in the Underground City is an ambitious dystopian thriller that tackles gender politics with unflinching boldness. Set four centuries after “The Last War,” the novel presents a totalitarian underground society where women hold all political power, men are relegated to dangerous lower levels, and laboratory breeding has replaced traditional families. In […]
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I admit I got pretty excited to read this book when I found out it’s written from the perspective of a cat, or a woman in a cat’s body to ....
I admit I got pretty excited to read this book when I found out it’s written from the perspective of a cat, or a woman in a cat’s body to be more accurate. Thankfully, I wasn’t dissapointed. Jeff Chapman has written something genuinely unique in ....
I admit I got pretty excited to read this book when I found out it’s written from the perspective of a cat, or a woman in a cat’s body to be more accurate. Thankfully, I wasn’t dissapointed. Jeff Chapman has written something genuinely unique in The Great Contagion: A Merliss Tale. I can’t imagine it’s […]
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When I picked up Zac Cannon’s Slantwise, I had no idea what type of book it was going to be by the cover art and title. Turns out, this is ....
When I picked up Zac Cannon’s Slantwise, I had no idea what type of book it was going to be by the cover art and title. Turns out, this is Appalachian noir at its finest. If you’re a fan of shows like True Detective, or ....
When I picked up Zac Cannon’s Slantwise, I had no idea what type of book it was going to be by the cover art and title. Turns out, this is Appalachian noir at its finest. If you’re a fan of shows like True Detective, or if you’ve been captivated by novels like Winter’s Bone or The Devil All the […]
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The cover of Exile: Part I – From an Antique Land by Anthony Hodge immediately drew me in with its heavy The Odyssey vibes. The book opens with an epigraph ....
The cover of Exile: Part I – From an Antique Land by Anthony Hodge immediately drew me in with its heavy The Odyssey vibes. The book opens with an epigraph from Shelley’s Ozymandias, which I can’t help but associate with Breaking Bad now. From the ....
The cover of Exile: Part I – From an Antique Land by Anthony Hodge immediately drew me in with its heavy The Odyssey vibes. The book opens with an epigraph from Shelley’s Ozymandias, which I can’t help but associate with Breaking Bad now. From the first page to the last, Hodge builds an immersive world […]
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The Dragon Djinn (The Songs of Dathos, Book 1) by Kirby Warner is clearly a labor of love, and that passion radiates from every page. If I had to describe ....
The Dragon Djinn (The Songs of Dathos, Book 1) by Kirby Warner is clearly a labor of love, and that passion radiates from every page. If I had to describe it, I’d say it’s what you’d get if The Chronicles of Narnia, Eragon, and a ....
The Dragon Djinn (The Songs of Dathos, Book 1) by Kirby Warner is clearly a labor of love, and that passion radiates from every page. If I had to describe it, I’d say it’s what you’d get if The Chronicles of Narnia, Eragon, and a helping of Stranger Things horror had a child—ambitious, sprawling and […]
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Let me be clear from the start: if you’re looking for escapism, this is not the book for you. Duped in America is a deeply political novel, rooted firmly in ....
Let me be clear from the start: if you’re looking for escapism, this is not the book for you. Duped in America is a deeply political novel, rooted firmly in 2017 America, and it wears its convictions on its sleeve. I’m not American, but I ....
Let me be clear from the start: if you’re looking for escapism, this is not the book for you. Duped in America is a deeply political novel, rooted firmly in 2017 America, and it wears its convictions on its sleeve. I’m not American, but I remember this period vividly (I followed the election closely), and […]
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