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The God Virus: The Last Evolution, by Margaret Bruce and Steven Yergovich—Book Review
In their new thriller inspired by the likes of Dan Brown, partners Margaret Bruce and Steve Yergovich have crafted something equally thought-provoking and gripping. “The God Virus: The Last Evolution” is a novel that dares to ask whether faith itself might be…
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Grow Your Why: One Story at a Time, by Barbara Bray—Book Review
In an era of increasing disconnection, Barbara Bray’s “Grow Your Why: One Story at a Time” arrives when many of us find ourselves questioning our life’s direction. This anthology of twenty-three personal stories doesn’t promise easy answers, but it offers something perhaps…
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Forging the Future: Elven Roots Book 3, by Jennifer Abrahamsen—Book Review
In a fantasy landscape often dominated by vampires and wizards, Jennifer Abrahamsen delivers a high-stakes, elf-driven book that blends political intrigue, coming-of-age turmoil, and epic world-building in the gripping conclusion to her “Elven Roots” trilogy. “Forging the Future” is a story about…
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Twinkies & Beefcake, by T.H. Forest—Book Review
T.H. Forest’s “Twinkies & Beefcake” is a blisteringly candid, emotionally unfiltered queer coming-of-age novel that is equal parts harrowing and hilarious. Told in the voice of Robin Trumball, a precocious, deeply self-aware teenager growing up in West London, the novel charts a…
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Lonestar Loathsome: Tales of Murder, Monsters, and Mayhem, by Nathan Klayman—Book Review
Nathan Klayman’s “Lonestar Loathsome” serves up a wickedly entertaining anthology of short stories that marries pitch-black comedy with visceral horror, all set against the sprawling backdrop of Texas. This collection of short fiction, promising “Tales of Murder, Monsters, and Mayhem,” transforms the…
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Automation, by Stephanie Paich—Book Review
In her new dystopian novel “Automation”, Stephanie Paich conjures a vision of the future that feels unnervingly plausible, a world where individual agency has surrendered to automation and self-driving transportation pods have reshaped modern life. Told through the eyes of 26-year-old Thomas,…
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From the Desk of Buster Heywood, by A.K. D’Onofrio—Book Review
From page one of “From the Desk of Buster Heywood”, A.K. D’Onofrio invites the reader into an immersive world where the magical and mundane intertwine in a sleepy New England town. Through the eyes of our eponymous unlikely hero—a socially anxious, meticulous…
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Kelly’s Folly, by T. H. Forest—Book Review
In her new novel “Kelly’s Folly”, T.H. Forest delivers a laugh-out-loud and often poignant coming-of-age story that fearlessly tackles the messiness of adolescence in the American Midwest. The novel follows Kelly Townsend, a queer British teenager transplanted from England to the suffocating…
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Signs & Wonders, by Angelic Rodgers—Book Review
In “Signs & Wonders,” Angelic Rodgers throws readers into the heart of Arkansas’s culture wars through the story of Leah McHendrick, a schoolteacher caught between her classroom and her increasingly demanding evangelical church. The novel kicks off with a bang: Leah reluctantly…
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Gifts with Hard Swords, by Scott Telek—Book Review
Scott Telek’s “Gifts With Hard Swords” breathes fresh life into the Arthurian legend, presenting King Arthur not as a distant mythical figure but as a vulnerable teenager thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Though sixth in The Swithen series, this volume works well as…
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