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5-star review: Henry Mosquera has written one of the most fast-paced books I have ever read. You will be enthralled with the action and adventure. WARNING!...
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The Sandcastle Girls
The Washington Post reviews
"Bohjalian deftly weaves the many threads of this story back and forth, from past to present, from abuse to humanity, from devastation to redemption. His ability...
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Lambda Literary Reviews reviews
"All of this leads to the biggest success of the novel: The setting of Wolf’s Point as a character unto itself. The mythology behind the forest-surrounded town...
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For One Who Knows How to Own Land
Main Street Rag reviews
For One Who Knows How to Own Land, by Scott Owens, is like walking through a farm on a hot South Carolina afternoon in the summer.  His poems ring out with an...
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The Witness reviews
"Candid, compelling, at times engagingly droll and written with a subtlety that packs powerful effects into simple-seeming prose, Whyle's book is a triumphant mix...
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Gates of Eden IPPY Award
NotAnotherBookReview reviews
In my opinion Gates of Eden, by Charles Degelman (Harvard Square Editions) can well be compared to Gone with The Wind in describing huge cultural...
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The New York Times reviews
Tomorrow is the 14th anniversary of this review that I received in the New York Times, of my very first novel, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon: Sixteenth-century...
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Tree Soldier
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This vigorously researched historical novel set during the Great Depression tracks the life of the leader of a Civilian Conservation Corps group working in the...
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Me & Emma
Closer Magazine reviews
“Brilliantly written, [Me & Emma] is a must read.”  -- Closer  
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Random House reviews
“What Happened To My Sister is a gripping read that is at once heartbreaking and heartwarming. Flock masterfully combines a deeply affecting family drama with...
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9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled
Brad Steiger - Author reviews
"Have you always wanted to study esoterica under a master teacher in one of the ancient mystery schools, but didn't know where to go or who to ask? Kala Ambrose...
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East Eats West
Los Angeles Review of Books reviews
  Of Refugees and Cosmopolites  Ever since childhood, I have had an odd aversion to reading any book with the word "dream" in its title, doubly...
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TimeOut (New York) reviews
By the time Eleanor Roosevelt rips into Tom Cruise and tells him to just shut up, it’s clear that Koolaids: The Art of War is not exactly a linear novel.  In...
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Various reviews
Praise for Felicity and Barbara Pym "A splendid book! Original, controversial, academic, readable, serious, light-hearted, sensible, charming..." - Hazel Holt,...
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Poetry Quebec reviews
  I was particularly moved by the poem “Swallow.” Some Christian paintings use swallows to symbolize saved souls. To sailors, a swallow represents...
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The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God
Highland Church, Louisville, KY reviews
McSwain’s anchor to a big and beautiful God gives him courage to explore the depth and breadth of religious topics that few dare to broach. More than a collection...
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Philadelphia Bulletin reviews
Here’s a book you can fall in love with just by reading the table of contents. It’s entitled 101 Really Important Things You Already Know, But Keep Forgetting by...
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The Anatomist
San Francisco Chronicle reviews
Bill Hayes has always been fascinated with the human body, but it wasn't until he audited anatomy classes at the University of California Medical Center that he...
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Kirkus Indie reviews
    Speller explores the intersections of race, sex, violence, and art in this experimental poetry collection… Many of these poems use dialogue as their...
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NEW YORK POST BLOG reviews
A New York Post sportswriter once referred to Tom Seaver as “the last of the non-adulterous ballplayers.” A fascinating new book, “The Last Icon: Tom Seaver and...
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