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VirtualWordsmith.blogspot.com reviews
"Camille Marchetta never flinches in this raw, but hopeful story of how people deal with a death they can't possibly understand.
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BookReview.com reviews
"Emotionally, the novel connects fiercely with readers . . ."
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Kirkus Discoveries reviews
"Marchetta’s prose is elegant in its simplicity, its rhythm gently carrying the reader forward like the Hudson River that figures so prominently throughout...
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Booklist reviews
From Booklist in the Feb 15 issue College professor Tom Nelson has it bad in the wake of a devastating tragedy: the death of his son at thehands of his own wife,...
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BarnesandNoble.com reviews
www.barnesandnoble.com/reviewAccidental Cowgirl: Six Cows, No Horse and No Clue by Mary Lynn Archibald(Paperback)Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5 A...
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America Bound
BIG MUDDY reviews
"Radavich's poetry resonates with sincerity and reveals a truth that speaks beyond the page. It is not poetry confined to the most intellectual of circles...
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Crypt of the Moaning Diamond
Fantasy Debut reviews
I enjoyed this novel and if you are looking for a fun, quick read, you probably will as well. And if you are a former gamer, it may bring back some fond memories....
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Ex Libris, Friends of the Healdsburg Library, The Healdsburg Tribune reviews
"Larry Archibald...strode in and out of her life until, after her freshman year at San Jose State and during the depths of the Depression, they married. The...
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At Face Value: My Triumph Over A Disfiguring Cancer
Contra Costa Times reviews
"When he (Healey) came to grips with the fact that he needed to work on his inner self and inner scars as opposed to concentrating on the outer scars and...
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Tangent Online reviews
This story has a surprise ending, which usually I wouldn't like, except in this case it turned what would have been a forgettable story into one that demands to be...
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The Dragons of Hazlett
You Gotta Read Reviews: reviews
It is a wonderful murder mystery served along side a mound of political intrigue with a double helping of subtle romance.
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http://www.internetreviewofbooks.com/aug09/brief_reviews.html reviews
“Eric Barnes colors his characters with nuance and complexity. … [F]ast-paced and exciting, and above all, thought provoking.”
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InDenverTimes.com reviews
Eric Barnes is completely fearless. His debut novel, Shimmer, is an insightful and incisive rendering of the kind of high-tech confidence man that it’s impossible...
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Front page of book reviews
"A scathing, satirical and often shocking trip through "the other war" in Iraq—the war within the U.S. Army, and within a soldier’s soul. Michael Anthony’s memoir...
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New Poems by Scott Owens
Poets' Quarterly reviews
Overall, this is a very hopeful book, despite the represented father’s own dysfunctional childhood. The issue of abuse is no surprise in Scott Owens’ work. His...
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BLOOD STRANGERS: a memoir
http://www.gayalliance.org/emptycloset/2010/07/book-review-blood-strangers/ reviews
Blood Strangers does what I had previously thought impossible of a memoir. It tells a story that is simultaneously heart-wrenching and heart-warming, profound and...
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Goodreads reviews
Anya’s War is a tender coming-of-age tale of a Jewish girl whose family escaped to Shanghai from the impending Nazi takeover of their home in Russia. Fourteen year...
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Hystera
RAGMAG, An International Magazine of Culture and Art reviews
“Someone once said that literature is either weighty and wise or interesting and captivating. Skolkin-Smith puts this to rest in HYSTERA. Lilly is a student in...
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The New York Observer reviews
Lou Beach is best known as an illustrator and album-cover designer. But his ability to capture complex scenes in just a few strokes makes his first book of...
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