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Awaiting Loss, a Family’s Final Reunion Uncovers Cracks in the Foundation

There’s a point early on in James Gilbert’s Reunion by the Lake when Grace, entering the twilight of her life as she and her husband Richard confront his terminal illness, loses her grip of a glass in the kitchen, and it breaks in the sink into long sharp slivers. The…

Jim AlkonJanuary 13, 2025

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Find Hope, Beauty, and Connection in “Soul Flowers”

With the new year comes a new sense of hope. I can think of no better time to embrace the beauty of poetry, especially in works such as Cynthia Schumacher’s seventh collection, Soul Flowers. In this timeless collection, Schumacher explores with gifted verse those universal human emotions and experiences that…

Katie BloomerJanuary 9, 2025

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Cold War Continues in an International Game of Cat and Mouse

Readers of spy fiction may have wondered if the genre would melt away after the Cold War, but it turns out the secret world of espionage is timeless. All a good spy novel needs are a brave hero (or heroine) and some international skullduggery. With Moscow Nights Return, Book 1…

Joanna PoncavageJanuary 8, 2025

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Young Attorney’s Journey of Love, Survival and Friendship

Lunch Tales: Suellen by Lucille Guarino is an engaging and heartfelt novel about Suellen, a young attorney navigating her career, complicated relationships, and personal growth. At its core, Lunch Tales: Suellen is a story about survival — emotional, physical and relationship survival. Guarino makes Suellen feel real, like one of my girlfriends —…

Kelsey HallFebruary 13, 2025

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New Theory Shares Hope to Overcoming Barriers That Divide Us

Author Priscilla Doremus refers to a herd of sheep grazing on a hill, noting that they are safe and fine when under the watchful eye of a shepherd or sheepdog. But left unattended, they wander off, find trouble, get lost, and have no clue how to get back home. Sounds…

Jim AlkonFebruary 12, 2025

The Butcher and the Butterfly by Jim Antonini

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Boxer and Ballerina Discover Friendship and Hope in Most Unlikely Place

“A butcher can hit… A butterfly can dance.” In the boxing world, there are either butchers or butterflies, as Bobby Raymond’s old trainer used to say. The Butcher and the Butterfly, as its title promises, balances the violent with the delicate, the brutal with the graceful, while paralleling two sports…

BookTribFebruary 10, 2025

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Free Yourself From Suffering With “Soul Setting,” A Must-Read Guide to Healing

There are a plethora of self-help books about changing your mindset, but what would happen if the paradigm shift occurred on a deeper level? What if instead of setting your mind on something, you set your soul? This is the premise of Soul Setting: Listen to Your Soul Instead of…

BookTribJanuary 31, 2025

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Love and Loyalty Are Tested in Romantic Crime Novel

Joy Fortuna’s Even Dusk Has Its Dawn is the thrilling second installment in the Max Rossi Series that blends crime, romance, and suspense with finesse. Following the events of In the Shadow of Dusk, this book delivers a gripping narrative that explores justice, loyalty, romance, and the intricate fight between…

Natalia KavaleFebruary 5, 2025

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A Profound Exploration of Faith Through a Unified Gospel

In Jesus’ Every Word and Deed: Woven from the Scriptures, author and scriptural scholar John C. Burkhalter tries to present readers with just that — Jesus’ every word and deed. But he does it in a unique way that makes the story of Jesus more accessible and authentic than many…

Jim AlkonDecember 11, 2024

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Your Guide to Finding Tranquility and Purpose in Difficult Times

Hopelyn Gray’s Soulful Serenades for Calm and Clarity, a collection of meditative and insightful sayings, is a must-read for those struggling to find tranquility and hope. Soulful Serenades covers a wide range of topics to help calm readers’ minds and stir their hearts. Gray reflects on topics such as love,…

BookTribJanuary 30, 2025

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Global Powers Play a Deadly Game of Chess in International Thriller

Hong Kong Redux opens in the midst of a deadly international conspiracy. President Xi Jinping stares down a red folder with a large white star — it contains a plan that has been in the works for decades. “With this operation, we will take a big step forward to ensure…

BookTribJanuary 10, 2025

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Honest and Easy to Understand Guide to Fearless Childbirth

At a recent gathering of my book club, the conversation turned to our pregnancy and delivery stories. This was prompted by the difficult delivery that the host’s daughter-in-law had just been through. Some stories were truly “scary” and even horrifying, while others were not quite as bad — but no…

Barbara WilkovJanuary 7, 2025

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A Daring Rescue, Ferocious Dinosaurs, and a World Unlike Any Other

Whether you’re a fan of the first book, Sauragia, or entirely new to J.S. Allen’s unique fantasy world, you’re sure to love the adventure found in Journey to the Red Mountain. Ten years after the events of the first book, the dinosaurs of Saurahall are settled peacefully in the kingdom…

Katie BloomerDecember 17, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Literary Mystery Depicts Regret and Redemption in a World of Uncertainty

Can we ever make peace with our regrets? That is the question I asked myself while reading Tom Casey’s Unsettled States (Heresy Press), which begins with a raw portrait of familial fracture. Bradley’s visit to his mother, Eleanor, opens the door to a past steeped in warmth now shadowed by…

Monique SnymanDecember 17, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Fables, Fairy Tales and Allegories Blend in Charming Short Story Collection

Tales From the Wind is a collection of 13 short stories by Emily Irish, that feel like sitting around a campfire, listening to folktales that are as timeless as they are magical. Through this compilation, the author bridges the gap between classic folktales and modern life lessons. Each story is…

Natalia KavaleDecember 13, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Continued Battle for Freedom in Revolutionary Haiti

“Freedom is born from the resilience of those who dare to dream.” Triumph To Tragedy Book Four: The Clash of Pétion & Christophe by Daniel J.D. Bayard is an entertaining and enlightening novel that reveals the secret lives of some of Haiti’s greatest revolutionary figures. As the fourth book in…

Katie BloomerNovember 13, 2024

Awaiting Loss, a Family’s Final Reunion Uncovers Cracks in the Foundation

Find Hope, Beauty, and Connection in “Soul Flowers”

Cold War Continues in an International Game of Cat and Mouse

Young Attorney’s Journey of Love, Survival and Friendship

Boxer and Ballerina Discover Friendship and Hope in Most Unlikely Place

Free Yourself From Suffering With “Soul Setting,” A Must-Read Guide to Healing

Love and Loyalty Are Tested in Romantic Crime Novel

A Profound Exploration of Faith Through a Unified Gospel

Your Guide to Finding Tranquility and Purpose in Difficult Times

Global Powers Play a Deadly Game of Chess in International Thriller

Honest and Easy to Understand Guide to Fearless Childbirth

A Daring Rescue, Ferocious Dinosaurs, and a World Unlike Any Other

Literary Mystery Depicts Regret and Redemption in a World of Uncertainty

Fables, Fairy Tales and Allegories Blend in Charming Short Story Collection

A Continued Battle for Freedom in Revolutionary Haiti

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