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The Long, Winding Path to the Love That Lasts

Joseph Goodson’s midcentury-set novel The Kiss opens with protagonist Joseph Gordon on his way to Rutgers, where he has transferred from Penn State for a practical romantic reason: Rutgers is closer to Smith College, where his long-term girlfriend, Celeste, is enrolled. On paper, Joseph has a future waiting for him.…
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May 18, 2026
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Ancient Courage Rides Again in a Young Woman’s Hands

In A Clan Chief’s Daughter, Sarah V. Barnes returns to the windswept steppe for a powerful coming-of-age tale. As a bold young rider faces tradition, betrayal, and the stirrings of revolution, this richly imagined prehistoric novel delivers emotional depth, breathtaking scenery, and a heroine who dares to shape her destiny.
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June 25, 2025
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Chasing Chords, Women, and Ghosts of War in “Wither Creek”

To say Bill Ehnert appreciates women is an understatement. Whatever female strays into his peripheral vision, he sees through his own particular pair of rose-colored glasses, which makes Ken Rossal’s newest novel, Wither Creek, a joyous and libidinous ride. Starting out at 16, living in Smalltown America, Rossal’s everyman first…
Sherri Daley
May 27, 2025