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Blackout (The Sunrise Regiment Book 1) by Christine Luft

Original and intriguing… Weaving the strands of dystopia and zombie apocalypse—with touches of space opera and light fantasy—Luft’s SF takes readers on an exhilarating journey as the university students Danielle Proulx and her girlfriend Maisy find themselves struggling to survive…
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Lily…Laura by Carol Di Prima

A powerful and tender tale… Imaginative prose and sharply drawn characters elevate the intriguing, original premise in Di Prima’s marvelous middle-grade drama. Someone is spreading malicious rumors about Jonathan Stephens. Twelve-year-old Laura Stephens is determined to get to the truth…
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Letter to Lilly by Funmi Coker

Refreshing… Powerful. Coker’s impressive debut pulses with rhythms and assertiveness as it talks defiance against accepted order. The uplifting and inspiring “What Were You Told” urges all females, from a girl child to a mature woman, to believe in their…
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Lagos is Killing Me by Oloyede Michael Taiwo

A piercing meditation on life, love, oppression, and freedom… Taiwo gathers the expanse of human experience of love, life, and death in his debut collection of poems. The images that tumble from the collection are both stunning and uplifting, whether…
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Hælend’s Ballad by Ian V. Conrey

A triumphant debut… Conrey’s spellbinding debut is marked with darkness, individual struggles, and political intrigue. It’s been sixteen years since Sunder was invaded by brutal forces of Daecland. After losing his father to a brutal ambush, the young Arnon Greystrom…
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The Buzz Boys by Edward Izzi

A blistering tale of abuse and trauma… Izzi’s outstanding latest offers poignant and profound examination of childhood abuse and trauma. Growing up in a small suburb in Chicago during the turbulent sixties and seventies, when the issues of household violence…
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Justin and Benja’s Adventures in Dignity Village by Marsha Ralston

An incisive portrait of human resilience… Poignant prose and atmospheric setting mark this affecting refugee tale by Ralston. After losing his father and grandmother to a nightly raid, Justin is living with his mother in a tent in Mexico. With…
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Zero-Day Rising (The BetterWorld Trilogy Book 3) by T.C. Weber PhD

Wildly entertaining… A rip-roaring ride. Weber delivers a gripping, action-filled final installment in his SF trilogy. Kiyoko and her friends are ready to take on the corrupt President and the MediaCorp, but first they must get Waylee out of the…
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Book blurb: Obsidian Mine by Karen Bailey

A hidden realm… A brutal kidnapping… A tentative romance. As Rashwa, the realm of Vampires and Were-creatures, is invaded and seven children are taken hostage, including Kyle, the new king Never’s son, the beautiful and suave Jennifer finds her own…
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Book blurb: On Distant Shores by Wes Snowden

1847. Bellyclaven, Ireland. A terrible famine has ravaged the land. That means there’s hardly any food to eat. 18-year-old Jonathan Flynn is struggling to stay alive after losing his parents and baby sister in the course of a single fateful…