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From the Margins: Stories of Those Living on the Edge by Catherine Alexander

Beautifully crafted, captivating, and emotionally-charged stories with palpable tension. The mundane rhythm of daily existence becomes a voyage of self-discovery for various characters in Alexander’s collection of short stories. Through sweeping tales of outcasts and rebels, readers follow the tumultuous…
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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: The Power of Growing Older by David W. Berner

A candidly told, thought-provoking, important book… Drawing from a lifetime of personal experiences and reflections on the changing seasons, as well as influences from art and literature, Berner creates a moving and contemplative narrative that exposes his innermost self in…
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Intimate Fractures: The Aftermath of a Rape by Wagih Abu-Rish

Entrancing, intriguing, and engaging.  Abu-Rish’s latest novel chronicles one man’s grueling yet ultimately rewarding journey in the aftermath of a traumatic experience. It’s 1963. Mustafa, a foreign student from Duke University and a Palestinian man, is viciously attacked and raped…
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Misfits by Mark Jonathan Harris

Poignant, gripping, hypnotic; a mesmerising collection that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. In his impressive latest collection of short stories, Harris takes a deep dive into the complexities of what it means to be human in times of…
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Contrast by Linda Coussement

Original, at times disquieting, but always fascinating… In Coussement’s poignant novel, three people struggle with the demons of their past and the uncertainty of their present. The appearance of mysterious circles in gardens separated by a wall changes the lives…
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A Home out of Ashes: Sisters of Stella Mare#3 by Annie M. Ballard

Compelling, heartwarming, and refreshing… An addictively readable tale of marriage and family ties… A young couple confront their own strengths in the wake of impossible life circumstances in Ballard’s outstanding third installment in the Sisters of Stella Mare series. Rett’s…
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THE BLUE IRIS by Rachel Stone

Riveting, soul-searching, and full of heart… A spectacularly told story. Love tested beyond its limits is at the heart of Stone’s latest poignant novel. Life is looking more than promising for Tessa Lewis: she is engaged to Toronto’s fastest-rising lawyer…
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Winter’s Descent by Don Gutteridge

Lush, imaginative, and emotionally insightful… Gutteridge’s atmospheric brilliant latest novel tells a young boy’s coming-of-age journey in rural Canada of the WWII era. It’s 1945. Eleven-year-old Will’s father is still away because of the war, but his parents have decided…
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Life at the Precipice by R. F. Vincent

Mesmerizing, brilliant, Gripping work… Struggling with PTSD after a failed rescue mission, Travis Sivart, an Air Force officer, comes across a newspaper that supposedly came from Pyrite Ridge, an isolated town perched on the precipice of abyss after geological phenomena…
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Love & Fate by Peter Toeg

A bittersweet and, at times, bizarre collection that looks at the complexities of life with style and savvy… In his absorbing latest collection of short stories, Toeg deftly explores love, life, death, family dynamics, loneliness, grief, guilt, regret, and redemption.…