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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

CREATURES WE DREAM OF KNOWING

by Andrew Marr

Fans of the fantastic, the quirky and the diversity of nature will find new ideas to relish and ponder. Full review >

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FICTION

ON THE EDGE

by Ray Verola

A beguiling collection of well-wrought tales by a writer with talent to burn. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

PLAYBILLS TO PHOTOPLAYS

edited by Brenda Loew

Scattershot, intermittently engaging profiles of Old Hollywood icons. Full review >

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FICTION

DOG BOY

by Erica-Lynn Huberty

Slightly limited by its style, but nonetheless a charming and haunting read. Full review >

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FICTION

WE FLY AT DAWN

by Tony B. Ratliff, Sr.

Imaginative and competently written, the stories deliver a well-developed sermon for the Christian reader. Full review >

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NONFICTION

CRASHING AUGUSTA

by Jonathan Littman

Littman’s plainspoken journalism reminds readers that, even in the Google era, there’s no substitute for hard-nosed... Full review >

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